With so many agents to choose from, it’s supremely hard to keep track of everyone and provide current information. So I recommend visiting the links below for more information on agents representing romance authors. Good luck!
AgentQuery.com is the premier site for agent information. Start there.
Preditors & Editors has an agent listing on their site with recommendations and notes.
Straight From the Agent’s Blog
See what the industry’s top agents are saying on their blog. Each entry includes the blog name, title of the post and a brief summary from the post. Click on the blog name or title to read the rest.
Agents (1 - 25 of about 1492) (xml) (Feedlist)
Important post - Florida Libraries
From: Authorial, agently and personal ramblings (13.03.2010 15:20h)Possibly one of my most important posts ever: Florida politicians are proposing to cut ALL state funding to libraries. If you're a resident, please call or write your representatives. My awesome author Rob Thurman proposed that I post a list of Florida Libraries for anyone interested in donations of books, etc. She points out that some libraries take all donations, but others have a review process, so you might want to get in touch first. I'll see if I can find a link to a full list, but here are a bunch behind the cut. New Port Richey Library5939 Main ... [Link]
Friday Funny
From: Authorial, agently and personal ramblings (13.03.2010 01:34h)Your Friday funny, found courtesy of Chuck Sambuchino on Twitter, "A Trailer for Every Academy-Award Winning Movie Ever." Snarf warning. [Link]
David Patterson of Foundry Literary + Media
From: New Agent Alert (12.03.2010 22:35h)Reminder: Newer agents are golden opportunities for new writers because they're likely building their client list; however, always make sure your work is as perfect as it can be before submitting, and only query agencies that are a great fit for your work. Otherwise, you're just wasting time and postage. About David: Before joining Foundry Literary + Media, David has worked at PublicAffairs and Henry Holt and Company. Books that he published while at PublicAffairs and Henry Holt include Nate Blakeslee's J. Anthony Lukas award-winning Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town, Thurston Clarke's bestselling The Last ... [Link]
Third ''Dear Lucky Agent'' Contest Ends Sunday!
From: Reminder (12.03.2010 22:13h)The latest "Dear Lucky Agent" contest, for writers of paranormal romance and urban fantasy, is about to end at the end of Sunday, March 14—so get your submission in now! You can see all the rules here. See the full page for rules, but the gist is that agent Joanna Stampfel-Volpe is judging this contest, and writers of paranormal romance and urban fantasy are invited to submit the first 150-200 words of their completed books. Top three stories = winner winner. The three finalists will be notified via e-mail within one week of the contest's end. Winners announced on the ... [Link]
Friday Funnies
From: Pub Rants (12.03.2010 20:37h)STATUS: I’ve collected about 40 questions that I’ll be answering all next week. No more submitted Qs please as it would go on forever then… If you are in Tucson this weekend, two NLA authors, Jamie Ford and Sara Creasy, will be at the Tucson Festival of Books. A literary and an SF writer. How great is that? What’s playing on the iPod right now? THE SWEETEST TABOO by SadeThis week’s entry is courtesy of my author Kristina Riggle, REAL LIFE & LIARS. A movie trailer that nails every dramatic cliché! Love it. I have to say, I can’t help ... [Link]
This Week in Publishing
From: Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent (12.03.2010 20:03h)This! Week! Publishing!Here comes the iPad! Yes, the iPad is ready for pre-order and Apple has given a deeper look into the iBook experience. And for those who had hoped that iBooks would be incorporated directly into iTunes like movies and TV shows were, or at least that it would come pre-installed: doesn't look like it. You have to download the free iBooks app, although there seems to be some interaction with iTunes. Standing by.Meanwhile, Barnes & Noble announced that they would be making their own app available for the iPad. Let the great iPad book app wars commence!And Mike ... [Link]
Links to kick off the weekend
From: Writing and Rambling (12.03.2010 17:04h)Happy Friday, everyone! I'm writing from the void. Our e-mail server appears to be down, which means I'm neither sending nor receiving. A rather symbolic way to start the weekend, or it would be if I actually took weekends off... Anyway. If you're trying to reach me, I'm not ignoring you, I'm just unaware. More on this once things are up and running and I know if I've lost my mail or if everything is just going to flood my box in one giant wave.On that note, I offer up a few links:Books in the Age of the iPad. An ... [Link]
Marjorie Liu on the Mighty Marvel Podcast.
