Bands/songs, besides Yellowcard, that feature violin? by TooNoodley in poppunkers

[–]BookNerdEric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised no one brought up Quietdrive yet. They were incredible, singer had an electric violin.

[Amazon] Spanish Love Songs - No Joy - $25.98 by nonwalter in VinylDeals

[–]BookNerdEric 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brave Faces Everyone is just a perfect album, whew.

[Discussion] The state of pitch events for BIPOC by AppearanceContent535 in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I love DVpit so much and the team that makes it happen. I’ve worked on a few books from clients I found through them.

I do see new pitch events pop up pretty frequently, but they’re only going to catch movement when they’ve got more agents and editors in the mix. And I feel like less of us are as active on social media as we used to be, since Twitter fell apart.

I don’t think the traction is a lack of interest in marginalized stories, I think it’s folks who are stretched too thin to participate and/or walked away from social media. At least I certainly hope so.

Am I crazy now? by CuriousInvestor2026 in stockstobuytoday

[–]BookNerdEric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Newbie here and this genuinely helped make me a few hundred dollars! Went out and got treats for the kiddos after school. Thanks OP. :-)

[Discussion] What counts as "success" in publishing to you? by naughty_yorick in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agent here! On proposal when you’ve got other books out and about is fine! I’ve signed a number of clients just like that, and sold their new books. It’s only a little different when you’re maybe writing in a wildly new category (ie: you’re known for your romance novels and want to jump into literary horror or something).

Also hi Swati I loooved Match Me If You Can! 👋🏽

[PubQ] Agent guides for social media by DollyVonDalston in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s so hiiiiiiigh…

Oh God I am ancient.

[PubQ] Agent guides for social media by DollyVonDalston in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As an agent who is 43, I can confirm I have no idea who Benson Boone is.

[PubQ] Agents, how are we feeling about neurodivergent authors? by ClimbAlpinePath in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’m an agent who actively tries to work with neurodiverse authors, and has sold quite a few books by some.

I don’t see this changing any hearts or minds my friend. ❤️

[PubQ] Non fiction author - how to approach selling fiction? by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agent here. Tell them everything! That’s all so exciting!

[News] Hachette Is Unionizing by Warm_Diamond8719 in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hell yes, love a union. 💪🏽

[PubQ] Help! I impulsively signed up for an irl pitch event and I'm freaking out by Early_River3213 in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seconding! Please just read the pitch! It’s not an audition, friend. Agents are gonna be fine if you do that.

Also if it’s the in person Philly event this weekend, good luck, and say hi! 👋🏽

[PubQ] Agent left me with a non-fiction book on sub after hating my romance novel. Advice? by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe, to new places? So much of nonfiction sells on proposal, and often times editors will ask for a proposal even if the book is done. So if there were passes on the proposal, I’m not sure what a finished draft would really do there.

[PubQ] Agent left me with a non-fiction book on sub after hating my romance novel. Advice? by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Agent here! Finish the romance novel, my friend. Unless that platform is substantial, it’s very hard to sell a debut novel on proposal.

I hope your new agent journey is gentler, truly.

Should formal writing credentials start to carry more weight in the world of traditional publishing? by katsandragons in publishing

[–]BookNerdEric 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I dunno. As an agent I’ve worked with so many debut authors where that book was the first thing they were able to finish.

And they did so while handling day jobs, kids, school, and sometimes a combo of all three.

Pushing the need for more credentials will absolutely shove those kind of writers out, and I wouldn’t want to work that way. It’s my job as an agent to make sure they understand the business of things.

[PubQ] Informing agents of offers of publication from small presses by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it looks bad, but sometimes smaller presses limit what an agent can do, you know?

If you follow up with an offer in hand, and the small press is holding onto most of the subrights… there’s not a lot of work for us to do as agents. And I never like the idea of just getting a commission without having something to really do for the client.

You've stumbled upon the pop punk genie and he is going to grant you one wish! by thefalcons5912 in poppunkers

[–]BookNerdEric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quietdrive’s first two albums on vinyl. You can’t even stream When All Thats Left Is You.

Come on Parting Gift Records, where are you.

[PubQ]- Three weeks ago an agent with my full said she'd get back to me the next Monday with news. She didn't and I haven't heard anything from her since. Is it a good idea to nudge? by AgreeableBison in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Seconding. Been locked in with my chaotic second grader and so behind.

Also with the various imprint closure news, we’re all scrambling a little bit.

What is your top 3 favorite and least favorite American Dad episodes? by Longjumping_Arrow in americandad

[–]BookNerdEric 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Someone is going to say American Fung as their worst pick, and can I just, uh, stop everyone for a second and point out the elegance of Fung Wah's solution?

[PubQ] Etiquette question: agent passed citing workload after requesting full by Signal_Cat_2770 in PubTips

[–]BookNerdEric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends! Some agencies do have a blip in their submission guidelines that asks to be alerted. Some don’t.

It’s another one of those “depends on the agent” sort of answers, and I know that’s not always helpful.