Don't Have a Dream Agent

[@raedischlinda4105]

My dream agent is one who's alive, open to queries, and takes my genre.

[@RumoHasIt]

This is advice Ive heard on other channels, so its always good to hear it reinforced by other agents I respect. My dream agent is the agent who is available and passionate about my work and growing with me!

[@bencowles2105]

my dream agent is not a specific person. my dream agent is the agent that picks me up and is dedicated to helping me get published and is quick to protect me from bad deals. a business partner that wants us to both be successful.

[@andrewjohnston1564]

My biggest worry when the day comes that I have an agent is understanding. I worry a lot and don't want to put them off.

[@ArtemisMS]

I actually don't have a dream agent and never have; I thought there was something wrong with me! I know what is most important to me in terms of what I'd want in a partnership, but there's also a part of me that thinks, just be grateful to anyone who makes that offer! It's interesting you guys prefer email; I'm in a mentorship right now and I really felt so much more relaxed and receptive to my mentor's suggestions when we discussed them over zoom!

[@leenaronalds4155]

An agent who is prepared to go to the ends of the earth to champion your book, rather than just the ends of his/her desk... now that is my definition of a dream agent.

[@cashpat2000]

I recently read Donald Maass' Writing a Breakout Novel and I think you should publish a book or compilation of of your amazing blogs. This info is so complete and I feel it has a potential to be a best seller.

[@colleenheitmann6686]

I always appreciate your suggestions. Thank you!

[@seveh-lind]

This is good advice, but it's so "best case scenario" I can't bring myself to take it in. I think in most of the cases, any agent who wants to represent a writers book is their dream agent. And since a lot of advice out there says "query only one or a few agents at a time", you're not going to have a lot of offers to choose between.

[@annworthington7253]

My dream agent is any agent who wants to represent my books!

[@aliciaclark2461]

Honestly Jessica's whole personality is what I think my dream agent would be like, but I don't think she reps books like my time travel romance. So that is sad for me already. Lol love the channel

[@TravelNakisa]

This video was the best. Thank you so much. Could you please make another video about a vision for a book, as Jessica suggested? This is one of the buzz terms around. Everyone says it, with different meanings in the mid.

[@wellnessofmindandbody]

Great video! I live in a remote area, so zoom, emails, and the telephone would suffice. However, I need to find an agent who won't be taken aback and can laugh out loud if I say something outrageous - Lol.

[@shannonstadnik8478]

I like you Jessica, and I'm not saying that to get an offer of representation since I write a different genre. Thanks for being real. You rock!

[@marycerny6477]

Thank you for another great video!

[@Ayshat]

This is out of my comfort zone, but I felt that McGowan would be hard to impress with a query, but I will still query him, and I have queried Jessica before.

[@bethanneelion3475]

I love when you two get laughing!

[@meghanadam2643]

Thanks, guys! Really appreciate your videos - helpful and entertaining!

[@Ruthie888]

Email really is so much easier.

[@kh2040]

I'm in the UK. Any tips for identifying agents who are new to their agency and building a list? (and thanks for your videos - I've watched them all!)

[@kirtiomart]

I needed to hear this 🥴

[@ji6793]

Talk about query, when are you two open to query’s again? James, I have a PB about a Chicken!!!

[@annbellfeinstein]

Is it okay to have a dream publisher?

[@BookEndsLiterary]

It's always okay to have that one publisher (or even agent) that you'd love to work with. But the most important takeaway here is that you shouldn't put all of your eggs into one basket because you might find out that basket isn't even the best fit for you! This is true for agents and publishers. You should always focus mainly on what you want out of an agent/publisher rather than a single agent/publisher.

[@MrK.A]

​@@BookEndsLiteraryfantastic advice

[@FredKimmel]

The dream of any author is the NYT Bestseller List. So work down from there.

[@annbellfeinstein]

Actually my dream is to see my book(s) in a store at the airport.

[@jacobleslie8056]

Oh no! This is smoke and mirrors?? You guys don't just sit around joking all day talking about lists of things? I don't know how to get past this.