sarahdalton
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I think we've all seen that they've still got lots of reading to do and probably won't be in touch for a while.
I keep checking in everyday to see what's what
I keep checking in everyday to see what's what
Heads Up: Harper Voyager calls for unagented submissions
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Yeah. Something tells me they're going to get through at least a couple hundred manuscripts before they start sending out more notices. We'll probably hear something in the next couple of weeks.
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Paul
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all quite on the Western front...
Wow, I know I prayed to the heavens to speed things up, but...
Ah, but I picture the poor interns huddling in their darkened, unheated, soulless little closet-sized flats, drinking RedBull and vodka and praying for the juice to come on so they can plug in their Kindles. We no longer live in the days of battered manuscripts lying in stacks.
No, no we don't but they can load up their ipads and kindles before they leave the office. They can work off line then and kindle has its own power supply that should last for 24 hours. So long as they don't play games or watch a movie they have already downloaded...
Well, yeah. Exactly. I live with several people addicted to those items and the batt doesn't last all that long when playing MineCraft and Facebooking and watching every episode of Prison Break known to mankind. LOL
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I've heard the same thing about Facebooking and watching endless episodes of The Walking Dead. It's purely anecdotal of course.
Just wanted to note that HV updated with this to answer questions about Katherine Harbour:
I'm still pretty much a newbie to the whole agent/publisher thing, but that thing about Thao Le helping her with revisions but not being her agent seems weird to me. Does anyone have an explanation?
I'm still pretty much a newbie to the whole agent/publisher thing, but that thing about Thao Le helping her with revisions but not being her agent seems weird to me. Does anyone have an explanation?
Paul
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Who knows.
Personally I dont care, long as HV are dishing out deals.
And will hopefully dish out more....
I dont think there's an ethical issue here either way. HV publish novels, people submit novels, occasionally one (or three) are picked up.
It's not uncommon when submitting to agents to get an R&R response from one (revise and resubmit); an agent is interested in your work but feels that it needs changes before the agent offers representation. The agent suggests edits in structure, characters, plot, etc., and then gives you the opportunity to work on them and resubmit the edited manuscript. If they like the new version, they then offer to represent it. Harbour probably got an R&R from Le, and in the process of working on those changes (which sometimes take months if the agent recommends substantial edits) took a shot at the Harper Voyager open submission window, like the rest of us. When HV contacted her with enthusiasm, it's an easy email to Le (who is already familiar with the work) and an even easier sale for the agent. Slam dunk.
Paul
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Ah, thank you. That makes sense. I wasn't trying to imply that HV or Harbour or anyone did anything unethical, I just didn't understand an agent taking the time to advise on revisions when they're not representing.
I was sure there was a reason I didn't understand, but I was also confused, so ditto on the thank you.
Well, NY has known about this storm coming all week so perhaps HV was clearing the deck for their authors who are already under contract and saving the reads for this weekend.
I suspect Monday/Tuesday, the rejections will start flowing again?
I could be wrong though...
I just found this post on HV's facebook page, it's from friday:
"Here in NYC, we’re trying to avoid being snowed in for too long, so that means gathering up all the supplies one needs in order to Read More"
So hopefully they got a lot of reading done, but that also means that next week might be pretty busy reply wise
"Here in NYC, we’re trying to avoid being snowed in for too long, so that means gathering up all the supplies one needs in order to Read More"
So hopefully they got a lot of reading done, but that also means that next week might be pretty busy reply wise
I figured as much, but I think their reference to reading was more to do with the recent books they put out since they named titles. Still, it does not mean they are not reading submissions as well.
Not sure why, but I dread Tuesday more than Monday. We will see...
Not sure why, but I dread Tuesday more than Monday. We will see...
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