End of an era
By now, the rest of the world knows what I have known for a short while: my agent, Nathan Bransford, is leaving the agenting business.
It’s no accident that he is the first person listed in the Acknowledgments page of my novel, The Secret Year. Nathan’s support has been invaluable in helping me navigate the zany world of publishing, from both the creative and business angles. And if you've ever read his blog and wondered whether he's really as great a guy as he seems, the answer is yes.
There’s a line in The Secret Year: "If you’re lucky, you should know you’re lucky." I have recognized my luck these past few years, and I have appreciated it. I’ve seen many people become disenchanted with their agents, and I’m grateful that my experience has been the opposite. I like and respect Nathan now even more than I did when I first signed with him.
As much as I would love for such a productive partnership to continue, I can’t begrudge him the chance for new adventures, the chance to travel a new path, after he’s helped to make my own dreams come true. It’s ironic that when he recently asked me if I would do a guest post for his blog on a topic of my choice, I picked the subject of seeking new challenges and reaching for your next level. I did not know then how soon things would change. (Due to the unexpected change of events, that post did not run there, but I'll run it here on my own blog.) And while Nathan is seeking new challenges and reaching for his next level, I’ll continue to seek mine.
Of course, when one era ends, another begins. One happy outcome of this bittersweet situation is that I’ll be working with the amazing Ginger Knowlton, also of Curtis Brown, and if you look at her bio, you’ll see why I’m excited about that. Already, my new journey is starting.
It’s no accident that he is the first person listed in the Acknowledgments page of my novel, The Secret Year. Nathan’s support has been invaluable in helping me navigate the zany world of publishing, from both the creative and business angles. And if you've ever read his blog and wondered whether he's really as great a guy as he seems, the answer is yes.
There’s a line in The Secret Year: "If you’re lucky, you should know you’re lucky." I have recognized my luck these past few years, and I have appreciated it. I’ve seen many people become disenchanted with their agents, and I’m grateful that my experience has been the opposite. I like and respect Nathan now even more than I did when I first signed with him.
As much as I would love for such a productive partnership to continue, I can’t begrudge him the chance for new adventures, the chance to travel a new path, after he’s helped to make my own dreams come true. It’s ironic that when he recently asked me if I would do a guest post for his blog on a topic of my choice, I picked the subject of seeking new challenges and reaching for your next level. I did not know then how soon things would change. (Due to the unexpected change of events, that post did not run there, but I'll run it here on my own blog.) And while Nathan is seeking new challenges and reaching for his next level, I’ll continue to seek mine.
Of course, when one era ends, another begins. One happy outcome of this bittersweet situation is that I’ll be working with the amazing Ginger Knowlton, also of Curtis Brown, and if you look at her bio, you’ll see why I’m excited about that. Already, my new journey is starting.
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