tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post4805467600798845022..comments2015-08-01T00:19:24.570-07:00Comments on Krista Van Dolzer: Interactive Interview with an Agent: Victoria MariniKrista Van Dolzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-91525172191464594262011-09-15T12:16:40.831-07:002011-09-15T12:16:40.831-07:00Linda, that&#39;s why I enabled comment moderation...Linda, that&#39;s why I enabled comment moderation on old posts, so I don&#39;t miss these extra comments! And you&#39;re very welcome! Like I said, I always enjoy a challenge:)Krista V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-10490120912473592232011-09-14T21:11:21.514-07:002011-09-14T21:11:21.514-07:00Gee, I hope you get this! I was just re-reading t...Gee, I hope you get this! I was just re-reading the interview and saw your time zone comments. You make me laugh, and get dizzy trying to keep up with you. So funny. Thanks for posting the zones. You&#39;re so sweet to take the time and sorry I didn&#39;t post a comment of thanks earlier. I only just realized as I scrolled down and saw my name.<br />Hope all is going well with you. Always fun and interesting to pop by!Escape Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243460609179141414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-47642510116382211272011-04-02T15:09:08.574-07:002011-04-02T15:09:08.574-07:00Linda, so sorry you missed the interactive part! T...Linda, so sorry you missed the interactive part! Time zones are so tricky, so I did some quick research. I usually report times in Eastern Time (just because that&#39;s New York&#39;s time zone), which is five hours behind the UK. I try to have the interviews up by 8:00 a.m. Eastern, so that would be 1:00 p.m. in the UK. The interactive part usually stops at 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. Eastern, which is 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. UK time.<br /><br />You might live in Australia, which is even trickier. The east coast of Australia is fifteen hours ahead of New York, so the interview would post at around 11:00 p.m. on the east coast of Australia and finish at around 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. the morning after.<br /><br />I hope that helps, Linda. If you live somewhere else, let me know - I always enjoy a challenge:)<br /><br />Caryn and Myrna, you are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by!Krista V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-30461870518463857652011-04-01T14:04:22.323-07:002011-04-01T14:04:22.323-07:00Thank you! Your interactive interviews are especia...Thank you! Your interactive interviews are especially interesting.Myrna Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-40673153322589957092011-04-01T09:15:21.327-07:002011-04-01T09:15:21.327-07:00This was fantastic! I enjoyed the interview very m...This was fantastic! I enjoyed the interview very much, and the interactive part was especially helpful. Thanks, Krista and VictoriaCaryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-24381648437765031282011-04-01T04:54:14.040-07:002011-04-01T04:54:14.040-07:00I&#39;m always one step behind with these interact...I&#39;m always one step behind with these interactives thanks greatly to the time zone. However, reading the comments and questions, there is always something to gain, and so I thank you very much for providing the opportunity.<br />My best. LInda.Escape Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243460609179141414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-42311274524325781992011-03-31T15:39:55.092-07:002011-03-31T15:39:55.092-07:00Your perspective rocks, Victoria! I hope there&#3...Your perspective rocks, Victoria! I hope there&#39;s a spark with the full you requested (&quot;Julia Milan&quot;). Cheers, MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-27848697200923450472011-03-31T13:46:29.450-07:002011-03-31T13:46:29.450-07:00And that&#39;s it, everybody! Ah, I love these int...And that&#39;s it, everybody! Ah, I love these interactive interviews. Always so much energy.<br /><br />Thank you, everyone, for making another interactive interview a success, and thank you, Victoria, for taking the time to give us your thoughts.Krista V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-36575588689465230202011-03-31T13:36:24.809-07:002011-03-31T13:36:24.809-07:00* I meant &quot;I like to TAKE a strong lead.&quot...* I meant &quot;I like to TAKE a strong lead.&quot; The only flaw I&#39;ll admit to is a tendency to type too quickly :/Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-4707125329840204462011-03-31T13:34:50.185-07:002011-03-31T13:34:50.185-07:00Hi Michael, It often depends on the manuscript an...Hi Michael,<br /><br />It often depends on the manuscript and the author. I try to find a balance between a good number of editors while still maintaining a curated list. <br /><br />Every agent here operates differently. Personally, I like to to a strong lead while being very open to collaboration with my clients... I welcome their input.<br /><br />And in terms of preparation: a lot goes into it. I spend A TON of time on research... phone calls, e-mails, meetings, letters, revising letters, more phone calls. It&#39;s not only about getting it in the hands&#39; of the editor, it&#39;s about getting someone EXCITED to read something.Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-4927245187926486052011-03-31T13:26:11.855-07:002011-03-31T13:26:11.855-07:00Thanks, Krista. I think social media is extremely...Thanks, Krista.<br /><br />I think social media is extremely important. Current publishing trends demonstrate more disintermediation than we&#39;ve seen in a very long time, and while that can be scary for some, it&#39;s an opportunity to engage directly with your readers, build a platform, meet your fans&#39; demands and encourage more people to buy and read books! I might not insist an aspiring author have a web presence, but I think it&#39;s essential that published authors have web-sites and engage in digital branding. I fear that people who refuse are just committing to their own obsolescence. There are definitely some people who are wildly successful w/out any sort of online persona, but I think those individuals are exceptions - not rules. In addition, a web presence is a great resource for authors to educate themselves about the publishing process and the business. After all, here you all are, and more and more, agents and editors are looking for writers who take the initiative to understand this strange world they&#39;re writing in.Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-8850794814907359182011-03-31T12:48:58.394-07:002011-03-31T12:48:58.394-07:00Thanks for your thoughtful answer Victoria! I&#39;...Thanks for your thoughtful answer Victoria! I&#39;ll be querying soon with the hopes of getting partial rejected with lots of feedback! <br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement Krista.Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918640778973671542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-6586372008045595452011-03-31T12:48:26.364-07:002011-03-31T12:48:26.364-07:00Hi Victoria: When sending a manuscript to publish...Hi Victoria: When sending a manuscript to publishers, do you submit to a few editors at a time or hit a wide target with as many publishing houses as possible, and what sort of preparation goes into submissions to editors? Does your agency have a general plan of attack when submitting, or do you and your clients create a strategy together? Thanks for your time! MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-19105413503027615812011-03-31T12:22:28.516-07:002011-03-31T12:22:28.516-07:00Thanks Victoria, I&#39;ll do a search for those bo...Thanks Victoria, I&#39;ll do a search for those books. Then I may just have to query you with my gothic novel... ;-) <br /><br />Thanks! TracyTracyBuchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09961619981575197244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-89276017523988836792011-03-31T12:13:36.353-07:002011-03-31T12:13:36.353-07:00Great questions, great answers! (And just to allay...Great questions, great answers! (And just to allay your worries, Alex, I recently queried Victoria, and she gave me detailed and helpful feedback on my partial. Other writers on Absolute Write and QueryTracker have also mentioned that she gave them gobs of feedback. If you have a manuscript in a genre she represents, query away.)<br /><br />One last question from the Krista gallery: How important do you think social media is for an up-and-coming writer? And what sort of online presence do you encourage your clients to have, if any?Krista V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-78165025258572506342011-03-31T12:02:21.415-07:002011-03-31T12:02:21.415-07:00Hi Tracy, Nope, you didn&#39;t miss the time-fram...Hi Tracy,<br /><br />Nope, you didn&#39;t miss the time-frame. <br /><br />I would LOVE a good gothic story, and you&#39;re quite right: they are hard to define (and, I suppose, MUCH harder to write).<br /><br />For me, a good Gothic tale is one that&#39;s steeped in horror with a very strong sense of place. When I say &quot;horror,&quot; I don&#39;t mean bloody or thrilling &amp; chilling. I mean creepy, unsettling. <br /><br />I think the best example of a great contemporary Gothic tale is THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield. Oh! And definitely Shirley Jackson&#39;s WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE. In fact, I highly recommend you read that one. It&#39;s quite quick and an astoundingly good example of what it means to feel tense and uneasy(which is what I love about the Gothic genre).Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-70929202134110383572011-03-31T11:49:40.993-07:002011-03-31T11:49:40.993-07:00No problem, Alex! If I&#39;ve requested material, ...No problem, Alex! If I&#39;ve requested material, I always include feedback or at the very least, a personal response. <br /><br />I can&#39;t speak for other agents, but personally, my interests are piqued by a great idea and a strong writing sample. <br /><br />If I turn down a partial or a full it&#39;s usually because something about the story unravels. The world-building might fall apart, there&#39;s suddenly way too much deus-ex-machina, newer characters are less interesting, the plot becomes unfocused or the pacing gets too slow, etc...