Paradigm Talent & Literary Agency - Page 10

starscape · 06-01-2011, 09:31 AM

Ah, thank you for the info

Well, it is a bit cruel that they won't consider the submission of a revised manuscript, especially when there are not many SF&F agents.

Nandini · 11-21-2011, 03:41 PM

EQ 10/16 (Alyssa Reuben)
Full request late last night!

I'm going to take a day or two to re-read the ms with another agent's comments in mind (she sent a helpful R on a full yesterday)before sending.

Any word yet, Smiley0501??

UPDATE: Was just starting a revision when she requested the full, so asked if it was OK to send after it was done--she was OK with that. Just sent the revised full on 2/12/12. No word yet.

jaksen · 12-20-2011, 08:43 PM

Have any of you (who have had fulls or partials out with Jason Yarn) received any good news?

Danke

Erin Latimer · 02-01-2012, 10:05 PM

I just got a full request from Jason Yarn this morning! Squee! Does anyone know what books he reps? I have full access to PM but I can't seem to dig up much except one gal who writes woman's lit. Anyone?

jaksen · 02-02-2012, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erin Latimer

I just got a full request from Jason Yarn this morning! Squee! Does anyone know what books he reps? I have full access to PM but I can't seem to dig up much except one gal who writes woman's lit. Anyone?

You can find what authors he represents on query tracker.

Erin Latimer · 02-03-2012, 11:00 AM

It only lists about four authors. Ah well, that's good enough for me!

Erin Latimer · 02-23-2012, 08:36 PM

Thought I would update! Talked to Jason Yarn on the phone this morning and he offered rep. I have to report that he is absolutely wonderful to talk to, was patient with my babbling and had tons of good ideas for my manuscript! Very excited!

Richard White · 02-23-2012, 09:12 PM

Congratulations. Keep us informed as this moves through the system.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erin Latimer

Thought I would update! Talked to Jason Yarn on the phone this morning and he offered rep. I have to report that he is absolutely wonderful to talk to, was patient with my babbling and had tons of good ideas for my manuscript! Very excited!

Nandini · 02-24-2012, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erin Latimer

Thought I would update! Talked to Jason Yarn on the phone this morning and he offered rep. I have to report that he is absolutely wonderful to talk to, was patient with my babbling and had tons of good ideas for my manuscript! Very excited!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

profen4 · 02-24-2012, 05:41 PM

Erin, congratulations! I submitted a couple manuscripts to Jason while I was searching for an agent and exchanged a number of emails with him during the process. He's got a keen eye and is a top notch agent. You should be thrilled. Way to go. quan lot vera quan lot nam do nhiet do tam vest cong so chan vay cong so cho thue trang phuc re dep

J.B.Kantt · 03-04-2012, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smiley0501

Erin- congratulations!

Bumping this thread to say Alyssa responded to my full on March 1st and gave me detailed feedback+wants to "get to know me more".

AHHHHHHH. *freaking out*

I figure this is only a revise & resubmit, but who knows...

CONGRATS Smiley!!!!!

That's SUCH AMAZING news!!!!

J.B.Kantt · 03-04-2012, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erin Latimer

Thought I would update! Talked to Jason Yarn on the phone this morning and he offered rep. I have to report that he is absolutely wonderful to talk to, was patient with my babbling and had tons of good ideas for my manuscript! Very excited!

That's so exciting Erin!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Good luck in the future!!!!!!!!!!!

Smiley0501 · 04-02-2012, 02:16 AM

Just bumping this thread to say - Alyss@ is extremely knowledgeable about the field even though she has only been agenting for two years. She is very interested in contemporary YA, like many, is tired of dystopian and reps many celebrity clients (as it seems is their focus at P@radigm).
Whoever gets her as an agent is very very lucky.

AlishaS · 04-20-2012, 02:05 AM

Just thought I'd post that I got a rejection last week... of a query I send last year.
Query January 11, 2011
Rejection April 6th, 2012

Of course they apologized for the long wait... I'd written them off.

I believe the query was for Jason, but the reject came from someone else.

