Agents

[lala_rawraw]

My agent has retired (or possibly escaped to another country). Anyone here have a good agent to recommend?

[oneighty]

1. (Or possibly escaped to another country)

Begs the question.

How much did he/she take you for?

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[lala_rawraw]

2. nothing...

just went poof...makes no sense

[oneighty]

3. Oh.

In searching Google for agents it seems some of them are rip off agents. A little money up front and they will help get you published sort of thing. And like "Poof" they are gone.

I thought perhaps you had that experience.

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[lala_rawraw]

5. no, i am

pretty paranoid about such agents. i always have just found mine via word of mouth... which is why I asked. so anyone have a good one?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

4. Here's a place to find the good ones & the crooks...

http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubagent.htm

[fudge stripe cookays]

6. Thanks A!

Very useful site!

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[elepet]

12. great site

thanks

[wryter2000]

7. Association of Authors Representatives

Google Association of Authors Representatives. It's a voluntary organization of agents who conform to a system of ethics. It doesn't guarantee the person will be able to sell your work, but you can feel pretty sure they won't rip you off.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

8. It's a very good outfit

My agent's very active in AAR. They do good work.

[joeybee12]

9. Two questions: 1.) Does your agent handle fiction? 2) Is he/she

currently taking/seeking new clients?

Thanks!:hi:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

10. Two answers

Yes and no.

Sorry. I wish I could lend a hand, but they get over 10,000 unsolicited mss. a year, so they've pretty much sealed themselves inside the stable.

Finding a good agent is much harder than writing the novel, isn't it?

Best of luck to you. Keep plugging.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

11. Another (sometimes) useful agent-related link...

A discussion board, WritersNet.
http://www.writers.net/forum/10C1
I found it useful asking about posters' personal
experiences with specific agents, but as with all things
internet, you have to sort the wheat from the BS...