From: Authorial, agently and personal ramblings (12.03.2010 14:44h)Marjorie M. Liu is on the Black Widow Episode of the Mighty Marvel podcast, talking about the on-going series she's working on with artist Daniel Acuña. Available on iTunes or download it here. [Link]
Go Ahead, Ask Me Anything
From: Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent (12.03.2010 06:30h) Really, anything.I'll answer some questions in the comments... others on the blog over the next couple weeks. And others I'll completely ignore.Fair warning - I'm a little unclear on quantum physics. I can't explain why men don't like to talk about feelings. And you already know my favorite TV show. Anything else, give it a go.Have a great weekend!Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent [Link]
Q&A 2010â
From: Pub Rants (11.03.2010 23:17h)STATUS: I shouldn’t pat myself on the back when I have to leave next week to go out of town. I so want to enjoy being caught up.What’s playing on the iPod right now? LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME by Carly SimonWow. That’s a plethora of Qs. At least I know what I’ll be gabbing about next week—which is good because pre-trip is always a tad hectic.worstwriterever asked:1 If you had to choose a different career than literary agent, what would you choose?I used to teach college back in the day. Unbelievable to me that it has been over 15 ... [Link]
Too much information?
From: Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (11.03.2010 21:46h)by JessicaReader Laura A. posted the following response to Jim’s slush week round-up: There were a lot of places where the agents seemed to want more information, and yet we're always advised to keep queries brief. I've also read that agents don't want you to give too much away - just give them enough information to want to keep reading. I realize it's a fine line to walk. Perhaps if you do this again, you could address those types of questions regarding length and how much of the plot-line you should include.”Laura A. makes a good point, and at Jim's ... [Link]
7 Things I've Learned So Far, by Libby Gleeson
From: Chuck (11.03.2010 21:07h)This is a new recurring column I'm calling "7 Things I've Learned So Far," where writers at any stage of their career can talk about seven things they've learned along their writing journey that they wish they knew at the beginning. This installment is from prolific kids writer Libby Gleeson. Two of Libby Gleeson's most recent juvenile books are Mahtab's Story and Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House 1. The publisher who accepts your first work is not necessarily beginning a lifelong affair. You may decide the experience is not completely positive and decide to try some other ... [Link]
How One Writer Fought to Have His Memoir Reissued
From: A Story of a Second Chance (11.03.2010 20:45h)Bertelsmann didn’t want to return my rights, even though my book, Heartbreaker, had lain dormant for over twenty years. Doubleday, the original publisher, had been swallowed by this German conglomerate, and of course they wanted to hang on to any book in their catalogue, even if it hadn’t sold a copy in years. But Oh, no no, they said, this book isn’t dormant; anyone who wants it can order it through print-on-demand. I finally had to enlist the help of a lawyer and then The Author’s Guild counsel, Kay Murray. Kay told Bertelsmann she would make my book, Heartbreaker, a ... [Link]
Choose Your Own E-book Adventure
From: Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent (11.03.2010 18:54h)We all remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books as kids where you suddenly time travel to the Civil War and you have to decide whether to get on the raft across the river or run away and you have to flip to page 97 to find out if you survived? Well, should you be intrepid enough to, uh, click on a few links, you're about to Choose Your Own E-book Adventure. Ready the time machine!I know, I know, some of you are saying, another e-book post. Here's the thing: some of the most common questions I receive these days ... [Link]
The truth about "open"
From: Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (11.03.2010 16:30h)by MichaelOne of my favorite websites, Gizmodo, has a great piece up about e-book interoperability. As they point out, what Steve Jobs meant when he said “open” isn’t exactly what you and I might think of as open. The short story is that iBooks books will only work on the iPad and I’m guessing the iPhone and Macs, at least eventually , just as Kindle books only work on the Kindle. That certainly isn’t my idea of open. And it’s not great for publishing, either, when people can’t take the books they think they’ve bought with them. It’s not the ... [Link]
Pet Peeves
From: BookEnds, LLC — A Literary Agency (11.03.2010 13:00h)We agent bloggers often teach, or try to teach, writers how to write a stronger query. Sometimes, though, in those lessons, we also discuss our pet peeves, those things we wish writers wouldn’t do, but things that probably don’t matter all that much in the grand scheme of how an agent considers your book.So today’s post is going to be a list of pet peeves. Things I see all the time in queries that for whatever reason bug me, but that don’t make a lick of difference in how I consider a query. I’m sure you all have those silly ... [Link]
So much news
From: Authorial, agently and personal ramblings (11.03.2010 12:37h)First, my awesome friend Eric Archibald has come up with a snazzy new cartoon me for the blog! For those of you who miss Gina, my previous icon, she's now over at her own blog: http://ginasgems.livejournal.com, along with a pic of my brand new cover for ReVamped and an excerpt. Huge congrats to Rob Thurman for hitting #35 on the New York Times extended list with her latest Cal Leandros novel, ROADKILL.And triple kudos to Beth Cornelison, who's a Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence finalist for TALL DARK DEFENDER =and= THE CHRISTMAS STRANGER in series romantic suspense and HEALING LUKE ... [Link]
Tim Sinclair
From: Guest Blogger (11.03.2010 06:30h)The ClimbSince I was 11, my dad and I have been climbing mountains. Though we lived in Illinois, our family frequently vacationed in Colorado, which provided us the opportunity every couple of years to tackle another peak.Each summer, as our minivan rumbled closer and closer to Denver, dad and I would try to be the first to see the faint outline of the Rockies. Then, as the blurred shapes would become clearer, the two of us would try to pick out the exact mountain that we were planning to climb that week. Even from hundreds of miles away, we were ... [Link]
Tweetalicious
From: Pub Rants (11.03.2010 00:02h)STATUS: I’m finally caught up. I don’t know what to do with myself.What’s playing on the iPod right now? MARGARITAVILLE by Jimmy BuffetI’m having performance anxiety. How can I possibly follow the last two wonderful blog entries?I need to make a video or something. Speaking of, if you couldn’t get enough of the cover design for BLAMELESS, Orbit Art Director Lauren Panepinto gives an interview here. There is even a glimpse of an earlier version of the cover for SOULLESS. I find that just fascinating and thought my blog readers might think so as well.Alex, Orbit Publicist, emailed to say ... [Link]
What's your genre?
