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CHARACTER INTERVIEW: Damien (Man, Fuck This House by Brian Asman)

CHARACTER INTERVIEW: Damien (Man, Fuck This House by Brian Asman)

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How to Get an Illustration Rep

Working with an illustration rep might not be for everybody, but for those who are interested, an agent can be a great asset. But how does an illustrator go about finding a rep? Let’s discuss the ways your work can stand out from the crowd.

Become established

The first thing to note is that it can be difficult for someone just starting out in their career to find a rep. For the most part, agents are typically interested in taking on illustrators who have already established themselves to a certain degree. This doesn’t mean that you need to have worked for the highest profile clients in the world, but you do need to have some jobs under your belt. If you haven’t done any freelance work yet or have only worked for a few small clients, it might not be the time to do an agent search. Consider building up your client list and portfolio a bit first before pressing forward.

Be irresistible

Regardless of whether or not you’re established, finding a rep shouldn’t be any problem if you offer something so amazing that an agent knows he or she will be able to sell it. This could be:

A killer portfolio that’s marketable, unique.

An idea that an agent feels is so strong he or she wouldn’t have any problems finding a buyer, like an awesome children’s picture book, or a middle grade novel, or a unique product.

Enough promise and drive that an agent feels like the effort of nurturing your career would be worth the time and effort it would take him or her.

Get a referral

While most illustration reps have an open door policy towards submissions, you can find more success if your work comes to them through a friend. If you can get a referral from an associate who’s already represented by the same agency, do that before hitting the general “submit” button on an agent’s website. Your chances will be a lot better.

Don’t be a creep

Agent relationships are like every other kind of relationship in the world. If you come off like a nutcase who’s difficult to work with or you have unrealistic expectations, that can be a huge turnoff. When approaching agents, make sure to keep the ego in check and not seem like you’d be an overly demanding client who’d suck their time and energy. Have good work, a positive outlook, and a willingness to listen and learn.

Let them come to you

Finally, you might not even need to search for an illustration rep at all! If you focus on your work and building your brand, eventually—if your art gets enough exposure and is of outstanding quality—agents will seek you out instead. For many, that’s the best way to go about this process.

Final thoughts

One thing to note before you begin, though, is that, while we’ve discussed things you can do to find a rep, we haven’t actually talked about whether or not it even makes sense for you to have one.

-source from http://businessofillustration.com/get-illustration-rep/

Illustration Reps list

http://www.arenaillustration.com/index.php

http://threeinabox.net/

http://www.schunagroup.com/index.html

http://pennystermergroup.com/

http://www.organisart.co.uk/submissions.php

http://www.susanandco.com/intro.htm

http://www.rileyillustration.com/test3.php?command=Contact

http://www.renaissancehouse.net/

http://newborngroup.com/html/home.html

http://www.meiklejohn.co.uk/agencyinfo.asp

http://www.magnetreps.com/artist_submission_guidelines.php

http://www.lindgrensmith.com/

http://www.ba-reps.com/blog/

http://www.emissaryartists.com/

http://www.illoreps.com/index.html

http://www.jellylondon.com/

http://www.brewstercreative.com/illustration/

http://www.debutart.com/

http://www.artworksillustration.com/index.htm

http://www.betsyhillman.com/

http://www.jimhanson.com/index.html

http://www.davidgoldmanagency.com/

http://www.i2iart.com/artists.php

http://www.cravendesignstudios.com/index.html

http://www.joaniebrep.com/

http://www.thejulygroup.com/

http://www.meiklejohn.co.uk/home.asp

http://www.mendolaart.com/

http://www.sharonartrep.com/

http://www.christineprapas.com/index.php

http://www.fredascott.com/

http://www.richardsolomon.com/#

http://www.lemonadeillustration.com/

http://www.langleycreative.com/#p=-1&a=-1&at=-1

http://www.painted-words.com/

http://www.levycreative.com/index.php

http://www.suzannecraig.com/artist/dawson/dawson.html

http://www.illustrationonline.com/

http://www.wilkinsonstudios.com/index.cfm

http://www.thewileygroup.com/illustr.htm

http://www.washingtonartrep.com/index.html

http://www.lindareps.com/index.html

http://www.salzint.com/pgs/aa/salzman.html

http://www.jenvaughnart.com/about/

http://www.lindgrensmith.com/index.php

http://www.melissaturk.com/

http://www.swell-art.com/

http://www.nyfa.org/default_mac.asp

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Agencies & Agents

Literary agencies & agents that accept picture book queries or manuscripts and/or illustrations follow. Most accept other genres as well. Read the agency’s site for what each agent accepts and for specific submission details.  Legitimate literary agencies do not charge writers any kind of fee. They do, however, receive a commission after selling your work.   

Updated November, 2018                              

Andrea Brown Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Barry Goldblatt Literary  (Agents)  (Submissions)

The Bent Agency  (Agents & Submissions)

Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises  (Submissions) 

Bookends: A Literary Agency  (Agents & Submissions)  

Bookmark Literary  (Submissions)  Open to illustrator submissions.