Smiley0501 · 04-20-2012, 05:44 AM

Sorry to hear about the R, AlishaS

Mustafa · 04-20-2012, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlishaS

Just thought I'd post that I got a rejection last week... of a query I send last year.
Query January 11, 2011
Rejection April 6th, 2012

Of course they apologized for the long wait... I'd written them off.

I believe the query was for Jason, but the reject came from someone else.

My goodness. Over a year later? Why bother.

lunaxpetunia · 06-08-2012, 08:54 PM

Just popped in this thread to say that I recently accepted an offer of representation from Jason Yarn for my young adult romantic fantasy. I'm excited about starting up the submission process!

Thanks to all on these forums for the help. I consulted AW frequently at almost every step of the writing and querying process!

Smiley0501 · 06-12-2012, 04:44 AM

CONGRATS!!!

brightlyiburn · 07-16-2012, 04:17 PM

Just wondering if anyone has any recent info on Jason Yarn's response times. I sent a query June 10th. Guess I just want to know when about I should consider it a no response.

profen4 · 07-16-2012, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brightlyiburn

Just wondering if anyone has any recent info on Jason Yarn's response times. I sent a query June 10th. Guess I just want to know when about I should consider it a no response.

He has a partial of mine, and he's had it since April, but I'm not sure what his response times are these days.
do boi nam ca tinh quan ao nu dep tat so sinh cho be ao so mi nu ao so mi nu chup anh dam cuoi

Smiley0501 · 02-19-2013, 09:10 AM

Gave in my R&R (gave it back?) Jan 22, received note that Alyssa got it and was looking forward to reading on Feb 3.

*bites nails* The wait begins.....

gambit924 · 05-25-2013, 07:02 AM

So do these guys accept queries, or not? Do I absolutely have to snail mail the query if I do decide to query?

FluffBunny · 05-25-2013, 08:41 AM

Oof. Not the most easily navigated webpage in the world, is it? I finally found it under, "Book Publishing" and then under "Contact":

Quote:

Paradigm accepts submissions in all areas of fiction and non-fiction.

Please e-mail your query letter along with the first 10 pages of your work in the body of an email to (redacted to save them being spammed). Remember to include contact information along with your submission.

Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are unable to respond to each individually and will only contact you if we are interested in your project.

Lemon Eater · 06-01-2013, 10:48 AM

Here's my break down:

11/9/12: Jason confirmed receipt of my full MS.
12/28/12: I sent first nudge. (Too early?)
1/2/13: Jason responds saying that he hasn't gotten to it yet but hopes to soon.
2/22/13: I sent second nudge, no response from him this time.
4/5/13: I sent him my MS again, but this time with changes to the first chapter, as we met at a conference and those were the changes he wanted.

Next Sunday (June 9) will be 7 months that he's had the MS and I worry that I emailed him too much already(3 times). Should I send another nudge at the 7 month mark or wait until the 8 month mark?

Any advice would be appreciated. Call me naive, but I didn't expect it to take this long.

Thedrellum · 06-01-2013, 07:36 PM

Are you still submitting to other agents? I mean, is this an exclusive?

If it is an exclusive, then yes you should definitely nudge (at least I would). If not, then I would focus on sending to other agents. If/when you get an offer from another agent, then let Jason know.

In your case, he clearly has your manuscript, and it is in his pile of to-be-read-or-considered. In my experience, nudging doesn't necessarily make someone respond faster, and taking a long time might be because they are torn about the manuscript itself (at least that was my case when agents had my MS forever).

In sum, my advice is to treat your queries/partials/fulls like fire-and-forget missiles (at least as much as that's humanly possible).

