Writing Biz - Agent, Where Art Thou?

[clarentine]

Here's a link to an interesting article (forwarded through the GalleyCat subscription service) talking about the benefit to a writer of where the writer's agent is based - whether, that is, an East Coast or West Coast agent is more advantageous.

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/agents/east_coast_agents_versus_west_coast_agents_102167.asp

My own opinion starts out with the understanding that it's hard enough to get an agent without eliminating agents in supposedly disadvantageous physical locations from the potential pool, and ends with the fact that my own agent is based in NYC and I have not yet found that to be a disadvantage. *g*

Comments

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

That's just...weird. Some of the comments left are even stranger.

The whole idea of an agent is to have someone on your side who has a good relationship with editors and publishers. They work for the writer, yes.

But editors need to trust an agent's judgement too and know they aren't getting sent crap. How do you build trust if you never deal with a person outside of intense contract negotiations?

This kind of has the feel of a manufactured tempest in a teacup. Which worked, because I looked. *g*

[clarentine]

Reader-generated filler, perhaps? *g*