Bradford Literary Agency  (Submissions)  

Bright Group International  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Bright Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Catbird Agency  Boutique children’s literary & illustration agency whose president is Kirsten Hall.

The Chudney Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)  

Corvisiero Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Curtis Brown LTD  (Elizabeth Harding)  (Ginger Knowlton)  (Laura Blake Peterson)  (Maureen Walters)  (Submissions)

Dunham Literary, Inc.  (Jennie Dunham)  (Submissions)

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Dystel, Goderich, & Bourrett LLC  (Agents: check to see which are looking for picture books)  (Submissions)

Einstein Literary Management  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Emerald City Literary Agency  (Linda Epstein)  (Submissions)

Empire Literary  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Erin Murphy Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions.  NOTE:  Only open to those who have a referral or have met an EMLA agent at a conference)

Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Flannery Literary  (Agent)  

Folio Jr.  (Agents & Submissions)

Foundry Literary + Media  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Full Circle Literary  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Golden Wheat Literary  (Submissions)  

Greenburger Associates  (Agents)  (Submissions)

The Greenhouse Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)  

HSG Agency: Hannigan, Salky, Getzler   (Submissions & Agents)

Inkwell Management  (Agents)  (Contact & Submissions)

Janklow & Nesbit Associates  (Agents)  (Submissions)  USA & UK agency.

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency (JVNLA)  (Submissions & Agents)

Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency  (Agents & Submissions)  

Jill Corcoran Literary Agency  (Agents & Submissions)

Kirchoff/Wohlberg  (Submissions)

Laura Dail Literary Agency  (Agents & Submissions)  

Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency  (Sally Apokedak)  

Levine, Greenberg, Rostan Literary Agency   (Picture Book List)   (Kerry Sparks)  (Submissions)

Liza Royce Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency  (Agents) (Submissions)  NOTE: This is a UK agency.

Mansion Street Literary Management  (Agents)  (Submissions)  

Martin Literary Management  (Agents & Submissions)

McIntosh and Otis  (Agents)  (Submissions)

McKinnon McIntyre Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Olswanger Literary LLC  (Anna Olswanger)  For picture books, Anna Olswanger is open to author/illustrators only.

Painted Words  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Pippin Properties  (Submissions)

Plum Pudding Illustration Agency  (Submissions)  UK agency specifically for illustrators

Prospect Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)  (Prospect Portfolio:  Illustrator Submissions)   

Quill Shift Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

The Rights Factory  (Agents)  (Submissions)  A Canadian Literary Agency

Rising Bear Literary Agency  (Rick Margolis)  (Submissions)

Rodeen Literary Management  (Submissions) 

Root Literary  (Agents)  (Molly O’Neill: open to illustrators)  (Submissions)

Rubin Pfeffer Content, LLC  (Submissions)  (Melissa Nasson)

Samantha B. Literary  (Samantha Bagood)  (Submissions)  

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency  (Jessica Sinsheimer)  (Other Agents)  (Submissions)

Screenland Literary Associates  (Submissions)

Sean McCarthy Literary Agency  (Submissions)  

Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary  (Ann Behar)  (Submissions)

The Seymour Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Sheldon Fogelman Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Stonesong Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Stimola Literary Studio: Books for Children and Young Adults  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Storm Literary Agency  (Submissions)  NOTE:  Still CLOSED to submissions as of November, 2018.

Transatlantic Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)  Canadian and U.S.A. offices

TriadaUS Literary Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Trident Media Group  (Agents)  (Submissions)  (eBook Submissions)

The Unter Agency  (Submissions)

Wernick & Pratt Agency  (Agents)  (Submissions)

Writers House  (Agents + Submissions)

More literary agency information:

1:  Association of Authors’ Representatives, Inc. (AAR) offers a comprehensive list of agents.  AAR members must meet the highest standards and canon of ethics.   Here is the:  AAR Agent Database.

2.  How to Find a Literary Agent for Your Book Advice from writing professional Jane Friedman.

3.  Literary Rambles: Spotlighting Children’s Book Authors, Agents, & Publishing  Excellent source for agent interviews, kidlit information, and an agent database you can search by age category (e.g., picture books). 

4.  Manuscript Wish List and #MSWL.  Also read the FAQ.  #MSWL is the Twitter version of Manuscript Wish List®, where agents and editors of all writing genres post what they want.  Writers can search posts for agents compatible with their work.   Manuscript Wish List specifically for picture books

5.  Publishers Marketplace  You can search for agents by selecting genre and specialities, e.g;, fiction, juvenile fiction.

6.  Writer’s Digest New Agency Alerts from their Guide to Literary Agents  New agents who represent picture books and other genres.  Check each agent’s bio for details.

Source from https://picturebookplanet.com/agencies-agents/

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My Favorite Writing Podcasts

I want to apologize for missing last week's post I was critiquing six potential CP (Critique Partner’s) and I am happy to announce that I have three new CP’s all of whom have absolutely amazing books that I can’t wait to finish reading/critiquing.

