BookEnds, LLC — A Literary Agency: The BookEnds Strategy for Self-EPublishing: "It's amazing how much publishing has changed in just the last year and how quickly authors, readers, and publishers are embracing this new..."
The above link is from BookEnds, LLC, an agency I've always respected. Now I'm not sure what to think. It's not that I distrust them, nor that I have anything against agents making a living in this new e-publishing economy. But I do wonder about the end results. Will agents become the new era of vanity publishers? Will they stop looking to make external sales to big publishers on the hope of having a breakout e-writer? And what does this mean for writers seeking an agent? Will the submission process become easier? Will an agent take on more books (because E-publishing is ALL about numbers crunching)?
On a more practical level, why would an indie author even need an E-agent? I can hire an editor, a book designer, and a programmer, not to mention a PR person. What purpose would an E-agent serve? Or better yet, I can do all these things myself and keep the entire 70% of the pie amazon is begrudgingly sharing with me.
So I welcome BookEnds into the E-Fray, but I also cannot help but feel sad about their decision.
What do you think? Should agents become e-publishers for their clients? If an e-agent made you an offer would you accept it? Or would you stick with a traditional agent? Or does it matter?
Monday, July 25, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
I'm BACK!!!!!!
I hope you missed me as much as I missed you, dear blog reader.
It's been a long time. So what's been happening in our writing world?
For one thing, I finished the final copy edits on CURSES! A F**ked Up Fairytale, which, BTW, is available for pre-order on amazon.com. Right now it is listed for $10.20.
What else?
Oh, I presented a workshop for the PPW Write Brain. It was on Criminal Profiling, and how a writer can use it to enhance their characters and dialogue. I had a great time (I hope the other writers did too). I'd forgotten how much I LOVE talking about profiling and serial killers. Not to mention, hanging out with people who absorb everything and turn it into beautiful words. I listened to these writers share amazing paragraphs written in 5 minutes. Pikes Peak has a mess of excellent writers.
The Summer Writing Program ended two weeks ago, and I'm finally freeing myself from a mess of 'day' job work. The program went well. Met plenty of big time writers and artists. Developed hundreds of writerly crushes. A good time had by all.
Now, what did you do for your summer? Did you read any good books? Do anything exciting? Sell a book or two? Hook up with your dream agent?
Oh, and who's going to the Colorado Gold Conference (Sept 9-11)?
It's been a long time. So what's been happening in our writing world?
For one thing, I finished the final copy edits on CURSES! A F**ked Up Fairytale, which, BTW, is available for pre-order on amazon.com. Right now it is listed for $10.20.
What else?
Oh, I presented a workshop for the PPW Write Brain. It was on Criminal Profiling, and how a writer can use it to enhance their characters and dialogue. I had a great time (I hope the other writers did too). I'd forgotten how much I LOVE talking about profiling and serial killers. Not to mention, hanging out with people who absorb everything and turn it into beautiful words. I listened to these writers share amazing paragraphs written in 5 minutes. Pikes Peak has a mess of excellent writers.
The Summer Writing Program ended two weeks ago, and I'm finally freeing myself from a mess of 'day' job work. The program went well. Met plenty of big time writers and artists. Developed hundreds of writerly crushes. A good time had by all.
Now, what did you do for your summer? Did you read any good books? Do anything exciting? Sell a book or two? Hook up with your dream agent?
Oh, and who's going to the Colorado Gold Conference (Sept 9-11)?
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