tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post5857027367147659946..comments2024-03-05T06:09:38.554+00:00Comments on chaosmos - out of chaos comes order: Agents and Editors...they are human beings you know!Ness Harbourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-69439882939744154072017-08-07T16:13:57.822+01:002017-08-07T16:13:57.822+01:00I have just looked back at this post and it seems ...I have just looked back at this post and it seems incredibly sad that Carole Blake who features in the blog and Sue Hyams, who kindly took the time to comment, are both not with us any more . The world is much darker without both of them xNess Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-7302943243088556252015-01-22T15:46:38.292+00:002015-01-22T15:46:38.292+00:00PS and thank you I am glad you liked the piece!PS and thank you I am glad you liked the piece!Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-44204974882531984332015-01-22T15:46:07.862+00:002015-01-22T15:46:07.862+00:00I agree it just seems perfect doesn't it.I agree it just seems perfect doesn't it.Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-44989526554892993032015-01-22T08:48:55.531+00:002015-01-22T08:48:55.531+00:00Great piece and I've always felt that song, &q...Great piece and I've always felt that song, "The Climb," was written about being a writer :)Krysten Lindsay Hagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687796258797315699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-47846691780032454322015-01-21T20:48:52.608+00:002015-01-21T20:48:52.608+00:00I like that idea!I like that idea!Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-36983316045998773772015-01-21T18:49:50.910+00:002015-01-21T18:49:50.910+00:00That is actually how I got my first agent - so yes...That is actually how I got my first agent - so yes, she pitched her agency. Perhaps because I said, 'no and I don't want an agent - I'm doing fine.' Maybe it looked like a challenge!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-18805046706092579492015-01-21T13:12:22.229+00:002015-01-21T13:12:22.229+00:00I wonder what would have happened if you had said ...I wonder what would have happened if you had said no. Be interesting to see if they pitched their agency to you if they thought you weren't Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-36589544409347350122015-01-21T11:10:38.395+00:002015-01-21T11:10:38.395+00:00Totally agree. But - I've been at a few things...Totally agree. But - I've been at a few things where an agent has asked me if I'm represented. I would have thought that was inviting an onslaught! Or maybe they were just checking out whether I was safe to talk to and would have moved away quickly if I'd said 'no'.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-24500286949003684232015-01-20T18:05:27.985+00:002015-01-20T18:05:27.985+00:00I agree totally. I never mention my own book just ...I agree totally. I never mention my own book just in case they think I am pitching! I would hate to think a friend thought I was pitching to them.Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-50650068656411312142015-01-20T09:57:08.584+00:002015-01-20T09:57:08.584+00:00Absolutely - it's even trickier when you get t...Absolutely - it's even trickier when you get to know, and like, them. I find myself avoiding the topic of my own books just in case they think I only like them because they might help me in the future! I was actually relieved when one editor friend of mine left children's books to work with adult fiction - I knew we could just be friends then without the spectre of nepotism. A difficult line to tread sometimes.Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-45697748203358065542015-01-18T18:42:25.263+00:002015-01-18T18:42:25.263+00:00I agree, all the agents I have met are wonderful p...I agree, all the agents I have met are wonderful people which is partly why I wrote this because the way some people treat them is just unbelievable. (Nobody I know has behaved like that I should add!)<br />Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-45075774724880524092015-01-18T18:40:54.194+00:002015-01-18T18:40:54.194+00:00Thanks Sue and I know for certain you are not that...Thanks Sue and I know for certain you are not that person!Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-17413337425442714012015-01-18T16:37:41.765+00:002015-01-18T16:37:41.765+00:00A point well worth remembering. The ones I met at ...A point well worth remembering. The ones I met at the Winchester Writers' Festival were all lovely, and quite different from the popular stereotype. And they were really passionate about good books, which I think writers can sometimes forget. Agents are the gatekeepers, but the majority of them do what they because of a love of literature.Rewanhttp://www.rewantremethick.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-87037471378058115772015-01-18T10:34:09.970+00:002015-01-18T10:34:09.970+00:00Great post, Ness. And, yes, we've all seen it ...Great post, Ness. And, yes, we've all seen it and all strive (hopefully) not to be that person!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018944465720933242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-62370477386683355932015-01-17T20:16:20.877+00:002015-01-17T20:16:20.877+00:00Thank you for your kind comments. I really appreci...Thank you for your kind comments. I really appreciate them.Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-85444989869636927862015-01-17T17:14:31.932+00:002015-01-17T17:14:31.932+00:00Excellent piece, eminently sensible. Problem is th...Excellent piece, eminently sensible. Problem is that many aspiring authors do go slightly insane, a predictable result if you have to maintain faith in your writing. A kindly agent, not too tired or taxed, remembers this.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428693013132917947noreply@blogger.com