From: Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (10.03.2010 20:42h)by StaceyI am often pitched projects where an author will describe the book as a cross between several different categories. I usually find this problematic for the simple reason that a book that is described this way often suffers from an identity crisis, and publishers want to be able to clearly identify how a book will be positioned, marketed, promoted, and at its most basic level, where it will "live" in the bookstores this despite the fact that authors often complain that their books are not available at bookstores anyway, since they can't possibly carry everything, and there are so ... [Link]
Facebook for fun and marketing
From: Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (10.03.2010 20:08h)by MiriamBeing a relative latecomer to Facebook, I’ve embraced it enthusiastically. On a personal level, I enjoy knowing what my friends are up to without actually having to schedule a phone call in the middle of a busy week. Given how busy most of my friends are as well, I’m pretty sure that the feeling is mutual. On a professional level, I like to keep tabs on our clients and publishing colleagues – it’s helpful to know who’s doing and saying what, and, often, rumor and information get around faster on Facebook than through PW or Pub Lunch. And, of ... [Link]
Webinar Update
From: Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent (10.03.2010 19:30h)Just wanted to remind you about the Webinar coming up tomorrow Thursday, 1 pm Eastern . There's still time to register. Even if you can't attend live, you'll have access to it for a full year - AND all your questions will be answered via email .BONUS: Everyone who registers for the Webinar automatically receives a brief critique of a query and five sample pages from your project.Hope to see you there! [Link]
So You’ve Set Up a Writer Blog—Now What?
From: Chuck (10.03.2010 19:25h)If you read my previous guest post on how to set up a blog, you know how easy the tech stuff can be. Once you’ve found your perfect theme and written up your contact info, there’s just one thing left: the first entry. Faced with the paralyzing task of finding something relevant to say, many new bloggers ditch their blog before they even get started. But blogging isn’t as hard as it seems—you just have to get a feel for it. Guest post by Peta Jinnath Andersen, freelance writer & editor. See her website, *Insert Literary Blog Name Here*. She ... [Link]
Which Writer's Career Would You Most Like to Emulate?
From: You Tell Me (10.03.2010 17:49h)We all have writers we look up to for their body of work, their fame, the adulation they receive, and maybe even the islands they own. Whose career would you most like to emulate? Would you go for the fame, riches, awards, or all of the above? Which writer's life do you look at and say: I want that. [Link]
The Wrong Way
From: BookEnds, LLC — A Literary Agency (10.03.2010 13:00h)All agents post a lot on our blogs about the things writers do wrong in their queries. Certainly we’ve posted the “rules” for writing a query, but since we’re constantly bombarded with new and creative ways to screw up a query, those are the things that you see most frequently. After one such post of what not to do one commenter wrote, "The fact that you and every other literary agent have to deal with this makes me angry, because it just makes it that much harder for those of us who follow guidelines and present ourselves professionally. Agents are ... [Link]
Archive:
Earlier
28.2.2010 1.3.2010 2.3.2010 3.3.2010 4.3.2010 5.3.2010 6.3.2010 7.3.2010 8.3.2010 9.3.2010 10.3.2010 11.3.2010 12.3.2010 13.3.2010
Generiert mit Parteibuch Aggregator 0.5.2
Categories
- Agents
- Ally's Journal
- Around the Web
- Articles
- Assignment
- Books for Writers
- Business of Writing
- Classes/Workshops
- Columns
- Conferences
- Contests
- Editors
- Grammar
- inspiration
- Interview
- Market News
- On Writing
- Printables
- Product Review
- Promo Opps
- Quick Tips
- Reviews
- Saturday Screening
- Site News
- sprints
- Tech
- The Call
- Uncategorized
- WIP
- Writing Prompt
Get this blog's RSS feed in your reader.
© 2009 CataUniversity. 
