Re: To your aside:
Godlike status isn't what I'd have called it, but agents and editors do have tremendous control over the industry. The internet and the rise of e-publishing are changing that, but not very quickly. At...
View ArticleRe: Agent's review of Darcy's Tale, Vol. 1 Help! Don't know what to think.
This certainly is a compliment, much more than a simple polite "no." Basically, this agent isn't interesting in trying to sell JAFF, and that's why she refused you.As to whether the market for...
View ArticleRe: Agent's review of Darcy's Tale, Vol. 1 Help! Don't know what to think.
Stan, I am afraid that I understood different things from the agent's feedback than you appear to do. From what you say:How well done are the published P&P companions that were written by men...
View ArticleRe: Agent's review of Darcy's Tale, Vol. 1 Help! Don't know what to think.
Hi Suzanne,Yes, I had tried to see it as a compliment myself, but had to ask myself what more could I offer than a “wonderful afternoon’s reading”; no matter what, this is a derivative work, and can...
View ArticleI've read many of the published from Darcy POv
Books out there. Read many of the published JAFF in fact because my librarian must love them she seems to stock them all!I can attest that many of they are really close copies of the text (they even...
View ArticleRe: Agent's review of Darcy's Tale, Vol. 1 Help! Don't know what to think.
Perhaps it is only my experience in business; you are taught that “no” never means no: as long as there’s a dialogue you might make the sale. But perhaps the publishing world is more genteel than most...
View ArticleRe: Agent's review of Darcy's Tale, Vol. 1 Help! Don't know what to think.
I'll be honest, in most circumstances, even responding to say thanks is considered bad form. Agents get way too much email without getting follow-up emails from rejected writers. You end the initial...
View ArticleRe: Agent's review of Darcy's Tale, Vol. 1 Help! Don't know what to think.
As writers, we always want people to like—make that love—our work. It seems this particular agent gave you that as a personal response: “… a wonderful afternoon’s reading … delighted to read anything...
View ArticleRe: Agent's review of Darcy's Tale, Vol. 1 Help! Don't know what to think.
Hi Mari,Thanks, as always, for your support. I will not vary from canon, as I believe that the fan base out there just really enjoys being in the JA universe, and the closer it feels to the real...
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Now that I have a moment to think, I find that I really don’t have anything to add to the conversation that hasn’t already been addressed with more detail, insight or clarity. I’ll just second that...
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Meryton Press or one of the others that handle Austen based fiction . They know that market better than traditional publishers.I truly laughed at her comment about the trend being on the wane....
View ArticleThe trend she was talking about ...
was published Austen fanfiction, not fanfiction in general; it has enjoyed popularity since the 1995 mini-series and this agent believes it's now on the wane. I have no idea if that's correct, but...
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Yeah, it's not a fair comparison to talk about Star Trek or any other active series under copyright. Those Star Trek novels are licensed and, if I'm not mistaken, commissioned by Paramount. The Austen...
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Yeah, the thing with JAFF is that the original source material is so restricted--especially when you consider that the vast majority of it is based on P&P. One book, one cast of characters, and...
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So well said! And may I add that there are differences in the kinds of 'fan' in each fandom? As for P&P, there are those who love the regency romance between Darcy and Elizabeth and are mostly...
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Stan,Perhaps I have misundertood the agent´s comment as related to the story itself? The Agent said: "they also felt that the books that do well center on a woman’s point of view. Evidently, women...
View ArticleRe: “A man of the world”- intimacy before marriage?
My beliefs are in accord with yours though I could never have expesse my thoughts so well and I admit to being disappointed when authors even mention Darcy having a sexual relationship/daliance before...
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