On Agents and Publishers

Recently, I was asked how much I hated agents (the literary kind), given my self-publishing tendencies.  I think I was supposed to rant for a while, but I didn’t.  I was actually pretty supportive of agents.  And it got me a stilted reply.

Here’s the thing: I think agents are probably largely useful.  A lot of people think they’re parasites, but that doesn’t really fit.  You have to look at this objectively: agents make money when you make money.  To make you make money, they will push you toward