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Lydia Sharp

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Partial (first 50 pages) upgraded to a full on 10/5. :D

Both ms requests were asked to be sent snail mail, although she is corresponding through email.

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Received my R from Tamar on 11/5. She also offered some specific feedback, which is always appreciated. Although she ultimately passed on this project, it was an overall positive experience. Anyone would be lucky to have her as an agent.
 

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Hey everyone!

Complete newbie here. Kept meaning to join AW but never got around to it. But now, I need your help! I just got my first-ever request for a partial, from Tamar. I've done some research on how to format a ms for submission, but I'm so scared I'll do it wrong. I know the standard info--1" margins, double-spaced, etc. (And when an agent asks for a set number of pages, that's DOUBLE-spaced pages, right? Because as it is, my ms is not double-spaced.) Those of you who have gotten requests from Tamar for partials and then fulls, how did you do it? Advice? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!!!

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Hey everyone!

Complete newbie here. Kept meaning to join AW but never got around to it. But now, I need your help! I just got my first-ever request for a partial, from Tamar. I've done some research on how to format a ms for submission, but I'm so scared I'll do it wrong. I know the standard info--1" margins, double-spaced, etc. (And when an agent asks for a set number of pages, that's DOUBLE-spaced pages, right? Because as it is, my ms is not double-spaced.) Those of you who have gotten requests from Tamar for partials and then fulls, how did you do it? Advice? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks!!
~Monnrella

Yes, double spaced, page numbered, with your name and title in the header. The pages count by double spaced pages. Send enough pages so it stops at the end of a chapter. (So if it's 49 pages or 51, that's fine.)

Good luck!
 

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Received a generic rejection form letter from Laura Dail with 2 day turnaround on my historical novel.
 

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I got a partial request from Tamar a while back. She rejected it, but with an incredibly nice, encouraging, personalized letter (and quick turnaround, too -- a month for snail mail). She's a real class act, and I would query her again in a heartbeat.
 

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My partial was rejected today. She sent me a four sentence snail mail letter, noting two good points and one bad point. This makes my sixth rejection on partial/fulls :(
 

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Just wanted to let everybody know I'll be hosting an interactive interview with Ms. Rydzinski on my blog this Thursday, February 24. If you have a question you'd like to ask her, this is your chance!

I'll be back to post a direct link to the interview that morning...
 

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Got a "Dear Author" form reject today from Tamar. But I queried on 2/24/11 so at least it was a quick reject :D
 

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Request for 50 pages from Tamar today! Thanks for the interview, Krista!
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Hello newbie here! I sent out a full to Tamar 3/25/11 after sending my 50 pages 2/28/11. Crossing my fingers since everything I've read on here and the web says she's a fantastic agent! Will probably be hearing soon...
 

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Fingers uncrossed...received rejection letter today but Tamar couldn't have been more wonderful. This project might not be for her but I will definitely send more projects her way. Query her, she's amazing.
 

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Hi There! She was July secret agent for Miss Snark and gave a lot of valuable feedback. I didn't win anything, but my entry got a rather positive feedback anyway, so I was thinking I could query her nevertheless, what you think?
 

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Query sent to Tamar on 7/15 and partial requested (snail mail) on 7/28. I know she has it and I'm waiting on a response. It gives me hope to see some of you waited a month before she requested a full as I've reached that time and no rejection yet.
 

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I queried Tamar Rydzinski on 9/2/11 and received a 50 page partial request on 10/4/11. Still waiting to hear back on said partial, though in defense of the agency, the month to two months it usually takes to read 50 pages fell over the holiday season. Hoping to hear back soon!