[Agency] Writers House

budgie_brain said:

Thanks, Mel A! And congratulations to you on getting an agent!

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Thanks! Be sure to post when you get your good news, too! ;-)

revolocard said:

Well, hopefully you'll hear. Unfortunately, I've been seeing from a whole lot of people that Josh seems to do this a lot--lots of positive vibes in the partial request, saying he'll get back soon, then never responding despite status nudges. In fact, last time I checked at querytracker, nobody has heard back from him on a partial request (positive or negative) yet this whole year. Don't know what's going on there, but I hope your experience is different!

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Thanks, Rev, I hope so too. It's been two weeks so far, but that's not an outrageous amount of time for agents to have partials, so I'm not ready to nudge quite yet. Also, after I read what people had to say here and saw the stats on querytracker, I continued my search. I've since snail-mailed two other agents and will continue until I get one. (I send out one query a week, on average.)

Long-awaited R from Jodi

budgie_brain said:

Thanks so much for your thoughts, Vandal and Swamproot! I decided to take your advice, Vandal. I hope I'll hear back from JR's assistant soon.

And good luck to you both with your fulls! I hope you both get good news soon. LOL, I completely understand about checking your inbox often, Swamproot. :-D

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Sorry to report that I finally got the long-awaited R from Alec/Jodi on my full tonight. It's actually sort of a relief after such a long wait.

Swamproot said:

Sorry to report that I finally got the long-awaited R from Alec/Jodi on my full tonight. It's actually sort of a relief after such a long wait.

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Sorry to hear about the R. Don't let it get you down. The perfect agent is out there waiting for you!

So sorry to hear about the rejection, Swamproot. I also got my rejection today, so you have company. We can weep in self-pity together. But it's exciting that Jodi and her assistant showed interest, and you're right that it's nice to know sooner than having to wait a few months more. And your writing must be really good since you got a full request!

I totally agree with Mel A's words of encouragement--don't give up!

Daniel Conaway

budgie_brain said:

So sorry to hear about the rejection, Swamproot. I also got my rejection today, so you have company. We can weep in self-pity together. But it's exciting that Jodi and her assistant showed interest, and you're right that it's nice to know sooner than having to wait a few months more. And your writing must be really good since you got a full request!

I totally agree with Mel A's words of encouragement--don't give up!

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Thanks for the words of encouragement Mel A and budgie_brain. Sorry you also got an R budgie, but congratulations Mel A on finding an agent.

This experience and the ones that some of you have had with Josh remind me of my dating days. Sometimes people are all hot and heavy in the beginning, then - not so much.

Has anyone out there had ever dealt with Daniel Conaway of Writer's House? I'm thinking of querying him.

Thanks, Swamproot.

Swamproot said:

This experience and the ones that some of you have had with Josh remind me of my dating days. Sometimes people are all hot and heavy in the beginning, then - not so much.

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Haha!

Sorry I don't have any info RE: Daniel Conaway, but good luck!

Is this normal? I sent Jodi my query around April...It's September now, and no response. =/

I sent my query to Ms. Reamer in Feb and received it back at the beginning of Sept. I think it's normal.

I sent a query and one page on 8-24 to Maya Rock; haven't heard anything since.

Do you think they mislaid it or just don't want to make me cry with a reject? That's over a month and ya'll seem to have heard faster.

Hi Still Alive -- I'm with you. I sent a Q to Josh Getzler on 8/25 and haven't heard back. Anyone out there heard from him? I'm wondering at what point I can move on to the next WH agent. Is JG a non-responder for rejects? Thanks...

No- I queried him at the beginning of the year and received a nice R back from him. Hang in there. But it took almost two months...

Thanks Phantom -- I'll keep hanging!

CharlieB, I just got a rejection from Maya Rock. Cold, one line, form.

I wish you better luck!

SA

Josh asked for a today partial. . Has anyone heard back from him recently?

AshElizabeth -- Congratulations!! Can I ask when you sent your Q? Mine is still out there and I'm just wondering on the timing... Fingers crossed he loves your partial...

CharlieBabbitt said:

AshElizabeth -- Congratulations!! Can I ask when you sent your Q? Mine is still out there and I'm just wondering on the timing... Fingers crossed he loves your partial...

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Thanks! I'm excited, but it's so nerve-wracking waiting on partials and fulls!

I sent my Q on 9/27. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get a request from whoever you sent your Q to at writer's house!

Thanks for the timeline. I sent mine to Josh on 8/25 -- you must have really knocked his socks off! Hope your wait isn't too long....

CharlieBabbitt said:

Thanks for the timeline. I sent mine to Josh on 8/25 -- you must have really knocked his socks off! Hope your wait isn't too long....

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I hope so! I even got a "P.S." at the bottom of the request. *does dance* but I've read that he usually replies to queries, even if it's a rejection, so hang in there. he might be sitting on it and thinking "oh, this is good. i'm going to wait a few weeks and see if it resonates with me."

I love your attitude! Be sure to keep us posted on your progress with Josh...

CharlieBabbitt said:

I love your attitude! Be sure to keep us posted on your progress with Josh...

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i will, but you have to keep me posted too!!!

AshElizabeth said:

Josh asked for a today partial. . Has anyone heard back from him recently?

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Congrats, AshElizabeth!

I queried Josh on September 10th. Within an hour he replied and asked for a partial. Since then it's been crickets. It's not unheard of for agents to have a partial for 6-8 weeks before responding, but eventually I will nudge. Hope you hear back faster (with good news)!

CharlieBabbitt - you e-queried, right? If you haven't heard by early next week, I'd nudge on the query. Josh has been pretty quick on those, from what I've read in this forum. Maybe it got lost in cyberspace? Happens....

Yep, DB -- sent e-query. It's 6 wks tomorrow. Thanks for the info -- I'll nudge him soon. Good luck with your partial -- hope you hear good news!!

Hey Everyone,

I'm new and feeling very much lost. Two weeks ago I recieved a request for a partial from Jody Reamer. I was just wondering, does her rejection usually come via email or snail mail? And what is a good time frame to expect a response? Thanks for your help.

Brooks said:

Hey Everyone,

I'm new and feeling very much lost. Two weeks ago I recieved a request for a partial from Jody Reamer. I was just wondering, does her rejection usually come via email or snail mail? And what is a good time frame to expect a response? Thanks for your help.

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Hi Brooks

When I got a partial request from JR, I sent the partial via email. About a month later, I got a rejection also via email. But I know others in this thread have waited quite a bit longer--several months. Good luck!