Educational post, Victoria.
This case has been a microcosm of the varied ways 'unsound' agencies and publishers work. I wouldn't necessarily consider Sara/Julia/Drew/Jane to be actively predatory, like some operators. But there is fairly clear evidence here of poor planning and little useful industry knowledge. The way a new-ish agent gains that is not by changing names every year or so to gain a clean slate...it's by working in the business with people who already know. 'Jane' has at least one enthusiastic author in her court. That means little to me, until I see actual sales made and publicized.
This case has been a microcosm of the varied ways 'unsound' agencies and publishers work. I wouldn't necessarily consider Sara/Julia/Drew/Jane to be actively predatory, like some operators. But there is fairly clear evidence here of poor planning and little useful industry knowledge. The way a new-ish agent gains that is not by changing names every year or so to gain a clean slate...it's by working in the business with people who already know. 'Jane' has at least one enthusiastic author in her court. That means little to me, until I see actual sales made and publicized.