Still haven't heard from Steven Malk, and it's been about eight weeks. Think it's safe to cross him off and move on to another WH agent? Or should I (shudder) requery him? Or wait another month to be safe?
Does anyone know how long she takes to respond to queries?
Thanks!!!
Personally, I go about the process by querying those agents that fit and accept email queries first, and those that fit and accept only snail mail second.
Even agents get sick or have days off. He might be on vacation for a week or more. He might have hit a particularly busy time.I did e-query Dan because of the various comments I read here pertaining to the reportedly expedient manner in which he submits his responses; however, I emailed him yesterday and received nothing in return. If we were speaking of any other agent, I would be a bit hestitant to express my concerns given the brief duration of time that has elapsed since I sent my initial query. That said, I am now perplexed as to whether I should resend said query or simply perceive his absence of a reply as a thinly-veiled rejection.
It's kind of crazy to even suggest requerying the guy after one day. That's kind of like punishing him for being fast. If he replies within the next two weeks, you can still consider him super fast. If he doesn't reply in a month, then maybe requery, that's still way less than the standard 3 months that people wait.
I actually find the level of pushiness that would make you feel it was appropriate to requery an agent in less than 24 hours somewhat disrepectful, so perhaps that is why I came across as harsh.
Has anyone received one of Dan's "lightning-quick" responses lately? I sent him an e-query yesterday and got zilch, nada, the big zero in response.
As for posting over here, I don't usually have much to add to this section. I will put in another plug for my agent since I know she's actively looking for writers, by saying that even if Dan's gotten slow, Maya's still super fast! But for the next few weeks she might not be. I do think everyone in publishing is on vacation or half days or something until after labor day!
I did e-query Dan because of the various comments I read here pertaining to the reportedly expedient manner in which he submits his responses; however, I emailed him yesterday and received nothing in return. If we were speaking of any other agent, I would be a bit hestitant to express my concerns given the brief duration of time that has elapsed since I sent my initial query. That said, I am now perplexed as to whether I should resend said query or simply perceive his absence of a reply as a thinly-veiled rejection.