Inklings Literary Agency, LLC

[Tromboli]

Michelle Johnson and Jamie Bodnar Drowley split from Covisiero agency to create inklings Literary Agency.

Michelle responded to a few things on the Covisiero thread which I thought was interesting and well said. Worth checking out if you're interested. http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235935&page=6



I think Jamie Bodnar Drowley is newer (she wasn't even on query tracker) but a friend of mine is a client of hers and she sings her praises. Here's an interview with her and some comments from her clients: http://yabookcase.blogspot.co.uk/201...r-drowley.html

Oh! And here's the site link, duh http://www.inklingsliterary.com/Home_Page.html

[Victoria Roder]

I received an e-mail from Michelle, asking if I still wanted her to consider the query letter I sent her. I said yes, and I'm hoping she contacts me to request pages to read. Anyone else have news?

[DPRichard]

Originally Posted by Victoria Roder

I received an e-mail from Michelle, asking if I still wanted her to consider the query letter I sent her. I said yes, and I'm hoping she contacts me to request pages to read. Anyone else have news?

Got the same e-mail from her back on Feb. 1st. Replied yes and resent the first five pages just in case. Waiting to hear back.

[Undercover]

Does anyone have any more info on this agency?

[Vandal]

From the Lunch:

Margaret Bail has joined Inklings Literary Agency, where she will continue to represent romance, thrillers, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, westerns, and historical fiction. Previously she was at the Andrea Hurst Agency.

[tbrosz]

Note that Margaret Bail says on their website that she's looking for adult fiction only.

[PRDavid]

I got a request for a full from Michelle Johnson back in March. About a month ago another agent asked for a full so I e-mailed Michelle to let her know as a courtesy.

But I haven't heard back from her on either and it has been over two months.

Should I nudge or just stand by and wait some more?

[Thedrellum]

From what I've read, unless agents specifically say otherwise, the only reason to notify them of another agent's interest is if that other agent makes an offer of representation.

That said, to answer your question re: nudging, I would nudge again at the three-month mark (if you want to nudge). That's a generally accepted time to wait.

[PRDavid]

Originally Posted by Thedrellum

From what I've read, unless agents specifically say otherwise, the only reason to notify them of another agent's interest is if that other agent makes an offer of representation.

Ah, I will keep that in mind next time. I was thinking that by giving her the heads up it would let her know not to take much longer to look at it in case she was going to offer to rep it.

Originally Posted by Thedrellum

That said, to answer your question re: nudging, I would nudge again at the three-month mark (if you want to nudge). That's a generally accepted time to wait.

Cool. That will hit in about 10 days so I will wait til then. Any acceptable way to word the nudge? I'm assuming "What the heck is taking so long" is not a good way to go, lol.

[Thedrellum]

When I've nudged, I've just said something like:

Dear Ms/Mr. Agent,

I am writing to see if you are still considering my manuscript BLAH.

Sincerely/Take care,
Author"

As you can see, I tend to err on the formal side of things. Also, I'm not (perhaps) the best at this, so maybe other people will have nudge formulas you can use as models as well.

[PRDavid]

Originally Posted by Thedrellum

When I've nudged, I've just said something like:

Dear Ms/Mr. Agent,

I am writing to see if you are still considering my manuscript BLAH.

Sincerely/Take care,
Author"

As you can see, I tend to err on the formal side of things. Also, I'm not (perhaps) the best at this, so maybe other people will have nudge formulas you can use as models as well.

I too tend to lean formal/ultra-respectful when dealing with someone I am not that familiar with. Although I recently had an agent ream me for addressing my query letter to Dear Sir/Madam.

It was a general query to the agency, not to a specific agent, so I figured Sir/Madam was the best route. She yelled at me and said that wasn't a good way to "make a friend."

I'm still not sure how to reply to that.

[NoblinGoblin]

PR--I'm sorry for your ass chewing, but what the agent said is kind of funny. I always try to find a specific agent because avoiding that "Dear Sir" salutation is a must. Whenever I make a noob mistake like that (like accidentally querying more than one agent in an agency) I apologize by calling it a rookie mistake. And I make sure to promise that it won't happen again. Tell that agent you fo sho want to be buddies, lol!