tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post7717785482141326052..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: Graphic Novels and ResponsesThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-70002729721141196142008-04-30T18:42:00.000-04:002008-04-30T18:42:00.000-04:00I suggest "prose novel" in lieu of "fiction novel"...I suggest "prose novel" in lieu of "fiction novel". Most graphic novels are fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-38110384429965090122008-04-30T14:24:00.000-04:002008-04-30T14:24:00.000-04:001979,I agree with you that while "fiction novel" i...1979,<BR/><BR/><I>I agree with you that while "fiction novel" is technically redundant, it became very difficult in writing my query to be very clear that the agents I was writing to understood that I had a "straight novel" that I was pitching to them and not a graphic novel.</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, now I understand. Thanks for explaining the context it was used in. :-)Nancy Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214579721075450777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-63607140627239165362008-04-30T10:11:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:11:00.000-04:00To Nancy Beck:This was my question to The Rejecter...To Nancy Beck:<BR/><BR/>This was my question to The Rejecter - thanks Rejecter for the response!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that while "fiction novel" is technically redundant, it became very difficult in writing my query to be very clear that the agents I was writing to understood that I had a "straight novel" that I was pitching to them and not a graphic novel. I don't recall just now if I used the term "fiction novel" in all my queries as I did here with The Rejecter, but since my query success rate is at about 50% I guess they're not bothered too much by it and I'm not going to change anything just now, except maybe the novel itself.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to Susan and Anon for the other potential agents with graphic novel interest. The Rejecter is right that regardless of the popularity of graphic novels right now it's still a very niche market, and the potential agent pool dried up quickly.1979 semi-finalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18310546229222082140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-29020717746524951482008-04-29T17:01:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:01:00.000-04:00my current fiction novelPlease...all novels are fi...<I>my current fiction novel</I><BR/><BR/>Please...all novels are fiction! (Sorry, but this one irks me.)<BR/><BR/>The person who wrote the email should wander over to the Bewares and Backgrounds forum at Absolute Write; all sorts of agents and publishers are discussed over there (the good, the bad, and the clueless).<BR/><BR/>I remember seeing a thread about one agent taking graphic novels right now, but, unfortunately, I can't remember who (beyond that the agent is a woman).Nancy Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214579721075450777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-48345927028721032912008-04-29T09:26:00.000-04:002008-04-29T09:26:00.000-04:00I seem to recall reading that Victoria Sanders has...I seem to recall reading that Victoria Sanders has teamed with someone to agent graphic novels...this might be worth a Google search. Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-88468109584092846632008-04-29T07:48:00.000-04:002008-04-29T07:48:00.000-04:00Spencer at L. Perkins does graphics, and a few oth...Spencer at L. Perkins does graphics, and a few other agents do, as well. You can find them in Publisher's Marketplace.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.com