It's all a matter of how agents want to handle their clients.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Even my agents say, We don't know what this business is anymore.
I mean normally you have your agent call the other agent and all the agents talk and then finally you get a phone call and you hear some misrepresentation of what someone else had to say.
Agents are deal makers, and they're really, really good at making deals. But they're also exceptionally helpful after the deal is made - agents act as a good intermediary between authors and publishers whenever disagreements come up.
Your relationship with an agent has got to be mutually beneficial. If you can't help their careers, then they're not going to be interested.
I've learned you don't always listen to your agents and managers. Sometimes they know nothing.
The key factor is whether the agent is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, which screens its members and requires them to uphold a Canon of Ethics.
An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.
The successful advertising agent is the one who can convince the clients that he knows something they don't.
I tried for years to get an agent because I was told you needed an agent. The agent-hunting process was grim indeed.
But especially if you have the wrong people within your circle. Truthfully, at the end of the day, no one cares about you in this business whether they are your agent or your manager or your publicist.