writing a previous agent with a new novel

Laurie Champion

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Hi Everyone:

Apparently, I wrote a kicking query but my novel was more literary than commercial and unmarketable (to say the least). Anyway, I had several nibbles, requests for partials but none panned out. This has been over the past year or so.

So, I went back to square one, polishing a more marketable novel, romantic comedy, I'd written a while back. I think it's about ready to go.

As Nancy Grace would say, "What's your question, dear?"

When I query agents who asked for a partial last time, should I remind them that I sent them part of a previous manuscript? Or not mention it and hope to God they don't remember me?

Thanks, all,

Laurie

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you are pushing out a NEW novel.
it will stand or fail on its own .
there is no need to mention past queries/partials/mss.
 

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I agree with the above advice, UNLESS any of the agents you queried with your previous book expressed interest in seeing other work in the future when they rejected it. Then you should most definitely refer them back to that.
 

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No need to mention it. They will know you've queried previously if it is an email query and you are using the same email address.