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Statistics
Queries sent to date: nine
Request for full manuscripts: two
Request for a partial that turned into a request for full: one
Rejections out of the above: one
Dead air: six
The Process
I’ve taken to tracking down the agents for books I’ve read recently and loved,
then researching the heck out of them before sending a first batch of five individualized
queries.
For every response I received I planned to send
out another query. Out of that first group, I received two full requests and a partial that resulted in a full. One of these ended in a rejection with some
pretty actionable feedback. Part of me
wants to dig right in an address it. But
it was one agent’s opinion. If I get
corroboration from someone else, I’ll be all over it.
And if you are counting on your fingers, I know the math
doesn’t add up. I sent another query
last week because I got too tired of not doing anything. It’s important to me that this process be
methodical and planned. But the
waiting. Oy.
What do you do while you wait?
Best wishes to all you A-Z bloggers out there. I’ll be checking in over the month. I may skip a few days blogging this month in
order to spend more time on my current writing project.
