10 Jan 2023, 22:56

Hi bunnies! Happy new year!

So, this week has been the week when suddenly something shifted, and I’ve gone from getting rejected 10 times per minute (sooo many rejections!), to all of the sudden having 4 offers of representation from different literary agents. It feels… wild…

In order to pick an agent, I’m doing interviews with them this week. Today I met the first one, and although she was super nice, professional and knowledgeable, she was very clear with me that I shouldn’t expect any work to come in, unless we get “very lucky”. She said she’s had illustrators on her roster for years without them getting any meaningful work, and while I truly appreciate the honesty, I’m also feeling a tad deflated by this.

So, I wanted to ask those of you who have agent representation how much work you get through them? What would you say is a reasonable expectation? And, if having an agent brings in close to no work, should I really bother with even getting one?

As always, I appreciate your thoughts and input loads, and hope you can help add some additional perspectives to this issue. Thanks!