Comments on: an agency offer http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/ working hard to create content/ideas so others can rip me off -- since 2006, no wait, 2002 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:03:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-31134 Amanda Brooks Wed, 14 May 2008 13:24:27 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/#comment-31134 Michael, Thank you. I'm behind on my emails, obviously. XX Michael,

Thank you. I’m behind on my emails, obviously.

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]]> By: Michael http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-31071 Michael Wed, 14 May 2008 02:55:08 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/#comment-31071 [[Waving to Callie]] Hey, Callie...from an "SWC" guy...small world! [[Waving to Callie]]

Hey, Callie…from an “SWC” guy…small world!

]]> By: Michael http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-31070 Michael Wed, 14 May 2008 02:51:26 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/#comment-31070 Amanda, just saw you on O'Reilly -- great job! I wrote a longer note to your email address. But, wanted readers here to know I thought you really held your own, and I applaud you! Best of luck in the future...I know it will be a bright one! Amanda, just saw you on O’Reilly — great job! I wrote a longer note to your email address. But, wanted readers here to know I thought you really held your own, and I applaud you! Best of luck in the future…I know it will be a bright one!

]]> By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-31028 Amanda Brooks Tue, 13 May 2008 19:11:03 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/#comment-31028 Callie, Thanks for the support, of course! Yes, being a sex worker sort of primes you for wanting freedom and control in all of your careers (and relationships too, but that's another issue). Trying to carve a place in the world out of nothing is difficult though. It's taken me this long to begin getting back a tiny part of the blood, sweat and tears I've put into this project. Maybe I've finally reached my own tipping point. I hope so. I still need to finish "The Deviant's Advantage." It's around here somewhere. XX Callie,

Thanks for the support, of course!

Yes, being a sex worker sort of primes you for wanting freedom and control in all of your careers (and relationships too, but that’s another issue).

Trying to carve a place in the world out of nothing is difficult though. It’s taken me this long to begin getting back a tiny part of the blood, sweat and tears I’ve put into this project. Maybe I’ve finally reached my own tipping point. I hope so.

I still need to finish “The Deviant’s Advantage.” It’s around here somewhere.

XX

]]> By: Callie Simms http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-30904 Callie Simms Mon, 12 May 2008 16:32:19 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/literary-agency-offer/#comment-30904 To me, what you are doing is great. I had the privilege of reviewing the first book for Spread when it first came out. Now, I refer a lot of new women or women who need to know the basics of industry before they tackle the meat of the industry to your first book. It is perfect in every sense. I would rather own my work and reap the fruit of my labor many times over, not just for $1.00. I haven't even considered going with the agent route after an experience similar to what you described above with an agent I knew for a while. There's some correlation in the strategy to "The Tipping Point," you don't need the big celeb/mainstream in order to make the impact you want or gain the awareness you need. You can do it yourself. I think you have a great foundation for that and what you do should be yours alone to claim, run and distribute as you see fit. To me, what you are doing is great. I had the privilege of reviewing the first book for Spread when it first came out. Now, I refer a lot of new women or women who need to know the basics of industry before they tackle the meat of the industry to your first book. It is perfect in every sense.

I would rather own my work and reap the fruit of my labor many times over, not just for $1.00. I haven’t even considered going with the agent route after an experience similar to what you described above with an agent I knew for a while.

There’s some correlation in the strategy to “The Tipping Point,” you don’t need the big celeb/mainstream in order to make the impact you want or gain the awareness you need. You can do it yourself. I think you have a great foundation for that and what you do should be yours alone to claim, run and distribute as you see fit.

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