My Life in a Literary Agency

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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency

Postby Gravity Defier » Fri May 25, 2012 8:10 pm

I'm assuming the first week was survived. How'd it go?
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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency

Postby Young Val » Tue May 29, 2012 11:17 am

Definitely survived. I love it.

It's a newly-created position and I'm the first one in it, so things are sort of all over the place right now as we try to figure out what it is I'm actually going to be doing. In the meantime, I'm doing a bit of everything.

I've already read a dozen manuscripts, brought one to the YA editor, and now he's bringing it before the board on Thurssday. Though I didn't know it at them time, the book is repped by my friend and former colleague at WH. So I'm really hopeful that the board will pick it up and the first book I'll have a hand in here will just be a super positive experience on all sides.

I'm also the de facto contracts manager now, which is interesting, but I think I'm equal to it. I've spent a lot of time creating a highly organized filing system (color-coded, alphabetized and all). We'll see how long I can manage to maintain it!

My coworkers run the gamut, but all are really lovely.

I am busy as a freaking bee, which is such a wonderful change.

More soon.
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well I have snozzed and lost
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I hear the bells
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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency

Postby Jayelle » Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:53 pm

slushpilehell.tumblr.com Have you seen this, Kelly?
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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency

Postby Young Val » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:15 pm

Oh yes. I know who writes it, too. :D
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant

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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency

Postby Young Val » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:17 pm

Being on the other side of the fence is hard.

I'm in contract negotiations right now with WH. These people were my former coworkers, and they're still my close friends, but we're in the midst of some pretty savage back-and-forth right now. I feel the pull of dual allegiances, and I know I need to cut it out.

*Sigh*

If this deal goes south I will be so upset, because this is the first book that I found, here, and I love it so much.
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant

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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency

Postby locke » Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:18 pm

Being on the other side of the fence is hard.

I'm in contract negotiations right now with WH. These people were my former coworkers, and they're still my close friends, but we're in the midst of some pretty savage back-and-forth right now. I feel the pull of dual allegiances, and I know I need to cut it out.

*Sigh*

If this deal goes south I will be so upset, because this is the first book that I found, here, and I love it so much.
This is how I imagine this is going (Kelly=Brad Pitt)

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So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency

Postby locke » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:47 am

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TLDR: Sad Garage Sale, [insert name] is sick, Scholars misbehaving.
So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency

Postby Young Val » Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:12 pm

The book I was talking about above? It's SOME QUIET PLACE by Kelsey Sutton.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1571 ... uiet-place" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And let me tell you, it is AWESOME, and we NAILED the cover.

I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't WAIT until it's released!
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant


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