Kevin Miller

http://www.agentresearch.com and http://www.agentquery.com/ don't seem to have heard of him. A Google search on "represented by Kevin Miller" doesn't provide anything useful. A search on "Kevin Miller" + "Literary agent" finds this Kevin Miller: http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/comments/kevin/blog.html

But that Kevin is in British Columbia, while the Kevin Miller you're asking about is in Cleveland, Ohio.

There's a Kevin Miller who's a guest at PhilCon this coming weekend in Philadelphia -- but he's on comic book panels. He might not be our guy.

There's a Kevin Miller in California: http://www.moviebytes.com/mb_profile.cfm?usernumber=43676 but he's looking for representation, so he's not our guy.

Nope, sorry. Can't find anything about this Kevin Miller.

An agent's job is to be visible. That gives me a bad feeling about Kevin Miller, Agent From Cleveland.

Ummm...yeah. If he'd really brokered a $1.75 million book deal "and many others", it should be possible to find him somewhere other than WritersNet. I suspect his nose is growing.

- Victoria

He is Kevin P Miller, and makes 'alternative medicine' type films.

His blog is at: http://kevinpmiller.blogspot.com/

As always, as a courtesy I've posted a note on his blog to give him a chance to defend himself.

Mac.

Writers Beware

First of all, to Mac, I appreciate you tracking me down (I think), to take part in this esteemed panel's questions about my existence and certainly the integrity of my 5-7 year old profile on what I believe was/is the WritersNet.

First, I did indeed negotiate (and close) a $1.76 million deal in 1998/99, AND followed with a $500,000 negotiated deal. I returned to my FIRST love, producing documentary films in 2000 for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that the publishing industry was changing dramatically...and i did NOT like what i was seeing. Like TV, media consolidation quickly choked off the business, hording all of the imprints under one roof where there would be no intra-company competition. Also, I took up being a literary agent -- in part -- because my kids were very young and i did not want to travel around the globe while they were toddlers. I had a few friends who needed representation and I was determined to give them the opportunity for wealth and acknowledgment... and I did so.

As my kids grew, and as the industry changed, I decided that I would keep the door open to representing a VERY select few who inspired me to work on their behalf. In truth, I have tried repeatedly to change and even eliminate that profile...but could not access it because of old email addresses, forgotten passwords, etc. I even wrote WritersNet 5-6 times with no reply.

So while I appreciate Mac giving me an opportunity to "defend myself," some members of your blog shoulf proceed cautiously when they portray others as "Pinocchio." Sometimes things are not what they seem. . .even in the cynical world of writers and publishers.

Be well...and good luck to you all in 2006.

Kevin

KPM said:

First, I did indeed negotiate (and close) a $1.76 million deal in 1998/99, AND followed with a $500,000 negotiated deal.

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This claim would be more credible if it were accompanied by specifics--titles, authors, publishers.

- Victoria

Thanks, Cao. That is indeed a solid credit.

- Victoria

KPM said:

First of all, to Mac, I appreciate you tracking me down (I think), to take part in this esteemed panel's questions about my existence and certainly the integrity of my 5-7 year old profile on what I believe was/is the WritersNet.

First, I did indeed negotiate (and close) a $1.76 million deal in 1998/99, AND followed with a $500,000 negotiated deal. I returned to my FIRST love, producing documentary films in 2000 for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that the publishing industry was changing dramatically...and i did NOT like what i was seeing.

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I happened upon this forum by chance. I was looking for Kevin Miller's new address because I was updating my resume, and this was the first link that popped up on Google.

I was one of Kevin's clients back in 1998/99, and though he did not end up selling my novel, he did get the manuscript read by a couple major houses. The whole time he represented me, he treaded me with respect. And, he never asked for a dime from me, despite the fact that he incurred some substantial expenses on my behalf.

So, I certainly can vouch for Kevin’s integrity.

Grettir