tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026702090530441760.post3039273509978566920..comments2023-09-27T04:48:42.401-07:00Comments on Agent Courtney: How to write an acknowledgments page.Courtney Miller-Callihanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16225069684616730801noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026702090530441760.post-26711436059366353752012-09-28T11:49:20.942-07:002012-09-28T11:49:20.942-07:00Acknowledgments are exactly what led me to you, Co...Acknowledgments are exactly what led me to you, Courtney!!Jessica Brockmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333664969192588015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026702090530441760.post-13683539728138446232012-09-28T10:54:43.828-07:002012-09-28T10:54:43.828-07:00Jessica, I'm with you: I like reading them (an...Jessica, I'm with you: I like reading them (and not just when I'm included, hah), especially the more unusual ones! <br /><br />DustySE: I'm not sure. I've been thanked as "my agent" with no name before, but it strikes me as bad form not to thank editor and agent at all. If you don't want to acknowledge those involved in the work's publication, don't have an acknowledgments section! I have never heard of a publisher requiring an author to include acknowledgments, so I'm assuming that it was the author's decision not to thank agent and editor. <br /><br />As to whether people prefer not to be named, I haven't taken a straw poll of everyone in the industry, but most people like to be included, as far as I know. It's a tough industry, and agents and editors work relatively anonymously; while not mandatory, that small bit of public thanks is really gratifying. And of course it's one of the best possible resources for new authors looking for agents and editors... I LOVE it when people mention that they found my name in the acknowledgments of one of my clients' books. Shows you've really done your homework for the query process! Courtney Miller-Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225069684616730801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026702090530441760.post-16858072708431389032012-09-28T10:46:21.656-07:002012-09-28T10:46:21.656-07:00I really love reading acknowledgments. Sure, some ...I really love reading acknowledgments. Sure, some pull out the same stock phrases of thanks, but it only makes the ones that don't that much more interesting. Is it weird that I have favorites when it comes to acknowledgment pages?Jessica Brockmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333664969192588015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026702090530441760.post-72616266997492426342012-09-27T10:34:33.320-07:002012-09-27T10:34:33.320-07:00I find it curious when people *don't* mention ...I find it curious when people *don't* mention their agent and/or editor. But a fair number don't... Any thoughts as to why? Is there a significant number of publishing types who prefer not to be named? I'm always disappointed when agent/editor aren't named!DustySEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420562990818655300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026702090530441760.post-19836122025273229542012-09-27T07:24:28.792-07:002012-09-27T07:24:28.792-07:00Practical and comprehensive list of what to do. Fo...Practical and comprehensive list of what to do. For a few weeks I followed the blog of a literary agency representing books for the Christian market. Reading the comments there, for these authors you left out to thank God for the inspiration to write the book. I read acknowledgments to find out who is the literary agent and the editor of the book. Others like to read them to learn more about the author. I have the paper version of The Hunger Games beside me and there are no acknowledgments there. But if I recall correctly, they were some in the original version. I wonder if they delete acknowledgments for the paper versions to save space.G.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652216131823877445noreply@blogger.com