It's not dumb. No writer could help getting his hopes up after a full request. I really hope you get a rep offer.
Yes, but my brilliant critique partner made a great suggestion: query from the bottom of your list up, that way your prime agents will end up with a well-honed version of your query. We always think they're honed when we send them out, but through rejection, we learn.Does anyone else feel intimidated, and therefore procrastinate, on sending queries to 'top' agents? Sometimes I feel like I should just be searching out the new agents who are building their lists, but I guess you never know.
All those I query are "good," but some are stellar. Yes, stellar agents should go into the mix, but if I don't query them all first I can maintain that delicate balance of hope and despair that makes continuing the process possible.That's what I find too Devil. Though I always throw a couple of good agents in the mix, just in case someone I'm on the fence about offers.
Yay!I think I may have finally nailed this whole query writing thing. After working like a madman to get the full fixed for the full request I was talking about earlier I decided to re-work my query yesterday and send out another dozen today. The first just came back and it's another full.
Does anyone else feel intimidated, and therefore procrastinate, on sending queries to 'top' agents? Sometimes I feel like I should just be searching out the new agents who are building their lists, but I guess you never know.
I know you can take some time considering an offer and nudge others, but I rarely hear of success coming this way. I mean, when people write to their top agents saying "hi, such and such wants to represent me, but here's my query for you", agents tend to shrug and wish them good luck.