<br /><br />I usually try to be as helpful as I can in turning down a manuscript for all the above mentioned reasons.Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-37939160721851223402011-03-31T11:13:21.331-07:002011-03-31T11:13:21.331-07:00Hi Victoria and thanks for taking the time to do t...Hi Victoria and thanks for taking the time to do this. You mentioned you&#39;d love to see a strong gothic book. I know it&#39;s difficult to sum up in a couple of paragraphs but what makes a good gothic book in your opinion? I&#39;m thinking YA...?<br /><br />Thanks, Tracy<br /><br />(I may have missed the allotted time for these questions, am in the UK so time difference confuddles me ;-)TracyBuchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09961619981575197244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-5403961295697551922011-03-31T10:48:49.058-07:002011-03-31T10:48:49.058-07:00Thanks Krista, and thank you Victoria for doing th...Thanks Krista, and thank you Victoria for doing this. <br /><br />My question is how often do you send feedback along with a rejection when it is on a partial you have requested but then found wasn&#39;t right for you? <br /><br />I recently received a form rejection on a requested partial that the agent expressed excitement in requesting. Possibly all agents sound excited when requesting a partial but it was frustrating to receive zero feedback on something that at one point clearly interested the agent. <br />What caught her interest in the first place? What then caused her excitement in the material to then subside?<br /><br />These are very subjective questions but are your practices with turning down requested material?<br /><br />ThanksAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918640778973671542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-44501112082207008952011-03-31T10:30:04.110-07:002011-03-31T10:30:04.110-07:00Great interview! Victoria sounds like such a wonde...Great interview! Victoria sounds like such a wonderful agent to work with. I have her on my to-be-queried list and look forward to getting my query and sample pages to her soon!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696084321447737813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-35369789832718225002011-03-31T10:09:01.034-07:002011-03-31T10:09:01.034-07:00Victoria, I must apologize. You did respond with...Victoria, I must apologize. You did respond with a very nice rejection. Please disregard my posts and my query. <br /><br />KeithKeith Yatsuhashinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-69585788140320111932011-03-31T09:24:12.074-07:002011-03-31T09:24:12.074-07:00Oops. I didn&#39;t include the synopsis. I can se...Oops. I didn&#39;t include the synopsis. I can send it easily, if you&#39;d like.<br /><br />Keith YatsuhashiKeith Yatsuhashinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-74943508239539123362011-03-31T08:38:56.706-07:002011-03-31T08:38:56.706-07:00Thanks for your answer Victoria. I have to laugh b...Thanks for your answer Victoria. I have to laugh because my ms is definitely not about cheating husbands or a woman who is disillusioned with her marriage - she&#39;s still single. She is, however, grappling with some moral decisions. <br /><br />My ms is different from what I&#39;m seeing on the shelf in women&#39;s fiction. Hopefully it&#39;s unique. It&#39;s called On the Island and I&#39;ll send a query letter and the pages today.<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />Traceyfunny in the 'hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13071994500384593851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-65139775859649290042011-03-31T08:22:09.829-07:002011-03-31T08:22:09.829-07:00@Funny in the hood In terms of Contemporary Women&...@Funny in the hood<br />In terms of Contemporary Women&#39;s fiction- I&#39;d really like to something engaging and serious that&#39;s NOT centered around cheating husbands. I&#39;d love to see a novel about a medical examiner or an ATF agent; something where &quot;family pressure&quot; isn&#39;t the only driving force. I feel like I read so many queries for books about women who are disillusioned with their marriages or suffering from a loss of identity and while I respect and understand the themes, I&#39;ve yet to see something that takes those concepts and turns them into something fresh and exciting. I really enjoyed works by Judy Singer, Kathryn Stockett, Sara Gruen, Mira Bartok, for example. <br /><br />If you would like to query me, you needn&#39;t include an extra synopsis as long as the query letter is clear. :) Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-60141581920586512332011-03-31T08:10:11.859-07:002011-03-31T08:10:11.859-07:00@rebekahlpurdy Ahhh there are so many! I loved BEF...@rebekahlpurdy Ahhh there are so many! I loved BEFORE I FALL,and DELERIUM by Lauren Oliver. LOSING FAITH by Denise Jaden, SHIP BREAKER, HOLD ME CLOSER, NECROMANCER, TENDER MORSELS, 13 REASONS WHY, EVERMORE, SHIVER and then for adult books, I love the Night Huntress series, ALLISON HEWITT IS TRAPPED, and of course, there&#39;s all the Raymond Chandler novels, Neil Gaiman, Richard Kadrey... goodness, there are too many to name! I could go on forever.Victorianoreply@blogger.com
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