tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post565242899759992382..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: No Thanks, But Buy My BookWriter, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-18064190284875125922008-12-09T13:40:00.000-05:002008-12-09T13:40:00.000-05:00It's generally considered unethical for an age...It's generally considered unethical for an agent to promote editing or similar services along with agenting, or to bait-and-switch with rejections. However, Preditors & Editors simply lists this one as "Whalin Literary Agency, LLC: A literary agency located in Scottsdale, AZ" without the usual "Not Recommended" you would see if it were pushing services. It might be worth contacting P&E about this. It's possible that pitching a book on how to write is somehow kosher, but selling editing services is not. <BR/><BR/>My sense of things is that for most aspiring writers, agents are an unnecessary complication and should probably be avoided. Think of all the agents that now run "how to write a query letter" blogs and sites, which strike me as on odd use of the agent's limited time and maybe not a good use of the aspiring writer's time -- why not polish your short story instead of writing a query letter over and over just the way Agent Bob says he wants to see it?<BR/><BR/>We're talking in some ways about the ineffective narrative on how to have a writing career: first win a prize; that gets you an agent; then all your problems are over. Right.John Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625895756906828468noreply@blogger.com