Comments on: Agent Kerfluffle Round Up http://cathschaffstump.com/archives/2009/11/12/agent-kerfluffle-round-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agent-kerfluffle-round-up Tue, 22 May 2012 19:39:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Catherine Schaff-Stump http://cathschaffstump.com/archives/2009/11/12/agent-kerfluffle-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Catherine Schaff-Stump Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:40:53 +0000 http://cathschaffstump.com/?p=2156#comment-1048 What can I say, Steve? I'm right behind you, 100%. Catherine What can I say, Steve? I'm right behind you, 100%.

Catherine

]]> By: Steve Buchheit http://cathschaffstump.com/archives/2009/11/12/agent-kerfluffle-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Steve Buchheit Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:43:41 +0000 http://cathschaffstump.com/?p=2156#comment-1047 Uh, wait, Amazon has a meeting with literary agents and that leads one to conclude they're no longer necessary. Um. Logic, Galleycat is doing it wrong. I think most of these discussions are also occurring in a sandbox. Sure, if you only want to get your book self published or epublished, yeah, an agent isn't really necessary. If you want to have a career as a writer, yeah, having a good agent isn't a bad idea. For me, if my sole intent was to just epublish or self-publish (and I know people who have gone this route, and they're perfectly happy with it) I'd just continue to tell myself the stories. It's a hell of a lot cheaper in blood and treasure and I like my stories. So win win. That, however, isn't what I want. What do I want? Well, a little of what Stephen King, JK Rowling, Hamilton, Rice, Grisham, Pratchett (you know, except for the alzheimers), et all have would be nice. Hell, I'll take half and be happy. Uh, wait, Amazon has a meeting with literary agents and that leads one to conclude they're no longer necessary. Um. Logic, Galleycat is doing it wrong.

I think most of these discussions are also occurring in a sandbox. Sure, if you only want to get your book self published or epublished, yeah, an agent isn't really necessary. If you want to have a career as a writer, yeah, having a good agent isn't a bad idea.

For me, if my sole intent was to just epublish or self-publish (and I know people who have gone this route, and they're perfectly happy with it) I'd just continue to tell myself the stories. It's a hell of a lot cheaper in blood and treasure and I like my stories. So win win. That, however, isn't what I want.

What do I want? Well, a little of what Stephen King, JK Rowling, Hamilton, Rice, Grisham, Pratchett (you know, except for the alzheimers), et all have would be nice. Hell, I'll take half and be happy.

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