There was a fascinating discussion on Twitter yesterday, started by Colleen Lindsay, who tweeted: How would publishing change if agenting moved from commission-based payment to billable-hours? Discuss. Amid all the hand-wringing, whinging, diatribes for and against, a couple of things got me thinking. First of all, I’m very grateful to […]
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We've got Olympic fever over here at kt literary, even though my favorite summer sport (gymnastics, of course) does not involve shoes. No worries, though. We found these giant Olympic shoes featuring the Beijing mascots. And so, in keeping with my very rare sports fever -- time trials! (Otherwise known as the Ask Daphne speed round.) On your marks, get set, go!
Some super expensive shoes for Susan, who writes, "I recently received an e-mail from an agent who said she would like to represent my book. But she also pitched her writing workshops to me. When I said that I wasn't sure I could commit to her workshop, but had already hired an editor who is well-known in the subject of my book, this agent replied that she can also help me with edits on a one-on-one basis--for a fee. Do you think this is a conflict of interest: representing my book and being my editor for a fee?"