Why I Don't Represent Specific Genres

I recently posted on TikTok about something (who knows what?) and people were asking two things: First if I represented a specific genre; and secondly, why I didn't represent a specific genre. So, with that in mind, I want to answer both of those questions today. 

Let's start with the first one and the easiest one. What do I represent? READ MY WEBSITE!!!! I know, weird huh? A) it says traditional romance and women's fiction; but B) it also lists the specific sub-genres that I represent and do not represent. 

OK, done with that one. Now to the bigger question.

Why don't I represent certain genres.

The answer is actually relatively easy and has two parts to it. The first is that I represent what I like to read. I have to enjoy a story to really want to read it over and over again to edit it and hype it up to editors. But the bigger reason is that these are genres "I get." Sure, I have studied a lot of different genres. I am, in fact a literature major. I have a BA in English Literature, a MA in Literacy and one in Creative Writing. I focus on literature. I study literature. But, like a literature majors, we had an area of focus.

Therefore, when people ask why I don't represent HIGH FANTASY, it isn't that I don't appreciate it, the simple fact is that I am not as well versed in it to truly be able to help an author out in the getting it to the right place and shepherding it through the writing process.

When it comes to real hard-core Christian Romance or Christian Fiction, this is just not a market I get. This is a truly different beast, much like the screenwriting and film market. They approach things differently. It is just not my cup of tea. 

I hope that makes sense. You as an author have to find the person who knows your genre and who can best guide your project in the right direction. Greyhaus Literary Agency is right for those people who want to write traditional romance and women's fiction. It might not be right for you.