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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[lizjonesbooks]

I'll confess to being an idiot that queried you in your journal(sorry, I'd never seen an actual blog before I read your entry on a pointer from the scbwi boards).

I'll add that since then I've spent a lot of time reading blogs on lj, and discovered the error of my ways. And I've spread the news to my non-blog- reading writer buddies, so hopefully, I've managed to absolve myself sufficiently to ask another question.

I do both writing and artwork. I've noticed that a few agents list illustrators among their clients. I have yet to discover a site for art reps which is as thorough as agentquery.com, so I'm still pretty much in the dark about that field.

How much overlap do you see between agents for writing and art reps? Do you represent both? Do you tend to see a split among your peers, with writing agents handling only writing and art reps handling only art, or is it more mixed?

Thanks--and sorry to be among the ranks of the clueless...

[bgliterary]

Did you really? Hmm, I thought you were a VC connection query. No worries, I recognize that having a blog can easily invite that sort of thing, and I can understand why new writers might think it was a good way to reach me. Now that I have a website with submission instructions, though, I'm much less tolerant

[lizjonesbooks]

VC-- is that Viet Cong or Verla's Chat?
:o)
I've spoken with Chris Tugeau, and she's wonderful, had a lot of good ideas. I know what you mean about lack of control... Though I think for me, it's more the *presence* of ideas about what might make a particular story pop visually, and the stories hidden in images that I can't resist writing out that makes doing just one side of the process difficult.

I tried for years to be good and stick to just the writing side,since that's what I thought was expected of me as a professional writer. Ironically, I've had more success with the other end. I'm still hoping to stumble on some secret list of agents with a foot in both industries.
Then again, picture books are still down.
*sigh*
I guess that's a few more years for me to hone my craft,eh.

[bgliterary]

No secret list...it's all pretty public, actually.

And picture books aren't as down as they used to be, and signs look good for a bit of a resurgence at last. It still won't be like the 80s, which is a good thing, but it's definitely not a bad time to be a picture book writer.

[lizjonesbooks]

"No secret list...it's all pretty public, actually."

If you were in my shoes (hope a 6.5 wide isn't too tight), and trying to find an agent who had a specific interest in writer/illustrators, where would you look?

Glad you think picture books are on the upswing. Aside from the fact that I like doing them, I also like reading them. A lot.

writer/illustrator

[lizjonesbooks]

Steven Chudney is looking for those who are both writer/illustrator. Google him and you'll find his website. I think that's the only thing he is accepting currently as far as submissions.

T.

Re: writer/illustrator

[lizjonesbooks]

Thanks! I met him at a conference in Pittsburgh a few years ago-- I'll definitely check out his site!