My Trip to New York
Had some business in New York on Monday, so Phil and I went there
over the weekend and had a great time with friends. We went to hear Mark
Murphy the great jazz vocalist at Iridium. It was amazing.
The next day we went to have drinks at the Oak Room Bar possibly for the last time
since they are closing next week. It was so historic and fun. Where else can you get a tuna
salad sandwich for $19?
We had a big group of people later that night for a Chinese dinner party on the west side.
They included a woman who ran for the Senate seat in St; Louis to New York Times
writers. My friend Daphne really put together quite a group of artists , writers and politicians.
The next day Emily and I went to some meetings and had lunch with one of our publishing clients at Giorgiones in the meast packing district. We really had a good talk.
I asked her about the future of publishing and she said budgets are being cut, but it will thrive.
Then on to meet our agent coordination client and take her to meet with an agent. This agent really liked that we were representing her and said that it gives writers a platform that agents like.
posted by Sandy Trupp @ 1:40 PM
7 Comments:
Good idea to give agents and agent. It clears out the
bad stuff.
But where would it end. Would the agent's agent need an agent to find them? Why can't good writers be heard and why can't the publishing world be more creative about good writers?
Sandy- You're one of the most creative and lovable ladies in the cold town that's Washington, DC! I look forward to more of your adventures...
An agent for an agent? What about an agent for the agent's agent? There was a time, long past, when the agent/author connection meant a meeting of minds, a belief that words and ideas, properly conveyed, should be given public airing. And there was a time, long ago, when publishers believed that ideas had social and political important. In short, power resided in the intimate connections between agent, author, publisher, and the the belief that the audience that had a right--and to an extent an obligation--to be an active voice in the mix. Today we are now more about "deals" than about ideals; more about chain of command than command of our own beliefs. At some point we may find it necessary to return to an era of fresh ideas and simplicity of truth. In the meantime, agents will multiply, each giving assurance to their peers that the WORD still counts for something.
An agent for an agent? What about an agent for the agent's agent? There was a time, long past, when the agent/author connection meant a meeting of minds, a belief that words and ideas, properly conveyed, should be given public airing. And there was a time, long ago, when publishers believed that ideas had social and political important. In short, power resided in the intimate connections between agent, author, publisher, and the the belief that the audience that had a right--and to an extent an obligation--to be an active voice in the mix. Today we are now more about "deals" than about ideals; more about chain of command than command of our own beliefs. At some point we may find it necessary to return to an era of fresh ideas and simplicity of truth. In the meantime, agents will multiply, each giving assurance to their peers that the WORD still counts for something.
cute blog
can you tell us readers what you do? and how you find peope an agent/
I assume you mean a literary agent
I'm seeing the publishing house's budgets finally rebound significantly this year (since being wiped out after their businesses suffered after 9/11). We've been working with houses that have been off our radar for a few years. They've once again got the budgets to use us.
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