tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post8783101251685401128..comments2023-12-06T03:30:14.016-05:00Comments on Desperately Searching for my Inner Mary Poppins: Recomendations and AgentsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283503033516504436noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-18287223213931175082009-12-15T15:39:28.846-05:002009-12-15T15:39:28.846-05:00Well I'm glad I'm not the only one who fee...Well I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels there seems to be an unspoken law. <br /><br />Granted I agree with Jill, it couldn't hurt. But at the same time I wouldn't want to hurt the relationships that I have built.<br /><br />I do think that a recommendation is a foot in the door, but you are all right, ultimately they have to like our stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283503033516504436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-4411335363407886252009-12-15T15:29:14.284-05:002009-12-15T15:29:14.284-05:00It's kind of an unspoken rule for me too. I wo...It's kind of an unspoken rule for me too. I would feel weird asking a friend for a recommendation, almost as if I were using them. Does that make sense? But if they said, you should sub this, or let me give your chapt to my agent, I'd be totally cool with that. More like jumping up and down. LOLJessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-17956134342780345762009-12-15T13:32:18.175-05:002009-12-15T13:32:18.175-05:00I agree with Lisa. I wait(ed) for my agented frien...I agree with Lisa. I wait(ed) for my agented friends to say, "Hey you should query Chris and tell him you know me." You know? And I don't think I would do it (as an author or a recommender) unless my book has been read by the other person. Otherwise, how will they know it would be a good fit?Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-71898022269042250322009-12-15T12:28:51.456-05:002009-12-15T12:28:51.456-05:00It can't hurt, can it? :)It can't hurt, can it? :)Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-189877137261972022009-12-15T12:27:59.793-05:002009-12-15T12:27:59.793-05:00I have a writer friend (who I know personally, not...I have a writer friend (who I know personally, not a blog friend) who landed an agent and she said I could mention her when I queried her agent.<br /><br />It got me a read, but in the end, what I had written wasn't what that particular agent was looking for.<br /><br />So I do think recommendations will help get your query to the top of the pile and possibly your work read, but in the end, the agent still has to love your work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-13392147881406718352009-12-15T10:37:32.630-05:002009-12-15T10:37:32.630-05:00I don't see anything wrong with it, Marybeth. ...I don't see anything wrong with it, Marybeth. I have a number of agented pals..but I never ask them. I let them ask me. At the very least, said agent usually makes a point of reading your query. But honestly, I don't think in the long run that it matters a bit. Agents read all their queries. And if it interests them, it interests them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725012086692924891noreply@blogger.com