Zimmermann Literary Agency (Helen Zimmermann)

Anyone deal with her lately? Thanks!

It took her a month to reject my first 50 pages.

hello all,

Any personal experience with this agent? I came across her name while researching agents that have sold thrillers over at PM. I see the P and E listing and the AQ listing, but not much here. Her website is helpful:

http://zimmermannliterary.com

Any personal insight folks? Thanks in advance!

Request for a full from Ms. Zimmerman.

Not a lot of action in this thread--I assume she's reputable because she's an AAR member. I can't find anything negative so that's a plus.

Anyone here know her?

I had a request for a full at the end of August. No word yet.

Could you tell me the genre she requested a full MS for? Just wondering what her likes and dislikes are...

Lucky Lucy said:

I had a request for a full at the end of August. No word yet.

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WmHopper said:

Could you tell me the genre she requested a full MS for? Just wondering what her likes and dislikes are...

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Hi: My ms is a Mystery (cozy). At the start of October she sent a very nice rejection.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Got a request for a full on 8/7 and I just emailed it today.

9/1 - Received response telling me I "definitely have some serious potential" but the manuscript I sent her isn't right for her. However, she expressed interest in my other writing and wanted to know if I have any other complete manuscripts.

Any recent interactions

I was preparing to query Ms. Zimmermann this weekend and was wondering if anyone has had any submissions or responses from her lately. I am going to submit a historical fiction ("The Dugout in the Basement" which is a sports-themed historical fiction).
Thanks! I'll post an update once/if I get a response.
Bryan

Good luck, Bryan. I'm thinking about querying her (women's fiction), and I wish there was more info about her on this thread. So please let us know how it goes! From the QT stats, it looks like she's a no-response-equals-no type for queries. (But I'm new to QT, so I'm still figuring it out; I could be wrong!)

The QT comments indicate that her rejection letters are very nicely worded. I found an old blog post (2007) that had a comment from a client saying that Ms. Zimmerman is "responsive to her writer" and knows the business forwards and backwards.

Thanks

Thanks Laura. I would definitely send her your query. If you have not sent out many queries yet and are looking for someone to read yours over, I would be happy to help. I'm still trying to find the "right" query style myself...

Unfortunately I still have not heard back from her. Her website says that if you don't hear from her within two weeks, it's probably because the project isn't right for her. Since she's had my query for about three weeks now, I'm guessing she is taking a pass. Oh well, I'll keep looking. The right agent is out there somewhere!

Bryan

Definitely keep querying, Bryan, but don't give up on this agent just yet. With the holidays, she might be a bit behind.

happywritermom said:

Definitely keep querying, Bryan, but don't give up on this agent just yet. With the holidays, she might be a bit behind.

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Thanks. I'll definitely be happy to hear from her one way or the other. Working on revising my query letter right now. My goal is to get it revised and another 10 sent off before Christmas. A modest goal, but it will help to keep me accountable!

Trident or Zimmerman

Recently got an offer of rep from both Don Fehr at trident media group and Helen Zimmerman. Any thoughts on whom I should choose?

I'm assuming you had phone conversations with both of these agents. Which one was closest to what you want to achieve with your writing?

I like them both and they both have solid track records and reputations. I'm looking for anyone with inside info in either.

Congratulations!
What a great position to be in!
I would start by researching them both on this board using the "search" function at the top right of the Bewares board.
Keep in mind as you post that many agents subscribe to these threads and/or participate on these forums.

Though you are not using your real name, it wouldn't be that hard to figure out who you are since they both just made you offers.

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/member.php?u=58421Just sent you a private message, Vintagedaisy. Check you inbox.

Helen Zimmermann's new venture?

I had queried this agency back in Feb. 2013, and never received a reply--until today. Ms. Zimmermann has just informed me by e-mail, that for $89.00, I can watch her 90-minute video entitled "Project Publish," and will soon be on my way to receiving her wealth of knowledge. According to Ms. Zimmermann, the $89.00 fee "...also entitles you to email correspondence directly with me (at*[email protected]) to answer any specific questions you may have."*

Gee, what do you all think? Should I shell out $89.00 for Helen's wealth of knowledge? And is this even legitimate?