Controlled By Fear

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Controlled By Fear:

Needing an Agent is an Irrational Fear…

I said that in a webinar today and got a couple comments later from writers who had heard it. And it dawned on me that even though needing an agent is based completely in irrational fears, most writers don’t understand that. Even though it is obvious to me.

So here I am again, trying to talk logic at a myth once again.



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I could go on, but basically, there is not an aspect of a writer wanting an agent that isn’t fear based. Not one.

And there certainly is no logic to giving your gardener 15% ownership in your home for mowing your lawn.

There was a time in the industry where agents were needed. That time passed about twenty years ago. Writers need to step into this new century, grow a pair, learn their own business, and get past the fears.

You don’t need an agent in 2018.