Comments on: The intangibles in weighing publishing offers

By: Renee Restivo

Renee Restivo — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:47:31 +0000

I would consider the quality of the books that the house has published in the past.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:53:05 +0000

Editor enthusiasm and marketing would tip the scale for me. I'd rather take a smaller advance than go with a house where they aren't crazy in love with my book and looking forward to promoting it.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:15:02 +0000

I think an important factor in choosing a publishing house would be how they plan on marketing my book both online and off.

By: Maria I. Morgan

Maria I. Morgan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:42:00 +0000

Appreciate this look at publishing from an agent's viewpoint. Some excellent questions to ask and good things to consider. Thanks for the post!

By: Connie

Connie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:01:45 +0000

Thanks for sharing this! I had no idea that the "brass ring" might be a smaller house.

By: Sangu

Sangu — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:51:13 +0000

Wonderful post, Jane, thank you so much for this! This is exactly the kind of thing unpublished writers are curious about, but rarely have occasion to find out about!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:33:17 +0000

This is a great post! I've often wondered what I might discuss with my agent when we get to this point. Thanks so much for giving me insight!