I surrender!

[bgliterary]

Enough already, people! I get it, I get it! You want me to update. Sheesh, I had no idea how much pressure this was going to involve.

I don't quite know what this journal is for. I got into it as a lark, primarily to read many of my other clients' LJs. I didn't initially think I'd post much, and I didn't. Then I got into the whole question of

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I'm a bit tired of sounding angry all the time (and I'm not really, just significantly stressed of late), although I do find I'm more easily annoyed by unprofessional behaviour from writers approaching me. (I mean, come on, querying me in my journal? That's just idiotic.) I haven't really had any good "teaching" topics I wanted to sound off on. I suppose I've also become a bit self-conscious knowing a lot of my professional colleagues are aware of this blog.

Hi. *waves* The thing that solved my feeling of being self-conscious about people reading my blog (other agents, other editors, writers) is go read everyone else's (if you have the time) and comment on them. I also admit that I stopped posting a lot of personal details outside of my agent stuff after I got a really creepy letter that made querying me in my journal look simply tame (still rude, but tame). And I get what you mean about sounding too angry all the time. I've been thinking lately that I sound too negative and I've been trying to come up with positive things to post about. So, my question:

What is the most recent thing that a non-client writer did/said/etc. that made you feel good about being an agent?

[bgliterary]

*waves back* Thanks for the encouragement...I do like the interactiveness of this journal, just trying to figure out how to make it more comfortable.

Let's see, as for your question, I went to a book launch party recently for two writers I don't rep. They're both well known writers in the NYC writing community, so there were lots and lots of writers there; some I knew, some I didn't. Several writers there (again, none of whom I rep)came up to introduce me to writer friends of theirs whose work they thought I'd like. While to some this might feel weird and a bit pushy, to me it reminded me one of the things I love the most about the kids/YA writing community: it's incredibly helpful and supportive as a general rule. Most writers look out for other writers, and if they see a chance to help someone, they'll take it.

Plus, to have writers I respect feel that I'm a good choice for agent tells me that I'm at least doing something right.