{"id":902,"date":"2009-03-21T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestfantasynovel.com\/2009\/03\/21\/why-authors-need-agents\/"},"modified":"2009-03-21T18:35:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-21T18:35:00","slug":"why-authors-need-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taramayastales.com\/bestfantasynovel\/2009\/03\/21\/why-authors-need-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Authors Need Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I highlighted a blog talking about why an author needs and editor, and today I happened across this delightful post\/paeon<\/b><\/a> to an agent by a fairly new talent Seanan McGuire, <\/b><\/a> author of the upcoming urban fantasy Rosemary and Rue.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Almost two years ago, a friend of mine sent me a letter introducing me to another friend of hers, one who happened to be a literary agent. The Agent and I started chatting via email, taking it slowly, navigating the wilds of acquaintance and understanding long before we reached the point where representation would become an option. It was a courtship, rather than a barroom hookup, and I am incredibly grateful for that, because anybody who’s met me knows that my full attention can be an exhausting thing. She gets my full attention a lot.<\/p>\n

A year ago today, we stopped courting.<\/p>\n

The past year has been an amazing ride of wonderful, dizzying, confusing things, and The Agent has been there every step along the way to explain, encourage, and assist. I call her my personal superhero for a reason — that’s exactly what she is. Books on writing will tell you that the best thing a working writer can have is a good agent, and they’re right, but what they won’t tell you is that it’s even better to have a good agent who understand you, understands the way you work, and is willing to see what you can do together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And if you haven’t read it yet, be sure and check out Lisa and Laura’s agent-finding story<\/b><\/a> too, which happened just days ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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