Here's the problem with this: the publishing world moves slowly. Why would you want to invest the time and effort in querying an agent and waiting on their reply, which can potentially take months before you hear back once, let alone receive offer, only to THEN research them??https://twitter.com/Janet_Reid/status/1257561151103213568 …
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Like. Writers know each other. We're peers in the same field whose careers often develop at different speeds. It's *normal* for authors and aspiring authors to talk to each other about their agents, just like it's normal for agents to talk to each other about their clients.
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If you were working in, say, a lawfirm, and a friend asked what your boss was like to work for ahead of potentially applying for a job opening, and your boss, on learning about it, decided that was grounds to immediately dismiss the friend as a candidate? That's a RED FLAG.
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I am ALWAYS happy to answer anyone who asks me about either my current or my previous agent. This kind of info-sharing is a way authors have to help each other. So it's pretty
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What bugs me most is that, in my experience, authors are *highly* discouraged from speaking publicly about issues they've had with agents or any other industry professionals lest they risk being labelled as problems, which means those quiet, private conversations are vital.
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