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Comment on Reader Question by elizabethjote

elizabethjote — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:08:09 +0000

think that’s a really good method , greeneyes. I have to implement that sometime.

Comment on Reader Question by greeneyes

greeneyes — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:42:59 +0000

I don’t mind non responses either, but it would probably save the writers a lot of unnecessary worry and the agents a lot of status queries if the non response policy was clear. Many agencies have auto-responses to emails that say if you don’t hear from us in 2/4/6/8 weeks, then assume we’ve passed on your submission. I like that because the writer is assured his or her has reached its destination, and the agent doesn’t have to do anything if he or she isn’t interested in representing the author.

Comment on About Glorious Paper Cuts & Elizabeth Jote by Delores Elaine Hill

Delores Elaine Hill — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:55:55 +0000

Dear Elizabeth,

Thank you for your answer. I didn’t see your response in time and I sent my note to ej@objectiveent.com. I hope that was the right address to use. I apologize if it isn’t

Delores Elaine Hill

Comment on Quick Query Tip : Spoilers Welcomed by elizabethjote

elizabethjote — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:59:13 +0000

Great! Damn, I’m helping the competition aren’t I?HA!

Comment on Quick Query Tip : Spoilers Welcomed by Suzette Saxton

Suzette Saxton — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:40:40 +0000

Ms. Jote,

I want to thank you for your excellent advice about plot spoilers. I revealed mine in my query, and several agents have responded positively.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Comment on About Glorious Paper Cuts & Elizabeth Jote by elizabethjote

elizabethjote — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:09:37 +0000

Search for my profile on agentquery.com to see my submission guidelines and contact info.

Comment on About Glorious Paper Cuts & Elizabeth Jote by Delores Elaine Hill

Delores Elaine Hill — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:50:15 +0000

Elizabeth,

Thank you so much for answering my note. What email address should I send my query to?

Comment on Reader Question by pseudosu

pseudosu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:55:13 +0000

I’m sorry I disagree. Most agents I’ve queried either ask for more or issue a simple one or two sentence form rejection. I have had queries get lost. One agent’s blogs stated, “I’m now caught up on queries. If you haven’t receive a response, I didn’t get it so resend,” and another who wound up asking for a partial told me in her reply she never received my first attempt. If someone has a policy of only replying if they’re interested I usually pass on querying them.
Just an alternate viewpoint. : )

Comment on Reader Question by mary lindsey

mary lindsey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:55:11 +0000

More than half of my rejections were by non-response. It is a trend because of the outrageous number of queries sent via email. It didn’t bother me a bit. If I were an agent, I’d probably just hit the delete button too. Typically, I heard from agents wanting more material right away–sometimes within an hour.

There is a website called QueryTracker that lets writers see an agent’s response time and shows the percentage of queries rejected by non-response. This takes a lot of the guess work out of the submission process. I recommend it to all writers in the query stage.

Comment on Ripped From The Headlines Microsoft Abandons Books by Toxic

Toxic — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:22:33 +0000

Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Toxic!