Comments on: http://tom.mcallister.ws/away/archives/2008/07/31/10730/ The entries are automatically created every time Tom sets an away message in AIM. Sat, 19 May 2012 16:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://tom.mcallister.ws/away/archives/2008/07/31/10730/#comment-196924 Michelle Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:04:13 +0000 http://tom.mcallister.ws/away/archives/2008/07/31/10730/#comment-196924 Congrats, Tom! I'm sure the book deal isn't far behind!!! Congrats, Tom! I’m sure the book deal isn’t far behind!!!

]]> By: tmc http://tom.mcallister.ws/away/archives/2008/07/31/10730/#comment-196880 tmc Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:36:20 +0000 http://tom.mcallister.ws/away/archives/2008/07/31/10730/#comment-196880 It's mostly pretty pro, actually. Good rapport with the agent, we have similar ideas about how to market/sell the book, she's really into it and has pretty ambitious plans, and she's got a relatively small group of clients (meaning I should get a fair amount of attention. Only con, for some people, would be that she's not based in NYC, where about 90% of the publishing world lives, eats, and sleeps. But I think that's pretty easy to overcome. It's not like we're in the 18th century. She can contact the East coast easily. Mostly, just taking a day or 2 to make sure I'm not signing an agent contract rashly. Also, have to let a couple other agents know about this, so they can give up on the book or whatever. It’s mostly pretty pro, actually. Good rapport with the agent, we have similar ideas about how to market/sell the book, she’s really into it and has pretty ambitious plans, and she’s got a relatively small group of clients (meaning I should get a fair amount of attention.

Only con, for some people, would be that she’s not based in NYC, where about 90% of the publishing world lives, eats, and sleeps. But I think that’s pretty easy to overcome. It’s not like we’re in the 18th century. She can contact the East coast easily.

Mostly, just taking a day or 2 to make sure I’m not signing an agent contract rashly. Also, have to let a couple other agents know about this, so they can give up on the book or whatever.

]]> By: Aunt Judy http://tom.mcallister.ws/away/archives/2008/07/31/10730/#comment-196870 Aunt Judy Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:11:56 +0000 http://tom.mcallister.ws/away/archives/2008/07/31/10730/#comment-196870 that's great, what are the pros and cons? that’s great, what are the pros and cons?

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