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"80 days and counting for me. They ought to rename it the Slow-As-Molasses Agency."
Only, they're not so slow when it comes to informing you that you are not following instructions. I queried on 11/11. On 11/12 I received an email telling me they do not take "repeat submissions," and according to their records, I had already submitted to them.
Really? That was so long ago--at least 5 years, 10 revisions, 3 moves, and 1 computer ago--that I no longer have my query log from that time period. In fact, I queried them this time because I didn't recognize the name of the agency and was *sure* I hadn't contacted them before.
Hmph! I definitely won't make that mistake again.
Only, they're not so slow when it comes to informing you that you are not following instructions. I queried on 11/11. On 11/12 I received an email telling me they do not take "repeat submissions," and according to their records, I had already submitted to them.
Really? That was so long ago--at least 5 years, 10 revisions, 3 moves, and 1 computer ago--that I no longer have my query log from that time period. In fact, I queried them this time because I didn't recognize the name of the agency and was *sure* I hadn't contacted them before.
Hmph! I definitely won't make that mistake again.
Interesting - and rather bizarre - story. Were they even around five years a go? Maybe they have an automatic filter that recognizes names or titles that have been submitted before?? Are you sure you did actually submit all that time a go because maybe (esp if it's a filter of some kind) they made a mistake and you have a similar name/title to someone who submitted more recently? I've never heard of an agency balking at a resubmission five years later because most agents admit quite honestly, the chances of them remembering a specific query - or even a manuscript - they read five years later is unlikely.
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Just change the title of your book (it's not permanent) and re-submit. Assuming you want to re-submit.
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I've heard this story before -some getting a quick replying tellling a writer not to submit more than one project at a time. I think I might have read it over at QueryTracker. Anyway, that makes me think it could be an automatically generated message or the filter thing curlbe mentioned. Maybe.
I know! The reply came so quickly it did seem like an automated response. I don't know if they were around five years ago (I've researched so d*** many agencies these last few weeks they're all a blur now) but I know I didn't submit twice to them this time around. My record-keeping is pretty good.
And yeah, I probably won't re-submit. They take forever to respond to first-time queries (or not at all, according to this thread) yet they're all over re-submissions. Does putting me in my place really take priority over all those unanswered queries?
Just gonna move on.
Yeah, probably for the best. I submitted back in Aug and never heard...good luck with the other agents you're querying/submitting to!
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I queried them back in March and a whole MS later still have yet to hear a damn thing. Honestly, regardless of how hard up I am for an agent, they would probably be one of the last agencies I query.
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Just out of curiosity, is anyone out in the AW universe a client of these folks, and if so, are they as ponderously slow when you're signed with them as they are in responding to queries?
For those of you who never got a response from this agency, did you get the confirmation e-mail they sent after making your submission on their website?
Still waiting to hear back on mine. Submitted July 31, received confirmation e-mail same day. I'm still thinking they might possibly respond (a submission last year went nearly four months, August 12 to December 5), but of course, I'm really not expecting it anymore.
Still waiting to hear back on mine. Submitted July 31, received confirmation e-mail same day. I'm still thinking they might possibly respond (a submission last year went nearly four months, August 12 to December 5), but of course, I'm really not expecting it anymore.
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I queried them a few weeks ago and got the confirmation email after submitting. Last year, I submitted another book and it took 3 months for them to respond to me--the day after Thanksgiving--request for full. It was rejected within a week. I don't have any problems with that kind of response!
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They clocked in at under three months from initial query to a personal rejection on a full for me. I queried them in mid-August, sent the full at the end of October and received a polite, informative rejection last week. My experience with them has been timely and positive.
Good to know. They do say on their website that they don't necessarily read submissions in order of receipt, which probably explains the disparity in response times. Maybe I still have a hope...
Of course, if I hear anything, I'll be sure to post
Of course, if I hear anything, I'll be sure to post
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It took me about three months to get a request for a full from the query and three chapters. After that, it was about a month to a personalized rejection and invitation to submit future projects. I submited a couple of weeks ago with a new manuscript and mentioned the invitation. I'm still waiting (it hasn't been long at all), and do think they'll get to everyone's queries in time.
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No word here, either. Maybe they'll get back on top of submissions after the new year. Here's hoping
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I've already consigned them to my "Lost at Sea" category. Even in slow-as-molasses Agent World, taking four or five months just to respond to a query is a bit much to take.
Yeah, I'm August 24th on a query. They did notify me of multiple subs, so I had to withdraw one book sent later. Still, approaching four months on a query is too much for me. If it goes partial, then full, we might be looking at a year for a response--maybe more.
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For anyone wondering, here's what the confirmation email states:
Thank you for submitting to Prospect Agency! We
look forward to reading the uploaded sample
manuscript, Crossover. We appreciate your patience
while we review your work. In most cases, you
should expect to hear a response within three
months. Please keep this receipt for your
records.
Respectfully,
Prospect Agency
Then they give some super-long "Submission Id" number. Whatever that's supposed to mean.
I queried October 1st. Haven't heard a peep. I have a note in my query log to do an auto-reject after 3 months. Now that's not what they say will happen, but I'm just going to assume. *shrug*
Thank you for submitting to Prospect Agency! We
look forward to reading the uploaded sample
manuscript, Crossover. We appreciate your patience
while we review your work. In most cases, you
should expect to hear a response within three
months. Please keep this receipt for your
records.
Respectfully,
Prospect Agency
Then they give some super-long "Submission Id" number. Whatever that's supposed to mean.
I queried October 1st. Haven't heard a peep. I have a note in my query log to do an auto-reject after 3 months. Now that's not what they say will happen, but I'm just going to assume. *shrug*
Hmm... Thanks for the info., fellow writers. I have two other queries outstanding with other agents going on five months as well. Is my work really so bad that they don't respond? I'm a little paranoid because one agent never responded to me after requesting a partial, even though she requested a SASE. Anyhoo... here's hoping we'll hear. In the meantime, God bless and have a Merry Christmas...
I'm a little paranoid because one agent never responded to me after requesting a partial, even though she requested a SASE. Anyhoo... here's hoping we'll hear. In the meantime, God bless and have a Merry Christmas...