I queried an agency a couple months back about my book and they rejected it. They're the type of agency that says "no from one is no from all." However, just recently a new agent was added to their list and she sounds perfect for my book. Should I not bother querying? Or is it okay to query, because she wasn't there when I queried the first time? Not sure what to do.
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I'd wait a few weeks, then query the new agent. If she says no, then that agency is a dead end, at least for this project. Hope you get a positive response!
Query her and tell her exactly why she is perfect for your project. Don't be nervous about querying agents. Their pants go on exactly like ours do...or whatever they choose to use to cover their bodies. Anyway, they are no different than we are, they just have the power to say "no."
I would go for it. I have never seen "no from one is no from all" rather only, "don't query more than one at a time". Can't hurt. Nothing ventured....well...you know
Good luck!
Good luck!
I think Nathan's advice about this was to wait 6 months before querying another agent at the same firm, because they might have the same assistant even if they are new.
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How about sending an "afterquery?"
The question on how long to have hope bothers all of us ... and until I come across this idea, I simply let those non-responses be classified as rejections. But then I read Justin Fernandez's suggestion ... an "afterquery"
His idea, found on his agency's website reads:
a sample an "afterquery:"
Dear Agent:
On October 25, 2007, I sent you a query via e-mail on my Thriller (89,473 words) entitled: THE BIG FAT MONEYMACHINE. I am just following up to make sure my query was received and is in your queue.
Thank you,
Justin suggests using this if not receiving any response in a month.
The problem as I see it is this; most agents say to be patient as they receive hundreds if not thousands of queries each day. Adding an 'afterquery' to the queue would only lengthen the delay, wouldn't it?
If anyone used this, please let me know how it worked out ....
The question on how long to have hope bothers all of us ... and until I come across this idea, I simply let those non-responses be classified as rejections. But then I read Justin Fernandez's suggestion ... an "afterquery"
His idea, found on his agency's website reads:
a sample an "afterquery:"
Dear Agent:
On October 25, 2007, I sent you a query via e-mail on my Thriller (89,473 words) entitled: THE BIG FAT MONEYMACHINE. I am just following up to make sure my query was received and is in your queue.
Thank you,
Justin suggests using this if not receiving any response in a month.
The problem as I see it is this; most agents say to be patient as they receive hundreds if not thousands of queries each day. Adding an 'afterquery' to the queue would only lengthen the delay, wouldn't it?
If anyone used this, please let me know how it worked out ....
I would go for it. I have never seen "no from one is no from all" rather only, "don't query more than one at a time". Can't hurt. Nothing ventured....well...you know
Yep! I believe I know the agency she's talking about. It's stated on their webpage.