Comments on: Is the Grass Really Greener? https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/ Literary Agent Tue, 13 May 2025 22:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: best credit card https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-261294 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:42:55 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-261294 If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.

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]]> By: iheartya https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-30161 Sun, 30 May 2010 21:38:58 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-30161 >Hmm… I imagine it would be hard as the writer to ask for a new agent. I hope that this particular writer did so in a way that was graceful and professional, but I know that is not always the case.

Recently, I was in a car accident. As I was shopping for new cars, a salesman didn't have what I was looking for, so he sent me to one of his friend's car dealerships a few miles down the road. Unfortunately, his friend didn't listen to me when I told him several times that I prefered a USED car and not a brand NEW car. In the end, I didn't purchase my car from either dealership. It's very helpful when car salesmen (read: agents) listen to their clients and give them what they want. Also, it's very helpful when the person buying the car (read: me) communicates my wants and needs as clearly as possible, even if that means changing agents.

–Sarah Joy–

]]> By: Gospel Girly https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-30029 Wed, 26 May 2010 14:05:28 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-30029 >You guys are lucky on that side of the pond. I'm yet to find an agent here in the UK who will look at Christian fiction and take you seriously…. 🙁
Bottom line Christian fiction has a very small market here and so people aren't too keen …oh how I long for America … the land full of opportunity (milk and honey)…where dreams come true…

]]> By: Rachelle https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29994 Tue, 25 May 2010 12:59:39 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29994 >Some agents typically work book-by-book, some agents have an "overall career" approach. But the lines can be fuzzy. Even with agents who look at the author's career, not just one book, with brand-new writers there is often a "let's give this a try and see how it goes" feeling to it. Once you start seeing the marketplace reaction to their work, there is more information on which to decide whether to move forward or not. Also, if the first book didn't sell and you look at the second book and it doesn't appear it will sell either, it's a good time to cut things off.

Bottom line, there are so many variables and no guarantees. If an agent loses their enthusiasm for your work, it really doesn't matter why. They're no longer the best agent for you.

]]> By: Leigh D'Ansey https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29978 Tue, 25 May 2010 04:45:47 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29978 >I know it's cliche, but I guess it's a classic case of not being able to please all of the people all of the time – something most of us probably wish we could do.

]]> By: Ronda Laveen https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29977 Tue, 25 May 2010 04:29:32 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29977 >All we can all do is try our best. He may be starting over but at least he's in the game.

]]> By: Beth https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29974 Mon, 24 May 2010 22:17:07 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29974 >Great post, Rachelle. Having an agent isn't a guarantee of publication. It just means that someone else is working to get your material published who has more expertise and contacts, plus (hopefully) a better knowledge of the houses that would be interested. As in other business arrangements, sometimes you will find it easier to work with one person than another, but that doesn't mean everything will work out as you would like.

]]> By: Reena Jacobs https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29973 Mon, 24 May 2010 21:13:55 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29973 >Wonderful post. I can imagine it's tough to get so far, hope, and still hit a brick wall. It's too bad the rejects seemed to damage his perspective of the relationship, especially since he said his agent shopped the book for him.

I do wonder if he expects you to submit to the same publishing houses. I'd think if a publishing house already said no, they're not going to want to look at it again.

Hopefully he has something new on the table.

]]> By: Kelly Wittmann https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29972 Mon, 24 May 2010 21:08:28 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29972 >Oh, boy, did this post resonate with me. I've been there. And been there and been there and been there.

]]> By: Heather Sunseri https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29971 Mon, 24 May 2010 20:58:45 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29971 >Question, Rachelle: My question deals with what else the author is working on… If I found an agent to work with, and that agent was unable to find a publishing home for a particular novel, wouldn't there still be hope for future novels I might write? Or would an agent "suggest the author move on" without considering the next novel?
In other words, is there more to this, or is it common to ask an author to move on based on one novel not selling? (I just realized that this particular writer submitted a non-fiction proposal, so maybe that makes a difference, but I'm still curious.) Thanks!

]]> By: Susan https://rachellegardner.com/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29970 Mon, 24 May 2010 20:39:11 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/05/is-the-grass-really-greener/#comment-29970 >Rachelle, I think this is true regarding most relationships in life; the grass is not always greener on the other side.

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