Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation - Page 28

jennifer williams · 02-27-2010, 08:50 PM

I just sent mines in too. I wonder how swamped her email's going to be in the next hour? I'm saying about 50 or so, any guesses?

KAP · 02-27-2010, 09:09 PM

I sent off a query. Great opportunity. I bet she'll get hundreds.

kap

AuburnAssassin · 02-27-2010, 09:30 PM

I'm thinking hundreds too. I don't envy her her weekend.

I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to get this kind of feedback from an agent. QLH is fabulous too but an agent is the gold standard...even if she is only one opinion.

Chumplet · 02-27-2010, 10:52 PM

My query had been rejected already but they allowed requeries. I sent in my revamped query with 10 minutes left on the clock.

This will be a great opportunity to see what works and what didn't, since Caren's pitch contest was based on 100 words. She liked the concept but didn't know how it would work. A full query might make it clearer.

Sage · 02-27-2010, 10:58 PM

She's rejected the query I sent for the contest before, but it's my least successful (relatively) of the last three books I've queried and I'd love to have an agent give me their reason why. That said, I'm wondering if I should have sent in one of my older queries because those got sooo little response and because she hasn't seen them.

Phantom Writer · 02-28-2010, 11:11 PM

Just an update for all watching the contest timeline- query sent at 12:07 yesterday (for the query contest) response received this morning 10:30. Very quick, short, polite R. Got some feedback and while it was a small amount- I find it extremely helpful! Good luck to all else that queried yesterday!

AuburnAssassin · 03-01-2010, 12:28 AM

Wow, thanks for the post, Phantom Writer. I queried at the exact same time but I've heard nothing thus far. I was wondering how soon she would start sending out the feedback.

Sage · 03-01-2010, 02:25 AM

Yeah, I was wondering if anyone had heard back yet.

I have a feeling most queries were sent between 12:05 and 12:10, based on posts here and on other sites.

Phantom Writer · 03-01-2010, 03:07 AM

I agree Sage, I think most people sent in around the same time. I've only seen a few that said they were making mods before they sent it off. Fingers crossed for both of you and everyone else that is still waiting! I assumed she wouldn't start answering until Monday. I guess there's no rest for the wicked on Sundays. (R's being the "wicked" not Ms. JSV)!

Shayk1951 · 03-01-2010, 06:42 AM

Hi, everyone,

I'm new. I queried Nancy Coffey almost three weeks ago. I haven't heard anything yet. It will probably be a couple more weeks before I do. I've been frantically rewriting my novel, trying to do some last minute editing.

Good Luck, everyone.
Sharolyn AKA Shay

thmafi · 03-01-2010, 07:23 AM

hi shay! welcome to AW! joanna is usually really good about responding to queries in a timely manner, but i suspect she'll be a bit backed up with these contest entries. do you have others out as well?

Sage · 03-01-2010, 08:47 AM

The contest entries shouldn't back her up too much. She promises to be done tomorrow.

I don't know how, since I've only heard of one person getting a response out of a whole bunch of people.

Erin · 03-01-2010, 06:53 PM

Joanna's a busy girl! She's now judging the Guide to Literary Agents' new Dear Lucky Agent Contest for Urban Fantasy and Paranormal romace (adult & teens). Here's more info if you're interested: http://tinyurl.com/yj78dvu

sciri · 03-01-2010, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erin

Joanna's a busy girl! She's now judging the Guide to Literary Agents' new Dear Lucky Agent Contest for Urban Fantasy and Paranormal romace (adult & teens). Here's more info if you're interested: http://tinyurl.com/yj78dvu

That's neat, but basically to be eligible one HAS to have a blog, right? Or is there a way out for the few of us who still don't have one?

Sage · 03-01-2010, 09:10 PM

I received my contest response from JSV this morning at 8:30. It was really good feedback, and some of it had me going, "Oh, I never thought of that," and some if had me disagreeing with the general assessment (although not with the fact that it was why she rejected, obviously)

Saltier · 03-01-2010, 10:38 PM

Looks like they're starting to come in

I don't have mine yet, but mine was submitted 15 min. into the contest, not the first few minutes.

AuburnAssassin · 03-01-2010, 10:53 PM

7 minutes in and still waiting...

hope my email made it.

amergina · 03-01-2010, 10:56 PM

I'm also still waiting. Sent at 12:15.

Glad I'm not the only one still ~~gnawing on their nails~~ waiting.

lnmorton · 03-01-2010, 11:28 PM

Just got a very nice response to my entry sent around 12:30. She'd already rejected it, so no joy there, but it was great to get some feedback on the query itself.

jennifer williams · 03-02-2010, 12:27 AM

This is a little weird. I just got a response from Joanna asking for me to send in 20 pages for her to see. Even though I'm jumping up and down, I can't help but wonder cause I queried her on Friday before I knew about the contest, got rejected, sent the same query in for the contest on Saturday hoping to get pointers, and now am being requested for pages.

I'm not complaining, I'm just wondering if I should go buy the lottery

AuburnAssassin · 03-02-2010, 12:30 AM

Wow, that's great news Jennifer! Maybe it's just a matter of frame of mind sometimes--you missed your window on Friday, hit it on Saturday. Congratulations.

cuteshoes · 03-02-2010, 12:38 AM

Congrats, Jennifer. That's great!

