Posted by Jill on February 19, 2007 at 10:25:57:
In Reply to: Re: fw5 Best and worst literary agents posted by HH on February 12, 2007 at 16:03:29:
: : : : There hasn't been a discussion about literary agents on this forum for a while. Anybody got info on who the current best and worst literary agents are?
: : : Now there's a popular subject - for fiction-writers at least. There is a ton of stuff on the internet about agents, but it's still damn hard for a beginner to break in and actually get an agent. My favorite sites are:
: : : www.agentquery.com (for info about agents and agencies)
: : : http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/ (for info on which agents to watch out for)
: : : Good luck.
: : That agentquery site is a good one. At least it tells you which ones are and aren't accepting queries. Many agents aren't even accepting "unsolicited queries" at all anymore.
: The problem is the agents are inundated by THOUSANDS of queries every week. Many writers whip out a first draft of their novel and shoot off a query to fifty or sixty agents. That's why the agents are no longer accepting queries.
So the problem is the writers, not the agents? Is that what you're saying?