The last one describes me perfectly. Also agree a bad agent is worse than no agent, having jumped at the only person who offered representation for my first book and then lost the deal I had with a digital publisher as a result.
The Schmagent can kill a novel. My first agent came with a long resume and excellent rep. They then sent my project to four editors and declared the novel dead when none offered. And the fact that it’d gone out turned off other agents—understandably. No agent is better than just anyone.
Thank you. I needed that last bit today.
The last one describes me perfectly. Also agree a bad agent is worse than no agent, having jumped at the only person who offered representation for my first book and then lost the deal I had with a digital publisher as a result.
Ugh the worst. I don’t even know why agents like that go into the business ..
The Schmagent can kill a novel. My first agent came with a long resume and excellent rep. They then sent my project to four editors and declared the novel dead when none offered. And the fact that it’d gone out turned off other agents—understandably. No agent is better than just anyone.
Literally the worst. Maybe the book can be revived at some point