Today Movable Type Literary Group agent Jason Allen Ashlock invited Twitter-based agents to contribute 140-character dispatches about their lives to the Twitter thread #whatitmeanstobeanagent.
The thread generated 300 responses in 90 minutes. Ashlock opened with this happy post about what it means to be an agent: “Waking up in the morning unspeakably excited about somebody else’s genius.”
Upstart Crow Literary agent Danielle Chiotti had this thought: “Saying ‘no’ to a talented author because their project isn’t right for your list.”
Caren Johnson Literary Agency agent Elana Roth cheered a recent literary trend: “Getting to put work events on your calendar called ‘Zombies and Cupcakes.'”
D4EO Literary agent Mandy Hubbard reminded readers of an agent’s crowded reading schedule: “Deciding what’s more important: sleep or finishing that requested full (and picking the full).”
FinePrint Literary agent Colleen Lindsay pointed out a bad habit exhibited by some pitch letters: “Getting queries cc’d to @MandyHubbard @JasonAshlock @ElanaRoth and every other agent on the planet.”