tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298903339195017942.post7890720809151077116..comments2023-08-16T05:19:15.570-07:00Comments on Vikki Bickell: DisconnectedVikki http://www.blogger.com/profile/15654315874147137046noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298903339195017942.post-51629919593419714082009-01-20T13:56:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:56:00.000-08:00I read this too. I actually enjoyed it. Of cours...I read this too. I actually enjoyed it. Of course, if you say "ideal" - you're generally not talking about reality. And that's how I took their comments. <BR/><BR/>What I did take from that interview is you need to have your crap together, remember it's a business, and have your novel be the best it can be <B>before</B> you send it out.Bryan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02065696515808415952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298903339195017942.post-43070531007926543122009-01-20T06:15:00.000-08:002009-01-20T06:15:00.000-08:00Wow the mood around blogland is bleak these days ....Wow the mood around blogland is bleak these days ... Ok, I'm no where near having an agent, so my opinion is worthless, but it sounds to me like these "young agents" just want the credit for repping a sure thing, who might even get their face all over the network talk shows, without having to do any of the work themselves. Young and egotistical who think it should just be handed to them (kind of like the nauseating little boys on "Million Dollar Property Listing.")Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729536226775394377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298903339195017942.post-51973974788590931822009-01-19T18:53:00.000-08:002009-01-19T18:53:00.000-08:00"I kind of wanted to close my computer, throw it i..."I kind of wanted to close my computer, throw it in the garbage and curl into a little ball on the laundry room floor."<BR/><BR/>room for two there?<BR/>we could spoon.<BR/><BR/><BR/>ok that made me laugh ( a little).Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223593384412438527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298903339195017942.post-11276520860088689222009-01-19T17:17:00.000-08:002009-01-19T17:17:00.000-08:00Meh- I didn't know anybody. I think having connec...Meh- I didn't know anybody. I think having connections is much more important if you are wanting to write non-fiction where a platform makes a huge difference. Otherwise I think it helps if you are willing to put yourself out there as needed. <BR/><BR/>Besides you know all of us. Never underestimate the power of the blog.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967828178034612278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298903339195017942.post-15243458941207755452009-01-19T09:32:00.000-08:002009-01-19T09:32:00.000-08:00This is complete bollocks! If they're agents, th...This is complete bollocks! If they're agents, they need to DO THEIR JOB and not wait for an author to show up to do it for them.<BR/><BR/>Plus, this is what happens when the publishing industry has gotten so invested in putting out so many cheap trade books instead of risking their necks on the good stuff. <BR/><BR/>Boo hiss, I say.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615677611472192798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298903339195017942.post-67292958288202077212009-01-19T09:15:00.001-08:002009-01-19T09:15:00.001-08:00That's bull pucky. These agent's are saying they ...That's bull pucky. These agent's are saying they only want to represent writers who'll take very little effort to promote.<BR/><BR/>That's like me saying I hope only healthy people come in for surgery. (Cuz it'd sure make my job easier.)Ray Veenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956279552298172157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298903339195017942.post-48677667499209557462009-01-19T09:15:00.000-08:002009-01-19T09:15:00.000-08:00In my happy little world, I say an agent would tak...In my happy little world, I say an agent would take a talented writer on no matter what! And, um, let me just add, I don't even know the Starbucks folks too well, and I have pretty much, um, no connections with anyone anywhere. An agent, who is connected, should make those introductions for you. Come on, off the floor, now. It's going to be okay.Elise Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205799699628024211noreply@blogger.com