November 8th, 2009
Well, a day of research revealed that clients of The Agent who stalked me have nothing but rave reviews of her. I found a rad interview with her and I have to say that our philosophies of writing and reading really mesh. She is a young, strong, woman of color which thrills me because I write anything but "anglo white male" fiction. Several exchanges of e-mail revealed that we love the same writers for the same reasons.
The agency itself is interesting. It isn't just a literary agency, it is what I would describe as a media-talent agency. They have clients who are sports figures, celebs, musicians, in the film industry, in television, and writers as well. I think this is a cutting edge approach. Let's face it, books aren't just books anymore. Books are stories that become films, songs, television shows, video games, podcasts, and the list keeps expanding. They agency is relatively new on the scene but have staff who worked in the industry elsewhere before moving to this newer venture. And they are known for selling their client's work, sometimes to the tune of six-figure deals.
I could find no one represented by them complaining. What I did find was a bit of a forum cufuffle by writers who had been rejected by them in a way that was probably not "best practice". I asked The Agent about this and she was really straightforward in telling me what went down. Suffice it to say, there was a "thing happening" that got blown out of proportion, and someone eventually got called on the carpet for it, but some damage had already been done. The agency isn't doing "the thing" anymore. End of story.
So, The Agent and I have been e-mailing back and forth. I sent her a CV, sort of a "here is why I am such a great and versatile writer worthy of your representation". That felt weird, but it was all true. I also included a list of my current projects, of which there are quite a few. She came back with which ones she really likes and which ones she thinks would be a hard sell in the current market, which was advice worth its weight in gold.
AND THEN... she asked for outlines, rough work-ups, and first chapts for my best WIP in every genre I write. AND she said she LOVES my titles.
So, now I have a serious fire up my butt to get my outlines and first chapts polished and ready in a jiffy. I may be scarce for a bit here, but I'll try to keep everyone posted.
Cloud nine doesn't even begin to describe my location.
Oh, and
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mylefteye had the same thing happen to him- the agent who repped Robert Jordan sought him out after reading some of his work. So it does happen. I am just still really having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that it is happening to me.
I need emergency Critters for a grungy YA urban fantasy/magical realism first chapter. This is not your mama's Twilight.
I need it hard, and I need it fast. First few volunteers get a stab at it, but only if you can get comments back to me in a day or so.
PM me your e-mail.