Alexa Donne | Your Agent Is Not Your Friend (Nor Is Your Editor) | Professional Boundaries in Publishing @AlexaDonne | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
Your agent is not your friend... or therapist. 😬 Neither is your editor!
But seriously: I'm talking about parameters and best practices for your key business relationships in publishing: with your agent and your editor. I'm going over what an agent's job really is, and what an editor's job really is, and why that necessitates that professional boundaries be maintained--for your best interest as well as theirs!
Take a shot every time I say "messy" or "friendly, not friend"!
00:00 Introduction
03:36 The Agent-Author Relationship
05:27 Friendship Pitfalls
07:31 Your Agent's Job
10:53 Emotional Boundaries
16:18 Your Editor's Job
18:12 The Corporate Funnel
21:45 Your Editor Is Not Your Friend
24:15 Conclusion
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Your agent is not your friend... or therapist. 😬 Neither is your editor!
But seriously: I'm talking about parameters and best practices for your key business relationships in publishing: with your agent and your editor. I'm going over what an agent's job really is, and what an editor's job really is, and why that necessitates that professional boundaries be maintained--for your best interest as well as theirs!
Take a shot every time I say "messy" or "friendly, not friend"!
00:00 Introduction
03:36 The Agent-Author Relationship
05:27 Friendship Pitfalls
07:31 Your Agent's Job
10:53 Emotional Boundaries
16:18 Your Editor's Job
18:12 The Corporate Funnel
21:45 Your Editor Is Not Your Friend
24:15 Conclusion
MERCH
alexa-donne.creator-spring.com
+BUY MY BOOKS+
Pre-order The Bitter End from your favorite book retailers: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723189/the-bitter-end-by-alexa-donne
Buy Pretty Dead Queens from your favorite book retailers: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690465/pretty-dead-queens-by-alexa-donne
Buy The Ivies from your favorite book retailer!: bit.ly/3mkxyYj
Buy The Stars We Steal from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Stars-We-Steal-Alexa-Donne/9781328948946?ref=grid-view&qid=1603728315664&sr=1-3
Buy Brightly Burning from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423
Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: amazon.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/dp/1328948935/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500334638&sr=1-1
Get Brightly Burning on Audible.com! audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII
AFFILIATE LINKS:
Shop Clever Fox Planners: https://cleverfoxplanner.com?aff=54
Use my code "ALEXA10" to save 10% on your order!
+LINKS+
Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/16817128.Alexa_Donne
Twitter:
twitter.com/alexadonne
Instagram:
instagram.com/alexadonne
Newsletter Sign-Up:
alexadonne.com/newsletter
Website:
alexadonne.com
Wattpad:
wattpad.com/user/alexadonne
+FILMING SPECS+
Camera: Canon 90D
Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro+
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro