tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944030917333154338.post5188437361559631316..comments2023-10-07T03:15:11.674-05:00Comments on Brandi's Blog: OWFI's Agent Panel's Quotable Quotes Brandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117892404261245726noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944030917333154338.post-85985181072556053732013-06-03T12:19:35.536-05:002013-06-03T12:19:35.536-05:00Dee Dee, I didn't write down something else Le...Dee Dee, I didn't write down something else Levine said, but I remember the gist: He said he doesn't have to fall in love with a project to work on it. He just has to think it will sell. Ha!Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117892404261245726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944030917333154338.post-79570435691576769432013-06-03T12:16:50.313-05:002013-06-03T12:16:50.313-05:00That's an interesting point, Christine, and on...That's an interesting point, Christine, and one I've heard several agent and editors mention recently. At SCBWI several editors said that traditional routes aren't for everyone. It's important to analyze one's work realistically.Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117892404261245726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944030917333154338.post-29150935959900109582013-06-03T12:15:01.398-05:002013-06-03T12:15:01.398-05:00Brandy and Jennifer...oh my! I've heard a few...Brandy and Jennifer...oh my! I've heard a few rumors about that "publicist." If an agent said that to me I'd suspect he or she was suggesting "a rich uncle" self-publishing me was the only way my book would see the light of day. Boo!Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117892404261245726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944030917333154338.post-35547281441610092482013-05-31T10:22:55.727-05:002013-05-31T10:22:55.727-05:00I think he was righter than he wanted to admit. Al...I think he was righter than he wanted to admit. Also, about editors. I think that's why the heartland should embrace self-published books more - then people could hear our unfiltered voices. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173060981194623768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944030917333154338.post-32032798049916817592013-05-31T10:12:47.959-05:002013-05-31T10:12:47.959-05:00The guy that said "Do you have a rich uncle&q...The guy that said "Do you have a rich uncle" was a publicist not an agent. Agents should never ask you to pay upfront, that's a red flag warning. Of course, a publicist asking if you have a rich uncle is also a pretty big red flag. ;o)Jennifer Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450934437551004537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944030917333154338.post-58597532837310692762013-05-31T09:04:51.715-05:002013-05-31T09:04:51.715-05:00Didn't have to check my notes for this one bec...Didn't have to check my notes for this one because now I think of it every time I send out a query letter. Paul S. Levine: The typical agent at the Big Six is 23 years old, lives in a tiny New York City apartment with about three other girls, and thinks nothing significant happens west of the Hudson River or east of the East River. He said he was joking, but only partly. I'm beginning to believe him. Dee Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075414876444998775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944030917333154338.post-66168970201828336972013-05-30T18:14:16.730-05:002013-05-30T18:14:16.730-05:00I think that I have one that agents should not say...I think that I have one that agents should not say. Here it is..."Do you have a rich uncle?". (insert chuckle here) Sometimes, you just have to take advice for what it is worth. ((Hugs)) Brandy WalkerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633965751080402891noreply@blogger.com