HeyJaredThe Weekend Rant
An off-duty literary agent overthinking books, culture, tech, design, money, motherhood, and wellness. Weekend dispatches that explore how we build our lives, the tools we use to do it, and the culture that surrounds us.
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The Millennial Guilt Of Going On Vacation (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Weekend Rant where an off-duty literary agent discusses cultural moments that explore how we build our lives, the tools we use to do it, and the commentary that surrounds it.I didn’t take a proper vacation for over 10 years. Maybe it was because I travelled for work to various conferences around North America. More likely it was my millennial guilt: we worked and clawed our way into professional life out of the great recession and the scarcity mindset of it all going away if we to
Why It Feels Like Writers Change As They Find Success (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Weekend Rant where an off-duty literary agent discusses cultural moments that explore how we build our lives, the tools we use to do it, and the commentary that surrounds it.I’m still working through my thoughts on this, but this is called The Weekend Rant, so here you go with my weekend thoughts! Today it’s about about effort vs. outcome. When does effort lead to outcome and when does it not? Can outcome ever outweigh effort? When aspiring writers only know effort, what changes w
How To Write A Book That Will Be Rejected By Everyone (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Weekend Rant where an off-duty literary agent discusses cultural moments that explore how we build our lives, the tools we use to do it, and the commentary that surrounds it. Today is a satire. Enjoy.So you want to go straight to the bin do you? Well, do I have the answers for you. Who wants to be read by a literary agent? They’re too busy to read your work anyway, you might as well aspire to go straight to the trash like the true counter culture king you are. I’ll tell you how to
When Literary Agents Become Public Figures (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Weekend Rant where an off-duty literary agent discusses cultural moments that explore how we build our lives, the tools we use to do it, and the commentary that surrounds it. I started blogging two years into my literary agent career and I haven’t been offline since. I’ve spent nearly two decades as a book professional on the internet. So why am I thinking about this topic now? I’ve always been digitally present in this role. But now, with the breakdown in public trust for media a
"If It's Important They'll Call": A Literary Agent's Guide To Email (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Weekend Rant where an off-duty literary agent discusses cultural moments that explore how we build our lives, the tools we use to do it, and the commentary that surrounds it. I can see how an agent’s inbox is a curiosity to writers. This post was by reader request. Every agent manages their inbox differently of course, but here’s a sneak peek into mine. Agented authors know what the volume likely looks like (they know what their agent is going back and forth
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