Literary Agent Red Flags

[Mad Swede]

And for those wondering how to find a legitimate agent, this article by an agent may help...

It Should Not Be This Hard to Find an Agent

 

[ApexDeus]

Today I was offered twice to meet with a guy who insisted to contact him to make a comics. He was very upset when I decided not to.

 

[pmmg]

Did you initiate the contact? Or was it just a spammer hitting your email?

One was pretty clever, they used a hidden pixel to get a notification if I clicked on the email, and then wrote me saying, Hey, I noticed you read my email... Grrrrr....

Sorry, but by policy, I won't accept engagement in this way.

 

[ApexDeus]

Did you initiate the contact? Or was it just a spammer hitting your email?

One was pretty clever, they used a hidden pixel to get a notification if I clicked on the email, and then wrote me saying, Hey, I noticed you read my email... Grrrrr....

Sorry, but by policy, I won't accept engagement in this way.

No, no..
He or she popped up immediately after my post about the launch to the orbit of my novel book 1.
Spamer, who else.. Or scam.