Comments on: What do you want?

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:38:26 +0000

Test, take 2.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:30:58 +0000

Test. (Please pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.)

By: DGLM

DGLM — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:23:16 +0000

Thanks for the feedback! I'll look into the idea of an update section for agents and what that would entail for us.

An FAQ is also a great idea, and one I bet we could put together pretty easily.

Jennifer, that's probably too specific a question to spin into a blog chat topic, so Jim tackled it on the blog today. Check it out: http://dglm.blogspot.com/2010/11/wheres-love.html

By: Brodi Ashton

Brodi Ashton — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:10:01 +0000

I third anonymous's suggestions about agent updates. Particularly it would be fun to see what the agents are seeing a lot of in their query pile, in addition to what they'd like to see.

I love to know what kind of queries are trending.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:25:51 +0000

I don't necessarily have a topic, but I do have a question which I suppose might translate into one.

I have often heard agents discuss the fact that you need to "be in love" with a book in order to represent it. In fact, there are numerous examples on blogs of agents discussing how they might have liked something, but didn't feel passionate enough about it to represent it.

So let's say you take on a client because you're in love with their first book, but you only like the next, or even the next few? Even my favorite writers are about 50% hit or miss for me. Some I love, some I just like, and some I even outright dislike. I imagine it would be unusual to really love every book someone wrote.

So I guess my question is two-fold. One, as an agent, do you often find yourself liking some stories more than others, or are you so passionate about a writer's style that you tend to love them all, and two, what do you do if you aren't feeling the same passion for subsequent books?

By: Miss Sharp

Miss Sharp — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:57:05 +0000

Exciting! If WordPress works for you, we'll find a way to make it work for us, too. It doesn't sound like you're expecting too many major glitches.

I second EEV's motion for a place for agent updates. Great idea!

The blog chat Jim hosted last Thursday was awesome. Specific themes on the next round would probably be helpful (I was late to the party but did read every word).

The query critique? More, please! And the thoughtful posts on everything from racism to picket lines to book packagers...makes me feel ungrateful asking for more when you're already giving so much.

Thank YOU for sharing your insights with writers through this blog. It's nice to hear your enthusiasm about taking the next step forward and can't wait to visit your new "digs!"

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 04:22:31 +0000

Well, since you ask... ;) I'd suggest each one of the agents of DGLM to have their own update place, to put quick things, as queries status, what they've been looking for, closed time for queries, etc. And a space to your new releases - I know it's in the main site, but it could be more upfront.
And, of course, a FAQ place - so nobody will ask the same questions over and over again.

Of course these are all only suggestions. I love this blog and I'm a blogger fan, so it'll be sad to see you guys move...

EEV.