Hi
I'm L.J. Sellers, new to this forum, but not to writing. I had such a strange experience yesterday, I had to share it with other writers. On October 21, 2004, I sent a query letter and the first three chapters of a mystery novel called The Sex Club to a NY agent. Yesterday, January 30, 2008, I got a call from an assistant in the agency saying, "We read the first three chapters of The Sex Club and loved it. We'd like to see the entire manuscript."
I was, at first, confused, then flabbergasted. It's been three and a half years! The book is published and getting great reader response.
So, writers take heart. Just because your manuscript sits in a slush pile for three and half years doesn't mean that no one will ever read it. The real lesson, of course, is: Don't wait more than three months for an agent to get back to you. Keep moving forward!
Lj
I'm L.J. Sellers, new to this forum, but not to writing. I had such a strange experience yesterday, I had to share it with other writers. On October 21, 2004, I sent a query letter and the first three chapters of a mystery novel called The Sex Club to a NY agent. Yesterday, January 30, 2008, I got a call from an assistant in the agency saying, "We read the first three chapters of The Sex Club and loved it. We'd like to see the entire manuscript."
I was, at first, confused, then flabbergasted. It's been three and a half years! The book is published and getting great reader response.
So, writers take heart. Just because your manuscript sits in a slush pile for three and half years doesn't mean that no one will ever read it. The real lesson, of course, is: Don't wait more than three months for an agent to get back to you. Keep moving forward!
Lj
