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It hasn't been that long yet but does Scott Hofman reply to all the queries he gets?
No. IME, his reader, Cicily Janus, is the one you'll hear from.
Good luck!
It hasn't been that long yet but does Scott Hofman reply to all the queries he gets?
xcomplex, sorry about the rejection. You said "I sent the letter on the easter weekend." Are you sending out just one query at a time and then waiting for a response? Because it could take decades for you to find an agent that way. Most people send in batches and tweak their query letter as they get responses/feedback. Also, form rejections, though painful, are common and perfectly acceptable (to most people)--preferred, even, to no response.
Good luck with future queries. (Hope that doesn't blow up on you!)
I'm not saying don't work on the query, but most folks will tell you wait through ten queries before reworking anything. It could be you hit one out of five right because the other four weren't as good a fit as you thought. Unfortunately, it could also be the agents don't feel the market will support your book right now. That's a possibility I'm facing.
That said, if you want to send me your query, go for it. I'm always game.
Scott has had a partial of my latest work for a little over a month now and I am of course nervous, but even more so because Scott has been probably at the top of my agent want list since I wrote my first novel years ago.
Since he's actually taking queries, I imagine that he and Cicily are inundated with reading right now, but I was curious if he is someone who you only hear good news from before the 6-8 week time frame (in other words, if it goes the full 6-8 weeks, then you're probably not getting a full ms request)
Thanks for any advice.
Hey Mr. A, I have a quick question for you. I got a call last week from Scott's assistant asking me to send my full after she read my query. I tried to write down everything she was telling me, but after I got off the phone, I realized I totally blanked on where she wanted me to send it. Am I supposed to send it to the same address as the query, or a different one? I have some kind of address written on some scrap paper but I think it might be wrong. Could you help me out please?