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Hi Jenn. First thanks for this blog. Idk how to keep going in pub though. Iām an illustrator of ten years, worked w/all the big pubs with my illo agency who I left last year to make the leap to author my own stuff. I have several great relationships with editors and a portfolio that (should??) tick all the boxes. I have a few imho decent book ideas and dummies too. My quest to get an agent has been so blah. Mostly āthis is great work but not quite right for meā and radio silence. Itās a hard job as an agent and ridiculous level of work so Iām not mad about that. Everyone is hanging on by a thread in this industry and I have respect for them all esp in this day and age. I justā¦thought Iād have an agent by now? Now I see all the bad news in pub and it makes me even more depressed. Iāll always keep chugging along. But. like everyone else, I do like the validation that my work mean something and I want to see something come of my hard work but itās like an uphill battle and Iām stuck in the mud at the bottom. Iām not trying to be boo hoo but I really thought this would be easier. Every job is hard but add in a level of AI threat, subjectiveness, awful economy, insane competition and itāll beat you up. I guess this is just a vent but thank you so much for your work and hereās to hoping things improve someday. (Ask the Agent)ā² 0