tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post3542733074013113127..comments2024-02-21T03:32:15.577-05:00Comments on Jill Kemerer: What Agents Want: RWA National Conference 2009Jill Kemererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-53381774021363065642009-07-23T20:42:09.086-04:002009-07-23T20:42:09.086-04:00Jill - thanks for the info! You rock, sister!Jill - thanks for the info! You rock, sister!Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-6826919629301793132009-07-22T20:41:10.484-04:002009-07-22T20:41:10.484-04:00Tess: Oh, I agree 100%! Four of six agents said &q...Tess: Oh, I agree 100%! Four of six agents said "NO INSPY." Do I care? No. I don't write paranormal, steam punk, or upmarket women's fiction. I write light, quirky inspirational romance. It's who I am and I don't plan on jumping on the trend bandwagon. But for all those writers who are writing these things, it's nice to know, isn't it? <br /><br />Jeanette: Hey, we have to look out for each other, don't we!<br /><br />Danyelle: I'm excited someone has actually heard of it. I had NO idea what it was!<br /><br />Nancy: Yes, watch the markets and don't be afraid to resubmit something in the future which isn't hot now. <br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-59457803481215257302009-07-22T19:39:33.599-04:002009-07-22T19:39:33.599-04:00I guess if you wrote what is selling, great. If w...I guess if you wrote what is selling, great. If what you have finished is somethng else, one just has to check the markets carefully.<br />You have made a lot of people happy with this information. It's not what I write, but maybe some day it will be.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163662759281341381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-24237919859375765552009-07-22T18:55:19.566-04:002009-07-22T18:55:19.566-04:00Thanks for sharing. :) I adore Steam Punk--can'...Thanks for sharing. :) I adore Steam Punk--can't write it, but it's fun to read. :DDanyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-39201420209076474262009-07-22T17:38:43.827-04:002009-07-22T17:38:43.827-04:00Jill: This is excellent info. Thanks for sharing w...Jill: This is excellent info. Thanks for sharing with us instead of keeping it under your bushel!<br />JenJeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-72783616740351835152009-07-22T16:58:16.756-04:002009-07-22T16:58:16.756-04:00Good to know. Still, I think we have to write what...Good to know. Still, I think we have to write what we write best and let it fall where it may. Many have told me historical fiction is not in hot demand in the childrens market right now, but it's what I love so I write and hope it finds its home. If I try to bend my writing to the trends, I think it would ring less true. does that make any sense?Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-1259341949743341522009-07-22T14:27:44.429-04:002009-07-22T14:27:44.429-04:00Erica: Gladly!
Jody: Yes, me too. It's good t...Erica: Gladly!<br /><br />Jody: Yes, me too. It's good to know the trends, but it's also important to write to our strengths. If they happen to mesh, all the better!<br /><br />Icy Roses: I'd bet you'd be awesome at steam punk!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-3548200481797302432009-07-22T13:34:08.634-04:002009-07-22T13:34:08.634-04:00Wow, good to know! Thanks for sharing.
Bleh, I a...Wow, good to know! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Bleh, I am so tired of vampire books. They're everywhere because of Twilight. I am not bought just because a book has a vampire in it.<br /><br />Hmmm, I think steampunk would be really hard to write. I should go find some good steampunk novels.XiXihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364953168828471897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-86778606235550330002009-07-22T13:29:56.505-04:002009-07-22T13:29:56.505-04:00Sounds like you learned some great info. trends! A...Sounds like you learned some great info. trends! And I'm realizing just how important it is to know what is selling. Thanks for sharing your insights!Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-21826797272039067572009-07-22T12:36:08.868-04:002009-07-22T12:36:08.868-04:00Wow, you gleaned a lot of helpful information. Tha...Wow, you gleaned a lot of helpful information. Thank you for sharing it here.Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-36520961922534849342009-07-22T11:20:26.531-04:002009-07-22T11:20:26.531-04:00Melissa: I'm so thankful to the agents for sha...Melissa: I'm so thankful to the agents for sharing! I couldn't wait to come back and spread the info!<br /><br />Katie: No prob! Here are two agents you might want to check into--Holly Root, Waxman Literary Agency and Emmanuelle Alspaugh, Judith Ehrlich Literary Agency.<br /><br />Eileen: I love it that you came back! And, yeah, I procrastinate online too. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-45054888428788108912009-07-22T10:55:57.597-04:002009-07-22T10:55:57.597-04:00Katie from that little you let me read, your's...Katie from that little you let me read, your's definitely falls in this category! Run with it. <br /><br />Sorry, Jill, hope you don't mind me bouncing back here, but I'm procrastinating. Slapping hand now.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-34542178444569024672009-07-22T10:50:48.693-04:002009-07-22T10:50:48.693-04:00Thanks! That's actually what I write! So yay! ...Thanks! That's actually what I write! So yay! I don't write the light hearted stuff. Mine digs deep into emotions. Whether it's well-written is yet to be determined. ;) Thanks for the explanation.Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-34382229022099008022009-07-22T10:29:56.449-04:002009-07-22T10:29:56.449-04:00Great stuff. Thanks for sharing!Great stuff. Thanks for sharing!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-88201416532609454512009-07-22T10:16:20.052-04:002009-07-22T10:16:20.052-04:00Katie: I'll take a stab, but I can't promi...Katie: I'll take a stab, but I can't promise to nail it! Let's see. You know how Helen Fielding came out with Bridget Jone's Diary? The market became flooded with all these quirky, light chick-lit books?<br /><br />Well, upmarket women's fiction is still contemporary women's fiction, but without the light and quirky. It's deep and it's extremely well written. Very literary. Kristen Nelson, a literary agent, gives a good explanation over at her blog. I'm going to post the link here: <br />http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2008/02/paranormal-to-upmarket-womens-fiction.html<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-65036354878184179232009-07-22T10:06:45.013-04:002009-07-22T10:06:45.013-04:00Good Morning!