I wanted to do something simple this week, I wanted to talk about the writing podcasts that I love to listen to. I am sure there are a million out there I have yet to find but these are my favorites so far. Most of these I’ve only listened to a hand full of their backlog which for the majority of them consists of HUNDREDS of episodes. But the dozen or so of each that I have listened to or watched I have loved. They are in no particular order…

Writing Excuses

Writing Excuses is hosted by a revolving panel of writers with each episode consisting of between 3-4  who provide quick tips for writing techniques. This fast-paced podcast runs about 15 minutes per episode. Their tagline is “Fifteen minutes long because you’re in a hurry, and we’re not that smart”.

Hosts: Piper J. Drake, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Wesley Chu, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Brandon Sanderson, Valynne E. Maetani, Mary Robinette Kowal, Amal El-Mohtar, Aliette de Bodard, Maurice Broaddus

Shipping & Handling Podcast

Two literary agents who talk about everything from books to fandom, to writing, and so much more.

Hosts: Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary Inc. & Jennifer Udden of Barry Goldblatt Literary.

The Self Publishing Show Podcast (Formally The Self Publishing Formula! I highly recommend watching on their podcast on their Youtube channel. )

The Self Publishing Show is hosted by a very successful Self-published author and an aspiring author. They provide weekly inspiration and education to writers at all stages of their careers. They feature interviews with million-selling indie authors, breakout stars from traditional publishing, industry insiders and tech geniuses who show you how to put the incredible tools to use.

Hosts: Mark Dawson & James Blatch

Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing Podcast  (I highly recommend watching on their podcast on their Youtube channel.)

A podcast run by three self-published authors who aim to help aspiring authors with everything from branding to publishing as well as helping published authors or soon to be published authors with marketing.

Hosts: Lindsay Buroker, Joseph Lallo, & Jeffrey M. Poole

The Creative Penn Podcast (Watch on Youtube)

This informative podcast is a mixture of business and writing focused topics. The show features interviews, inspiration, information on writing and creativity, publishing options, book marketing, and stories of creative entrepreneurship.

Host: Joanna Penn

Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire

The host is a traditionally published author who talks about the up’s and down’s the craft. She does interviews with other authors as well as agents and editors.

Host: Mindy McGinnis

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Lit agency dragged into the DRAGON'S LAIR: Dunham Literary, INC. Represents nonfiction, fiction, novels and juvenile books. For nonfiction, anthropology, archeology, biography, creative nonfiction, cultural interests, environment, health, history, language, literature, medicine, memoirs, multicultural, parenting, pop culture, politics, psychology, science, technology, women's issues, women's studies and YA. For fiction, fantasy, historical, humor, juvenile, literary, mainstream, middle-grade, multicultural, mystery, picture books, sci-fi, women's and YA. Prefers emailed queries with everything pasted INTO THE BODY OF THE EMAIL to query@dunhamlit.com. Will accept snail mail, so be sure to include a SASE with your material. Visit www.dunhamlit.com for further submission guidelines. Usually responds in 4 weeks. Good luck! #writerscommunity #writersonig #writersofig #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #amediting #amwriting #pubtip #authorlife #writersfollowwriters #writerssupportingwriters #writersguild #writerscorner #writerscommunityofinstagram #writersden #writers_den_ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsyIBlhC7P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o3ugcbt4929t

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essay

Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2017.

The current attack on the Jews,” he wrote in a 1937 essay, “targets not just this people of 15 million but mankind as such.

Someone recently sent me an old Joan Didion essay on self-respect that appeared in Vogue.

In “Barry,” an essay in Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham describes being sexually assaulted.

Nolte could not locate a “Barry” that fit the details listed in Dunham's essay.

Her own muddled feelings of confusion, shame, and fear are what make the essay great and what make the essay her story.

At last in desperation you embody it in a poem, an essay, a story.

As might be expected in a first essay, the drawing is now over-minute, now too loose.

This essay is quite as significant for what it has not said as for what it has said.

And if they essay to do so, why should not my word be at least as weighty as theirs?

On his return, he wrote an essay on the subject, which was published in 1754.

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1590s, "short non-fiction literary composition" (first attested in writings of Francis Bacon, probably in imitation of Montaigne), from Middle French essai "trial, attempt, essay," from Late Latin exagium "a weighing, weight," from Latin exigere "test," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + agere (see act) apparently meaning here "to weigh." The suggestion is of unpolished writing.

"to put to proof, test the mettle of," late 15c., from Middle French essaier , from essai (see essay (n.)). This sense has mostly gone with the divergent spelling assay. Meaning "to attempt" is from 1640s. Related: Essayed ; essaying .

A short piece of writing on one subject, usually presenting the author's own views. Michel de Montaigne, Francis Bacon, and Ralph Waldo Emerson are celebrated for their essays.

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