Last agent I was with had a huge communication problem. I only got a list of where she'd submitted for me several months after I split up with her (and I had to nag her even for that).
This time around I made sure to ask up front that the agent let me know what the submission plan is, including publishers and editors on the list.
It's my understanding that most agents tell the author up front where they plan to submit before each round of submissions, but do they also commonly name the editor they're sending the material to? I thought that was standard, but my new agent says it's agency policy to not mention editor names.
Should that raise eyebrows? I figured it was a fairly reasonable request. For all the other problems, once I did finally get my list from my previous agent it came complete with editor names.
This time around I made sure to ask up front that the agent let me know what the submission plan is, including publishers and editors on the list.
It's my understanding that most agents tell the author up front where they plan to submit before each round of submissions, but do they also commonly name the editor they're sending the material to? I thought that was standard, but my new agent says it's agency policy to not mention editor names.
Should that raise eyebrows? I figured it was a fairly reasonable request. For all the other problems, once I did finally get my list from my previous agent it came complete with editor names.