My Life in a Literary Agency
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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency
I'm assuming the first week was survived. How'd it go?
Se paciente y duro; algún día este dolor te será útil.
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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency
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.
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.
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
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
slushpilehell.tumblr.com Have you seen this, Kelly?
One Duck to rule them all.
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- Young Val
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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency
Oh yes. I know who writes it, too.
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
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
- Young Val
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- Posts: 3166
- Joined: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:00 pm
- Title: Papermaster
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Re: My Life in a Literary Agency
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.
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
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
Re: My Life in a Literary Agency
This is how I imagine this is going (Kelly=Brad Pitt)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.
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So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
Re: My Life in a Literary Agency
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TLDR: Sad Garage Sale, [insert name] is sick, Scholars misbehaving.
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
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!
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
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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