06-01-2011, 09:31 AM	#226
starscape Busy with a number of networks Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 356	Ah, thank you for the info Well, it is a bit cruel that they won't consider the submission of a revised manuscript, especially when there are not many SF&F agents. __________________ I'm a sponge absorbing all your nice advices. And if you like, would you mind taking a look and commenting on my query in SYW? Thank you. http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/....php?p=6605177

11-21-2011, 03:41 PM	#227
Nandini * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 41	EQ 10/16 (Alyssa Reuben) Full request late last night! I'm going to take a day or two to re-read the ms with another agent's comments in mind (she sent a helpful R on a full yesterday)before sending. Any word yet, Smiley0501?? UPDATE: Was just starting a revision when she requested the full, so asked if it was OK to send after it was done--she was OK with that. Just sent the revised full on 2/12/12. No word yet. __________________ My Twitter -- My Blog -- My Webpage Last edited by Nandini; 02-24-2012 at 04:06 PM. Reason: typo

12-20-2011, 08:43 PM	#228
jaksen Caped Codder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: In MA, USA, across from a 17th century cemetery Posts: 3,957	Have any of you (who have had fulls or partials out with Jason Yarn) received any good news? Danke __________________ Just sold Story No. 28! To EQMM! I am so happy. (New grandson, too. Life is good. ) Eeyore was saying to himself, “This writing business. Pencils and what-not. Over-rated if you ask me. Silly stuff. Nothing in it.” A.A. Milne

02-01-2012, 10:05 PM	#229
Erin Latimer Stay in and write. Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 255	Another Full Request! I just got a full request from Jason Yarn this morning! Squee! Does anyone know what books he reps? I have full access to PM but I can't seem to dig up much except one gal who writes woman's lit. Anyone? __________________ Represented by Jason Yarn of Paradigm Talent Agency Others may have wine, but I have words www.museslibrary.blogspot.com Finally on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ErinLatimer2

02-03-2012, 11:00 AM	#231
Erin Latimer Stay in and write. Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 255	It only lists about four authors. Ah well, that's good enough for me! __________________ Represented by Jason Yarn of Paradigm Talent Agency Others may have wine, but I have words www.museslibrary.blogspot.com Finally on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ErinLatimer2

02-23-2012, 08:36 PM	#232
Erin Latimer Stay in and write. Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 255	Thought I would update! Talked to Jason Yarn on the phone this morning and he offered rep. I have to report that he is absolutely wonderful to talk to, was patient with my babbling and had tons of good ideas for my manuscript! Very excited! __________________ Represented by Jason Yarn of Paradigm Talent Agency Others may have wine, but I have words www.museslibrary.blogspot.com Finally on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ErinLatimer2

02-24-2012, 05:41 PM	#235
profen4 Monkeys are evil Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Great White North Posts: 1,377	Erin, congratulations! I submitted a couple manuscripts to Jason while I was searching for an agent and exchanged a number of emails with him during the process. He's got a keen eye and is a top notch agent. You should be thrilled. Way to go. quan lot vera quan lot nam do nhiet do tam vest cong so chan vay cong so cho thue trang phuc re dep __________________ Steven Whibley \| author website \| blog \| facebook Last edited by profen4; 05-14-2013 at 04:06 PM.

04-02-2012, 02:16 AM	#238
Smiley0501 Lurker, now activated. :-) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Northeast, USA Posts: 2,088	Just bumping this thread to say - Alyss@ is extremely knowledgeable about the field even though she has only been agenting for two years. She is very interested in contemporary YA, like many, is tired of dystopian and reps many celebrity clients (as it seems is their focus at P@radigm). Whoever gets her as an agent is very very lucky. __________________ You can call me ~Smiley~ Places you can find me other than AW: Blog! Twitter (tweet tweet) V!0L3NT D3L!GHTS: (67,000) R&R sent in. bites nails forever TH3 R0S3 K!NGD0M: (74,000) Trunked forever. Last edited by Smiley0501; 05-10-2012 at 08:03 AM.

04-20-2012, 02:05 AM	#239
AlishaS Is swimming with creativity frogs Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,617	Just thought I'd post that I got a rejection last week... of a query I send last year. Query January 11, 2011 Rejection April 6th, 2012 Of course they apologized for the long wait... I'd written them off. I believe the query was for Jason, but the reject came from someone else.

