Andrea Hurst & Associates Literary Management

Krista G. said:

You're welcome, foliogal! Thanks for taking the time to read the interview. In other news...

Queried Ms. Motter 1/13
Partial request (20 pages) received 1/13
Partial sent 1/14
Additional pages (next 100 plus synopsis and bio) requested 1/20!

YA science fiction

She even made that last request on my birthday. How nice is that?

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Congrats, Krista, and good luck! And thanks for posting another excellent interview. I'm still waiting to hear from her on my partial, with fingers crossed.

Doc

Congratulations, Krista! Fingers crossed that this request leads to bigger and better things for you. And happy belated birthday!

Thank you, Dr. Johnson and foliogal, for the well wishes, and you're welcome for the interview!

So, I don't have a PM subscription, (and I know I probably should) but does anyone know if they've sold any fiction? All I see on the website and from what I've been able to glean is non-fiction.

neener said:

So, I don't have a PM subscription, (and I know I probably should) but does anyone know if they've sold any fiction? All I see on the website and from what I've been able to glean is non-fiction.

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Not every deal is listed on PM, but in past 2 years--
- mystery / crime (Amberley and Andrea)
- paranormal / UF (Amberley)

I queried Ms. Motter on Thursday. Mine's a contemporary fantasy. Got great feedback from FinePrint and Sandford Greenburger. I revised and resent to them. No luck elsewhere. Can't figure out why those two big agencies liked it enough to ask for the full, but the smaller ones don't. Too specialized perhaps?

Rowan said:

Not every deal is listed on PM, but in past 2 years--
- mystery / crime (Amberley and Andrea)
- paranormal / UF (Amberley)

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Thanks!

Vickie Motter just sent me an "r". Here are the TAT stats:

Queried: 1/5/11
20 pg. Partial requested: 1/12
Rejected: 1/24

Doc

Dr. Johnson said:

Vickie Motter just sent me an "r". Here are the TAT stats:

Queried: 1/5/11
20 pg. Partial requested: 1/12
Rejected: 1/24

Doc

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Sorry about the rejection, Dr. Johnson. Seems like you've had some pretty good interest, though. Here's hoping someone else falls in love

Just got a 'not interested at this time.' Sucks, but makes me wonder, will she be interested at another time?

Sage said:

No, that's just a form rejection, Nya

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I know. I guess I was just trying to find some humor in it.

Nya RAyne said:

I know. I guess I was just trying to find some humor in it.

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I got the same form "r" on my partial. The "at this time" is superfluous. Just a plain "Not interested" would have been better. But then, she's a new agent. Maybe, with time and practice, she'll improve her form rejection.

Doc

Krista G. said:

Sorry about the rejection, Dr. Johnson. Seems like you've had some pretty good interest, though. Here's hoping someone else falls in love

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Thanks Krista, and best of luck to you, too!

Doc

I heard the agency is rated as Not Recommended on P&E. Anyone know why?

Tuuli said:

I heard the agency is rated as Not Recommended on P&E. Anyone know why?

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Tuuli, I suspect, as several others pointed out on the previous page, that it's probably because Andrea Hurst & Associates also offers editorial and marketing services to non-client writers.

However, I asked Vickie Motter about that directly in the interview I did with her last week (http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2011/01/interview-with-agent-vickie-motter.html), and her answer was sufficient, I thought. While they offer these services to non-client writers, they are completely upfront about it, and they never mix hats at all. For instance, I've queried agents there several times, and they've never steered me toward their editorial services.

Hope that helps.

Thanks, Krista. I'd actually read the interview the day it went up and had a feeling that's why the question was asked. A friend of mine had a partial with Vickie, which was rejected, and Vickie never mentioned the "services".

I received a 50 page request from her. So it's nice to know I don't have to cross her off my list until after the rejection.

Krista G. said:

You're welcome, foliogal! Thanks for taking the time to read the interview. In other news...

Queried Ms. Motter 1/13
Partial request (20 pages) received 1/13
Partial sent 1/14
Additional pages (next 100 plus synopsis and bio) requested 1/20!

YA science fiction

She even made that last request on my birthday. How nice is that?

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Wow, Krista you are on a roll

I queried on Jan. 20. No word yet.

I queried on 1/13/11. Got a partial request for 20 pages on 1/20/11. Hang in there KMarshall!

i queried 1/12 and got a partial 1/19

Update: R on partial 2/10

EQ: Sent to Vickie Motter on 1.17.11
Partial Request received last night

MysteryScribe said:

EQ: Sent to Vickie Motter on 1.17.11
Partial Request received last night

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Good luck!!

Vickie asked for the 1st 100 pages, a synopsis and an author's bio yesterday! (She had previously asked for 20 pages). ::fingers crossed::

Jamiekswriter said:

Vickie asked for the 1st 100 pages, a synopsis and an author's bio yesterday! (She had previously asked for 20 pages). ::fingers crossed::

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That's fantastic, Jamiekswriter!

I'm still waiting to hear back on the second partial (next 100 pages) I sent to her on 1/20. Judging by the responses here and elsewhere, I figure it won't be long. (Although, now that people who submitted before and after me have gotten responses, I'm starting to worry my submission didn't make it there, of course. But I'm sure it's nothing. Probably. Maybe...)