Can anyone who has an agent and a publisher answer a question, please?

[ImperialBlether]

If you write to your editor, do you cc your agent, too?

[schmalex]

Not usually, no. I keep my agent in the loop but if everything is going fine I wouldn't cc her on everything editorial.

[LittleLionHeart]

Yes I do

[GetAHaircutCarl]

Depends.

All business stuff goes through my agents and anything tricky. But day to day Q&As about editing etc, then no.

[ImperialBlether]

That's what I thought should happen, GetAHaircut.

[DownHereInTheHorridHouse]

Not unless there's a problem or I think there might be in the future. I send the manuscript straight to the editor too - I'd drop my agent an email to let them know it's gone in on time, but wouldn't send it to him unless he asked.

[ImperialBlether]

Mine seems to want to be copied into everything.

[DownHereInTheHorridHouse]

There's no harm in copying them in, I guess - easy to do and means there can be no confusion over dates/changes etc. I think I only worry if someone starts copying others in when they didn't in the past!

[HollySeddonAuthor]

I do if it's something my agent could benefit from knowing, I generally cc her in the first email in a thread and then when it's just the tail end of pleasantries, I take her off the thread as I'm conscious of just how many emails she must get.