Eileen: I know! It happens whenever...Good Morning!<br /><br />Eileen: I know! It happens whenever something takes the world by storm--writers see an opportunity and want to cash in. Unfortunately, agents don't want a rip-off, they want fresh and genius even if it is the same genre.<br /><br />Heather: What's hot now will be lukewarm in a year or two. This business is cyclical. If agents aren't responding to your current book because of the genre, let it sit a year or two. It might be the next big thing!<br /><br />Wendy: When I heard upmarket women's fiction, I thought of you. You've got to query these agents! They want it!<br /><br />Angie: will do!<br /><br />Jessica: True. Inspirational is a love it or hate it genre. <br /><br />Joanne: You're telling me! It was so interesting hearing it from them!<br /><br />Ralene: It's hard for me to follow the trends unless I hear it from the pros. The conference was so enlightening!<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-43625425776109638252009-07-22T10:04:53.851-04:002009-07-22T10:04:53.851-04:00I'm sort of confused about upmarket women'...I'm sort of confused about upmarket women's fiction...could you take another stab at explaining that one to me? Thanks!Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-70632686618572361662009-07-22T09:55:35.285-04:002009-07-22T09:55:35.285-04:00Yes, thank you, Lisa, for sharing with us. It is a...Yes, thank you, Lisa, for sharing with us. It is always nice to be able to follow the latest trends. :PRalenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890775905785233298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-82169367084350335382009-07-22T09:02:30.829-04:002009-07-22T09:02:30.829-04:00Thanks for sharing, it's nice to get the lates...Thanks for sharing, it's nice to get the latest scoop right from the pros!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-72478435938160981632009-07-22T09:01:59.524-04:002009-07-22T09:01:59.524-04:00Ooh, thanks for that! Yeah, in querying I've n...Ooh, thanks for that! Yeah, in querying I've noticed that not a whole lot of agents want inspirational. Interesting about Steam Punk. I could see that being very interesting.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-50025529388489623422009-07-22T08:39:49.891-04:002009-07-22T08:39:49.891-04:00What Wendy said!
Drop by to read an interview wit...What Wendy said!<br /><br />Drop by to read an interview with a writing master if you get a chance today. :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-31770526837811594482009-07-22T08:22:34.009-04:002009-07-22T08:22:34.009-04:00This was fun to read what's hot and what's...This was fun to read what's hot and what's not in the writing world. I'm all over the upmarket women's fiction (not so much b/c it's what's hot, but b/c I love it).<br /><br />Thanks for the info.!<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-7541612333314894592009-07-22T07:38:20.460-04:002009-07-22T07:38:20.460-04:00Thanks for sharing, Jill. I guess we should all re...Thanks for sharing, Jill. I guess we should all rest easy knowing that even if we are writing within a luke warm genre now, it might be hot in a year. And our hopeful publication comes back to how we need to make sure our writing is as close to perfect as we can get it.Heather Sunserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552506888985553471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-64377713177725198622009-07-22T07:35:45.292-04:002009-07-22T07:35:45.292-04:00Wow, Jill, you listened and took in lots! Thanks s...Wow, Jill, you listened and took in lots! Thanks so much for sharing.<br /><br />It's funny, watching all the previews at the theatre last week I realized how inundated we will be getting with sci-fi, paranormal flicks this fall. Guess the book industry is following Hollywood's rage. <br /><br />I've heard the vampire thing is getting overdone too. But I really did enjoy the Twilight series.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.com