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Comment on letters from the query wars – about those non-responders by steel plate

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Comment on letters from the query wars – about those non-responders by stainless tube

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Comment on letters from the query wars 5.3.2013 by Alexia Chantel

Alexia Chantel — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:54:20 +0000

I am also astounded by the sheer volume of queries you receive! I think I would begin to find it depressing. I hope you find some jewels that keep you going.

Comment on letters from the query wars 5.3.2013 by jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:38:57 +0000

@ Elizabeth: Thanks for your kind words. And all the best in your search for representation.

Comment on letters from the query wars 5.3.2013 by elizabeth jonson

elizabeth jonson — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:28:18 +0000

The amount of query letters you receive weekly is astonishing. As a author I find the query wars encouraging. It’s nice to know I wasn’t the only one who received a very nice rejection letter this week. I wanted to say thank you for taking the time to write those letters.
Elizabeth Johnson

Comment on letters from the query wars 5.3.2013 by Paul Panos

Paul Panos — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:00:10 +0000

Reading queries sounds like a merry-go-round that never stops and in most cases lands you nowhere. As an author I can’t help wondering how an agent can really judge the quality of a novel within the limits of a submission – most books I have read only really get going after three chapters – contrived hyped up dramatic openings are more a con and a device – in many cases staged. What’s happened to the mesmerising story that pulls you in slowly and never lets you go? There must be a better way. My book Waylord is making the rounds, and I have to wonder if any agent will ever get off the treadmill long enough to give it a real chance by reading it?

Kind regards.
Paul Panos (Ayton Septar)

Comment on happy release day! by ~Brian.

~Brian. — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:58:01 +0000

Finished Written in Red, and loved it.
It felt like an honest successor to the Black Jewels books (couldn’t quite get into ephemria)
I already can’t wait for the series to continue

Comment on letters from the query wars 3.8.2013 by Jearl Rugh

Jearl Rugh — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:42:33 +0000

Thank you, I’ll send it along soon.

Comment on letters from the query wars 3.8.2013 by jennifer

jennifer — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:56:06 +0000

@ Jerry : If you’re asking in terms of what an author can do to make reviewing queries easier, Beth is spot on — follow the guidelines. Check agency websites to confirm them.

@ Rena : Happy to do so.

@ Jearl : I’ve posted about this in the past and I think it’s okay to query again if both the query and manuscript have been significantly revised. My benchmark is usually at least 6 months work. In the case above, there were no changes at all — except the title was different.

Comment on letters from the query wars 3.8.2013 by Lenora Rose

Lenora Rose — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:50:55 +0000

Jearl Rugh: The information I was told – having done this – is if it’s completely revised, and it’s been over a year, resubmit but also be upfront about the resubmission. (I was dealing with a gap more like 3 as I worked on another novel in between.)

Ms. Jackson may of course have her own comments.