Comments on: We’re all really on the same team http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/08/were-all-really-on-the-same-team/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Kristin Laughtin http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/08/were-all-really-on-the-same-team/comment-page-1/#comment-34769 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:35:46 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=7895#comment-34769 It may be a bit pie-in-the-sky, but it definitely seems to be the ideal. I’ve read a lot of things that indicate other authors are feeling this way, too; many authors seem to feel their publishers are working against them, only interested in the money. Really, though, even if there is only a financial motivation, publishers do want books to succeed. Everyone on the team has the same goal, and communicating and cooperating will lead to a better chance of success than fostering us-vs-them mentalities. This is especially true because the fact that authors, agents, and publishers all approach the goal of increasing sales from different perspectives naturally leads to tension when things don’t align perfectly.

I hope it works out for this client, though! Let’s hope this little breakthrough between agent and publisher sticks and works to everyone’s benefit.

]]> By: Paula B. http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/08/were-all-really-on-the-same-team/comment-page-1/#comment-34768 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:55:25 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=7895#comment-34768 I’m glad you brought this up, Jane. Sometimes I’ve felt that my publishers haven’t been very communicative or forthcoming, and I have felt that they really don’t value me very much, that I’m just a set of numbers to them. It’s possible that they’re just busy, but because we really are a team, I think it’s important to take some extra time to build the relationship. Seems to me that all business should work that way, if possible. Okay, a bit pie in the sky, but still worth aiming for.

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