Movable Type Management (formerly Movable Type Literary Group)

It's not just one opinion - I read it on agents' blogs all the time. Janet Reid, for example, recently commented that she can't sell novels over 100,000 words right now.

Janet Reid handles mainly crime.

I sent Jason Ashlock my query, about 60 seconds later, he sent a response: "God, that's creepy. Send!" I emailed him the full about 5 minutes later, so we'll see what happens.


And with respect to the creepy part - I write dark suspense/horror.

That's a good response dgrintalis, congrats!!

Jason has had my materials for over 3 months, I sent a nudge shortly after the holidays. It is good to know that he's checking his email.

dgrintalis said:

I sent Jason Ashlock my query, about 60 seconds later, he sent a response: "God, that's creepy. Send!"

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Congratulations!
Did you send a real query or just the first ten pages and the synopsis, just like they say in the PM website? You must have a powerful hook!

I sent a query, nothing else. My query hook is below in quotes. It didn't start out as a hook; it was just a cool line, IMO, to describe my book. I added it to my signature, then a bit later, added it to my query.

Eeek, I never updated here!

Mr. Ashlock had my full for 2 months- sent him a polite email updating my contact info (school email crapped out). He responded within minutes with an R. Completely personalized, mentioned he enjoyed it, some compliments on my writing...followed by the dreaded "I can't sell this" (I have a 21 year old male protagonist).

I'm definitely querying him with my next project. He is so sweet and personable through email!

jsouders said:

I'm thinking my equery gotten eaten by gremlins. I'm going to resend. It's been 2 weeks and everyone else has heard back. Or do you guys think i should wait a bit longer

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Hi there, did you end up re-sending? Did you hear back?

I haven't heard back either but then, contrary to other people that posted here, I followed his guidelines on the PM site and sent off the first 10 pages... So I'm thinking, it takes a bit longer to read those rather than just the query... still, not sure how long I should wait before sending a status query...

I still haven't heard back, even after my status query... Don't know whether I should send another one or just sit and wait.

I GOT A REQUEST FOR FULL MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER QUERYING. THE REQUEST CAME JUST AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, SO THAT WAS PROBABLY A FACTOR. STILL, IT MEANS THAT EVEN IF TWO OR THREE WEEKS HAVE PASSED, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN R

xolotl said:

I GOT A REQUEST FOR FULL MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER QUERYING. THE REQUEST CAME JUST AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, SO THAT WAS PROBABLY A FACTOR. STILL, IT MEANS THAT EVEN IF TWO OR THREE WEEKS HAVE PASSED, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN R

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Congratulations

Hi does anyone have any up to date info on response times to partials from Mr. Ashlock? Its only been a few weeks, but I just wondered how long I should wait before I nudge.

xolotl said:

I GOT A REQUEST FOR FULL MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER QUERYING. THE REQUEST CAME JUST AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, SO THAT WAS PROBABLY A FACTOR. STILL, IT MEANS THAT EVEN IF TWO OR THREE WEEKS HAVE PASSED, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN R

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Congrats! When did you send out your query? Just wondering because I sent one in early December and haven't heard anything yet.

Scratch that, turns out I sent it in January.

*sigh*

You know how it is with the waiting. Seems like it's been far longer than it actually has.

...you mean it's STILL 2010?!?!?!

It's good to read this thread that Jason Ashlock is a reputable agent - even if his response time may be slow at times. He recently contacted me about the possibility of writing a book about our adventures and I talked with him yesterday here in Manhattan. He was great to talk to and had soooo many ideas! I think I'll sign with him!

Okay, the website he has loses me...what do you need to submit?

http://agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=1007

"email query" is all it says.

Here's what their Publishers Marketplace page http://publishersmarketplace.com/members/jasonashlock/ says:

General submissions may be sent via e-mail to [email protected].

Having found that that query letters do a fine job of showcasing one's talent in writing jacket copy or promotional material but rarely offer agents a useful preview of a writer's prosecraft, in lieu of query letters, MTLG asks that authors send the first ten pages of their manuscript, followed by a one page synopsis of the balance of the work, and a word count.

I just sent off a query for the hell of it.

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I got a request for a full from Brianne followed by a request for a phone call a couple of days later!

*fingers crossed*

Congrats, Cheryl!!

How long did it from query to full to call?

WOW! Awesome!!

Thanks everyone!

I queried her on a Sunday, got the request for the full on Monday, and had an email asking for a phone call by Friday.

I'm still bouncing...