Sent letter to agent...Eeee! (That's tension, not joy...!)
I went through an extended period (a decade) of not writing, and during this time (unsurprisingly) drifted apart from my agent. Which is a bad thing if one wants to be a professional writer, especially since I have a Big Bad Agent who represents Really Big Fish in the pond. Also promising small fry, which I was perceived to be...until I quit writing.
Now my work is going through a regenesis, a follow-up to my biggest hit is coming out next year from Major Publisher, and now, inevitably, there are issues cropping up I need an agent's intervention for (ebook rights, yadda yadda, etc). So, I had to finally get back in touch with my agent.
It's been a two way street of silence. It's not like he's been pinging me while I've been doing non-writerly things. And since I wasn't producing-- well, I didn't really expect any agent would keep me on their front burner. But do we even still really have a relationship moving forward?
I'm sure he'll help with my immediate concerns, because he negotiated those contracts. But moving ahead?
Guess I'm about to find out if I still have top drawer representation, or must go agent shopping. Sigh.
Also, it's just really hard to talk to someone you've exchanged exactly 1 email with in a decade and say, hey, are we still in business together? Want to rep me moving ahead?
Well, ok, put like that it doesn't look so hard on paper. And that's essentially what I asked him. But it *feels* difficult, because here I am, wayward too-long-silent-child, emerging from the twilight of all that is not Actively Writing/Publishing Authors, and clamoring for assistance and renewed business interaction.
Hence..... "Eeee!", to quote my subject line.
DIgits crossed, yes? IF he wants to be an advocate for my work. Guess I'm about to find out. !!!
Now my work is going through a regenesis, a follow-up to my biggest hit is coming out next year from Major Publisher, and now, inevitably, there are issues cropping up I need an agent's intervention for (ebook rights, yadda yadda, etc). So, I had to finally get back in touch with my agent.
It's been a two way street of silence. It's not like he's been pinging me while I've been doing non-writerly things. And since I wasn't producing-- well, I didn't really expect any agent would keep me on their front burner. But do we even still really have a relationship moving forward?
I'm sure he'll help with my immediate concerns, because he negotiated those contracts. But moving ahead?
Guess I'm about to find out if I still have top drawer representation, or must go agent shopping. Sigh.
Also, it's just really hard to talk to someone you've exchanged exactly 1 email with in a decade and say, hey, are we still in business together? Want to rep me moving ahead?
Well, ok, put like that it doesn't look so hard on paper. And that's essentially what I asked him. But it *feels* difficult, because here I am, wayward too-long-silent-child, emerging from the twilight of all that is not Actively Writing/Publishing Authors, and clamoring for assistance and renewed business interaction.
Hence..... "Eeee!", to quote my subject line.
DIgits crossed, yes? IF he wants to be an advocate for my work. Guess I'm about to find out. !!!