04-20-2012, 05:44 AM	#240
Smiley0501 Lurker, now activated. :-) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Northeast, USA Posts: 2,088	Sorry to hear about the R, AlishaS __________________ You can call me ~Smiley~ Places you can find me other than AW: Blog! Twitter (tweet tweet) V!0L3NT D3L!GHTS: (67,000) R&R sent in. bites nails forever TH3 R0S3 K!NGD0M: (74,000) Trunked forever.

06-08-2012, 08:54 PM	#242
lunaxpetunia New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 9	Just popped in this thread to say that I recently accepted an offer of representation from Jason Yarn for my young adult romantic fantasy. I'm excited about starting up the submission process! Thanks to all on these forums for the help. I consulted AW frequently at almost every step of the writing and querying process! __________________ This is the year I finally finished a manuscript! YA romantic fantasy, 64,000 words ... Represented by Jason Yarn of Paradigm Talent Agency. Visit my website. Follow me on Twitter!

06-12-2012, 04:44 AM	#243
Smiley0501 Lurker, now activated. :-) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Northeast, USA Posts: 2,088	CONGRATS!!! __________________ You can call me ~Smiley~ Places you can find me other than AW: Blog! Twitter (tweet tweet) V!0L3NT D3L!GHTS: (67,000) R&R sent in. bites nails forever TH3 R0S3 K!NGD0M: (74,000) Trunked forever.

07-16-2012, 04:17 PM	#244
brightlyiburn The Little Aspie That Could Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 219	Just wondering if anyone has any recent info on Jason Yarn's response times. I sent a query June 10th. Guess I just want to know when about I should consider it a no response. __________________ The Airplane Experiment: Dreams cleared for takeoff. Dream: My short fantasy story, published in The Lorelei Signal.

02-19-2013, 09:10 AM	#246
Smiley0501 Lurker, now activated. :-) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Northeast, USA Posts: 2,088	Gave in my R&R (gave it back?) Jan 22, received note that Alyssa got it and was looking forward to reading on Feb 3. bites nails The wait begins..... __________________ You can call me ~Smiley~ Places you can find me other than AW: Blog! Twitter (tweet tweet) V!0L3NT D3L!GHTS: (67,000) R&R sent in. bites nails forever TH3 R0S3 K!NGD0M: (74,000) Trunked forever.

05-25-2013, 07:02 AM	#247
gambit924 Hopeless Romantic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 277	So do these guys accept queries, or not? Do I absolutely have to snail mail the query if I do decide to query? __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The little guy getting poked is worried he's going to get pushed into the troll's blade. But kitty will save him. Go go magic kitty!!!

06-01-2013, 10:48 AM	#249
Lemon Eater New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: May 2010 Location: Right Behind You... Posts: 13	Here's my break down: 11/9/12: Jason confirmed receipt of my full MS. 12/28/12: I sent first nudge. (Too early?) 1/2/13: Jason responds saying that he hasn't gotten to it yet but hopes to soon. 2/22/13: I sent second nudge, no response from him this time. 4/5/13: I sent him my MS again, but this time with changes to the first chapter, as we met at a conference and those were the changes he wanted. Next Sunday (June 9) will be 7 months that he's had the MS and I worry that I emailed him too much already(3 times). Should I send another nudge at the 7 month mark or wait until the 8 month mark? Any advice would be appreciated. Call me naive, but I didn't expect it to take this long.

06-01-2013, 07:36 PM	#250
Thedrellum Grr. Argh. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 269	Are you still submitting to other agents? I mean, is this an exclusive? If it is an exclusive, then yes you should definitely nudge (at least I would). If not, then I would focus on sending to other agents. If/when you get an offer from another agent, then let Jason know. In your case, he clearly has your manuscript, and it is in his pile of to-be-read-or-considered. In my experience, nudging doesn't necessarily make someone respond faster, and taking a long time might be because they are torn about the manuscript itself (at least that was my case when agents had my MS forever). In sum, my advice is to treat your queries/partials/fulls like fire-and-forget missiles (at least as much as that's humanly possible). __________________ Blog: An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump Link to my AW Library Page

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