Ruben Literary Agency (Eric Ruben)

I'm taking part in #pitchmad today and Mr. Ruben favorited one of my tweets. This has me rethinking about whether or not to send him any of the pages he's requesting.

It's always wise to do your research on agents, so you have enough information to make your decision. PitMad is a great opportunity, but they don't vet the agents and editors--it's up to the writers to follow through, as you have done.

His ten queries tweets put me off him to be honest. I got a bad vibe or a "shady" vibe. In general I'm wary of the agents who participate under those 500queries, 1000queries, tenqueries, and querylunch hashtags - don't know why, and maybe I'm wrong, but haven't submitted to any of them.

Heard from a client that he is getting out of literary representation.

That's odd, as he was on #PitMad yesterday. At least, he tweeted that.

And he's participating in the agent pitch sessions at RWA next month.

Again, research widely. He comes across as being a big-shot agent, but scroll back through this and the QueryTracker reports to get stories which tell an unsatisfying tale...

Eric Ruben recently followed me on Twitter, so I just wanted to say "He's still at it."

Here's his Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/TheEricRuben

I'm so thankful I found this thread.

elysezane said:

Eric Ruben recently followed me on Twitter, so I just wanted to say "He's still at it."

Here's his Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/TheEricRuben

I'm so thankful I found this thread.

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Yeah, he found me too.

Any updates on him?

Has he made sales? My googlefu is failing me. He tweets lots but beyond that and the complaints here not finding much?

Any updates on his sales?
Also he's offering classes at $99 a pop
From his twitter: "The 1st Ruben Agency Skype Course, “Learning The Ropes” is only $99! Pitching for fiction & non-fiction projects, editors & agents, contracts, Q and A, & more! The only time a course will cost this little! For more info, go to Events page of Ruben Agency’s website."
Thoughts?

Notice his web site does not list his clients, his sales, or any info on his agency. Compare that to any successful agency. I worked him for several years. He put little to no effort into my career. Sending to only four houses in almost two years. He's a nice guy to be around. But he's also an attorney, an actor, an activist. Not your best choice.

Thank you for replying. I've been trying to get a feel about him and everything seems to ringing alarm bells but I'm not getting much feedback :/ Doesn't sound positive... he has nothing about sells or info online and now he's offering a class but why if there's nothing about him online? Website says he's sold to "Avon, Harper Collins, Ballentine, Loveswept, Harlequin, Samhain, Midnight Ink, and more." But don't most of those take none agent subs?

Per this tweet, he's no longer going to be acting as a literary agent: https://twitter.com/EricRubenLaw/status/988374274464534528

That sucks he had family problems. To just shut up shop like that though doesn't make it seem as though he was making so many sales for clients but idk. Wish him the best