Latest Drama this week is the demise of the children's department at PFD. Seems like it was as much a shock to the agents as it was to their clients. Caroline Michel's e-mail telling everyone was nothing short of a disgrace. Of course, a decision made on a commercial basis as this was means they still want to hold on to whatever potential income they can get - so any ongoing work they would like to carry on with - even to the point of MSS that have just gone out. But without our MSS what is there to encourage a new agent to come on board?
Insecurities are rife and a lot of folk seem to be weighing up the options. I know that this is not the fault of the individual agents concerned but as ever this seems to continually prove my belief that, notwithstanding the fact that there are great agents and management... never rely on anyone else to create and manage your career for you. Without 'shaking the tree' (see last blog) my partnership with Holly Clifton-Brown would never have happened, and had I relied on my agent some very good books would have gone to waste.
Knowing those books are going has also cleared my desk metaphorically, allowing me to move to other ideas.. and therein lies the key surely... if you're a writer, write.
Still weighing up the options for 'The Angel Room' - my 90K word book for 9+... that's what PFD were sending out. Three options... leave with PFD, Find a new Agent... Take it out myself...
TBA.
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