tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post4353289011796635952..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Online Presence and Editors and AgentsScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-23051353283194009142011-05-13T10:26:44.813-07:002011-05-13T10:26:44.813-07:00Thank you for breaking all these myths. I wondere...Thank you for breaking all these myths. I wondered where you found the time to do all this hunting.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-75920028709794345572011-05-11T11:46:56.976-07:002011-05-11T11:46:56.976-07:00I don't tweet; but I've heard through the ...I don't tweet; but I've heard through the blogs some of those myths. The most prolific being that starting a blog and having a specific number of followers is essential to actually landing an agent.<br /><br />Its good to know that my lack of "platform building" isn't what's getting me rejected :)<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-54891963165087548702011-05-10T14:16:10.056-07:002011-05-10T14:16:10.056-07:00These authors promote cyber-stalking? So how did t...These authors promote cyber-stalking? So how did that experience work for them?<br /><br />I've heard that "Create a blog to build readership" too often and few realize the blog has to be ABOUT something interesting to READERS. <br /><br />Blogs are also styled as journals and articles which is different than storytelling in novel form.therese patrick, authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624202282411832436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-83328106555630927862011-05-10T11:59:00.069-07:002011-05-10T11:59:00.069-07:00Wow... It's amazing what some people claim. Ug...Wow... It's amazing what some people claim. Ugh... <br /><br />In all seriousness, most of the agent blogs I follow, don't even accept my genre. I still learn a lot from them though, and about the industry, which is why I follow them.<br /><br />I thought the purpose of having a blog was so an agent can go read it, 'after' they have received your query and are interested. That way the agent can see how you interact with people and your writing style. No matter the content, how you speak in a blog does give an idea to how your manuscript will read. <br /><br />This way the agent can get a feel for the writer, just as the writer can get the feel of the agent by reading their blog. Ultimately, it is still online and will not give the full personality spectrum, but I do feel blog interaction has helped me get a better idea of who certain agents are and what they like and don't like. <br /><br />Thanks for the heads up! :-)Alaina Y. Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386909217361748183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-87663981931267985022011-05-10T10:37:16.084-07:002011-05-10T10:37:16.084-07:00Pitching on Twitter. Oh now that's a good one...Pitching on Twitter. Oh now that's a good one, and it has to take a lot of nerve. Thanks for the heads up in case I was thinking of trying it. :)Laila Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430076999393883312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-4162026286056216712011-05-10T09:44:54.882-07:002011-05-10T09:44:54.882-07:00Aha! So you ADMIT all those stories are bogus! :)
...Aha! So you ADMIT all those stories are bogus! :)<br /><br />Thanks for clearing up yet another myth circulating in the blogosphere.<br /><br />You rock! ~ <a href="http://thatrebelwithablog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">that rebel, Olivia</a>Olivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.com