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We all know the score. We query, we wait anywhere between three months and best part of a year and all the time while we hear nothing back, we're thinking if we should send a polite follow up to our query.
When I first started submitting (not realising that the books simply weren't good enough), I'd chase the agent after a few months and almost always heard nothing back. If I did get a reply, it was a form rejection. After playing this game for ten years, I've sort of changed my way of thinking. I submitted a short story in early January so I've been thinking for the last week about chasing it, but I can't really see the point. Either the agent hasn't got round to reading it or has and didn't like it. Same issue for a couple of agents I submitted a sample of a book to in February.
So, do you chase your queries? Is there really any point? And has anyone had any success from doing so?
When I first started submitting (not realising that the books simply weren't good enough), I'd chase the agent after a few months and almost always heard nothing back. If I did get a reply, it was a form rejection. After playing this game for ten years, I've sort of changed my way of thinking. I submitted a short story in early January so I've been thinking for the last week about chasing it, but I can't really see the point. Either the agent hasn't got round to reading it or has and didn't like it. Same issue for a couple of agents I submitted a sample of a book to in February.
So, do you chase your queries? Is there really any point? And has anyone had any success from doing so?