tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post13128500022010176..comments2024-03-29T07:14:38.160-04:00Comments on Dystel & Goderich Literary Management: Nothing out there like it?DGLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03594925221862242748noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-33700337123327072212009-11-13T02:08:31.271-05:002009-11-13T02:08:31.271-05:00Hmm, in light of this post I hereby request to edi...Hmm, in light of this post I hereby request to edit and re-submit my query to Miriam. Just kidding, folks. Good advice, and an easy trap to fall into, it seems. <br />You know we all think we are the most intersting and original writers out there. We don't always admit it, but, come on, we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-64769569498767203602009-11-12T20:49:06.993-05:002009-11-12T20:49:06.993-05:00That's great advice, Terisa. Also, I don't...That's great advice, Terisa. Also, I don't mean to imply that if the market is a crowded one that a writer should abandon all ambition of writing a book that engages it, but rather he or she needs to be more strategic about seeking out that unusual angle.DGLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594925221862242748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-74006189576294290002009-11-12T19:41:36.892-05:002009-11-12T19:41:36.892-05:00I really enjoyed this post, Jessica. Coming acros...I really enjoyed this post, Jessica. Coming across another book that was the same thing that I wanted to write was a secret fear of mine. I was mostly assured that the books didn't already exist, because I had once shopped for just such books and couldn't find any. But as I wrote my proposals, I dreaded my repetitive online searches, just knowing that someone was going to beat me to the punch. <br /><br />Even now, as I search out books on topics that I think (or hope) might be fresh, I am stunned at how poor my search results can be, to the point where I wonder if I haven't subconsciously sabotaged by own search criteria. I will often come back to a topic a few times, spread out over a few weeks, and see how radically the search results change, based simply on the keywords that I choose (or not).<br /><br />Thanks for the tips and for highlighting an area of research that often goes unmentioned!Terisa Greenhttp://www.terisagreen.comnoreply@blogger.com