An Agent Wants to Talk About My Book. What Should I Do?!
Exciting news! You finished your book. You edited the mess out of it. You got beta readers. You then sent it to an agent.
They wrote back and want to meet with you! What do you do?!
Here’s a bunch of questions to consider. You don’t have to copy these verbatim. And you should definitely rework them and say them the way you would. (Ya know. Be yourself!)
Talk about the book.
What did you like about the book?
What did you not like about the book?
Do you have specific editors you think would be good for this book? Can I look them up or talk to them?
How do you see this book selling in the market? What will be the advertising strategy? Will I have to do speaking engagements?
What work do you think needs to be done on it before it’s ready for submission? Do you think it’s a lot or a little and how normal is this?
What is your deadline for this book being ready? What if we don’t make that deadline?
I need to know more about the editing process.
Will you handle my work directly?
How hands-on are you in the editing process? Will I hear from you often?
What does a normal turn around look like?
Submission.
How do you handle rounds of submission?
Do you have a specific submission strategy in mind? What will you ask of me during that time?
Do you go to many editors or just a few before giving the project a break? When do you call it done? How do you know that it’s finished?
What if the project doesn’t sell? What do we do?
Then find out how to best communicate with them.
What is the best way to contact you? Do you prefer emails or should we zoom?
Do you like to have check-ins and how often?
What is your usual response time for general questions? 24-72 hours?
Agency questions.
Why should I choose your agency over others?
Who are your top 3 competitors?
Are contracts personal book by book or does the agency have career policies? Will I get paid more for my second and third books with your agency?
How long have you been with your agency? Do you like it? Is there an agency you’d rather be working with? Why did you become an agent? Do you like being an agent?
How many clients do you have? How many do you want to have? Will you stop at a certain point?
May I have a copy of the agency agreement to read over?
Will I be working with interns and assistants? How often? What’s their usual background?
What happens to me and my book if you quit this agency?
Additional questions you may want to consider.
Do you monitor my social media?
Have you ever asked someone to edit or delete a social post they made to promote their work in your agency?
Under what circumstances do you call it quits with a client? Has this happened before? If yes, would you mind telling me what happened?
How many contracts have you personally worked on? Who else will be handling my contract within the agency?
Can I have the contact information of any of the clients you’ve worked with before or are currently working with?
Will your agency handle more of my books or is it on a book-by-book basis?
What percentage do you take?
Am I allowed to work on self-publishing while you’re working on it?
And of course, be professional, be yourself, and it is perfectly fine to be a little excited. Try to enjoy the process and take each day one at a time.
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That’s all for now.
Hope this helps!
Happy writing!
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