I got a request for 50 pages and some helpful feedback (which I'd already fixed. I only had a half hour to write a query for the contest since I found out about it late. I quickly drafted one I knew needed some extra love. After I sent it off, I revised it and made it pretty, which ultimately fixed the issue that Joanna had with it. Not a problem since the query did its job anyway!). She LOVED the concept! Yay!

jennifer williams · 03-02-2010, 12:44 AM

Congrats to you too cuteshoes!

Wow, a partial request for a query written in a half an hour...do you mind if I bow down to you now? lol

amergina · 03-02-2010, 12:51 AM

Got my response. A very nice R because she already has something similar on her list.

At least I know the query is decent, though I think I may need to retool to bring out how my novel isn't like everything else out there.

cuteshoes · 03-02-2010, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jennifer williams

Congrats to you too cuteshoes!

Wow, a partial request for a query written in a half an hour...do you mind if I bow down to you now? lol

Query writing is one of my strong suits. I already had a hooky logline for this book so I just needed to expand it a bit.

02-27-2010, 09:09 PM	#677
KAP Hangin' with the gargies Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 520	I sent off a query. Great opportunity. I bet she'll get hundreds. kap __________________ Horror with Heart ----------- *Struck* - Lightning isn't always an act of nature. Sometimes it's a calling. *Dark Knowledge* - When good and evil intertwine, taking one means accepting the other. Above Haldis Notch - Physical death is tragic, but the death of a spirit is a life forever lost. *Daeva* - Under contract for June 2014 release.

02-27-2010, 09:30 PM	#678
AuburnAssassin Darkly Romantic Curmudgeon Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pacific NW USA Posts: 2,501	I'm thinking hundreds too. I don't envy her her weekend. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to get this kind of feedback from an agent. QLH is fabulous too but an agent is the gold standard...even if she is only one opinion. __________________ Claire Purely Relative (The P.U.R.E. #1.5) coming April 30th! My Published Stand-Alone Works: The P.U.R.E. by Claire Gillian All's Fair in Love and War by Lila Shaw Vixen and the Pea by Lila Shaw Soul of the Succubus by Lila Shaw Prometheus Unstitched by Lila Shaw Succubus Games by Lila Shaw Succubus Steam by Lila Shaw My Website Primary Blog

02-27-2010, 10:52 PM	#679
Chumplet This hat is keeping me warm Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canader Posts: 2,739	My query had been rejected already but they allowed requeries. I sent in my revamped query with 10 minutes left on the clock. This will be a great opportunity to see what works and what didn't, since Caren's pitch contest was based on 100 words. She liked the concept but didn't know how it would work. A full query might make it clearer. __________________ My Blog My Website I'm a Twit, too

02-27-2010, 10:58 PM	#680
Sage Angel, demon, hero, villain AW Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Heretogether Posts: 48,113	She's rejected the query I sent for the contest before, but it's my least successful (relatively) of the last three books I've queried and I'd love to have an agent give me their reason why. That said, I'm wondering if I should have sent in one of my older queries because those got sooo little response and because she hasn't seen them. __________________ Love Sucks - now available at Musa Publishing, B&N, and Amazon "Fireflies" - Absolute Visions Taylor-Made - post-R&R querying A Paranormal Bromance - First draft done (NaNo) Quartet - Plotting Blog: http://sagelikethespice.wordpress.com

02-28-2010, 11:11 PM	#681
Phantom Writer Dancing between good and evil... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: So. Cal Posts: 351	Just an update for all watching the contest timeline- query sent at 12:07 yesterday (for the query contest) response received this morning 10:30. Very quick, short, polite R. Got some feedback and while it was a small amount- I find it extremely helpful! Good luck to all else that queried yesterday! __________________ There is only one guaranteed outcome when you write a novel: insanity.

02-27-2010, 08:50 PM	#676
jennifer williams practical experience, FTW Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 102	I just sent mines in too. I wonder how swamped her email's going to be in the next hour? I'm saying about 50 or so, any guesses?

03-01-2010, 12:28 AM	#682
AuburnAssassin Darkly Romantic Curmudgeon Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pacific NW USA Posts: 2,501	Wow, thanks for the post, Phantom Writer. I queried at the exact same time but I've heard nothing thus far. I was wondering how soon she would start sending out the feedback. __________________ Claire Purely Relative (The P.U.R.E. #1.5) coming April 30th! My Published Stand-Alone Works: The P.U.R.E. by Claire Gillian All's Fair in Love and War by Lila Shaw Vixen and the Pea by Lila Shaw Soul of the Succubus by Lila Shaw Prometheus Unstitched by Lila Shaw Succubus Games by Lila Shaw Succubus Steam by Lila Shaw My Website Primary Blog

03-01-2010, 02:25 AM	#683
Sage Angel, demon, hero, villain AW Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Heretogether Posts: 48,113	Yeah, I was wondering if anyone had heard back yet. I have a feeling most queries were sent between 12:05 and 12:10, based on posts here and on other sites. __________________ Love Sucks - now available at Musa Publishing, B&N, and Amazon "Fireflies" - Absolute Visions Taylor-Made - post-R&R querying A Paranormal Bromance - First draft done (NaNo) Quartet - Plotting Blog: http://sagelikethespice.wordpress.com

03-01-2010, 03:07 AM	#684
Phantom Writer Dancing between good and evil... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: So. Cal Posts: 351	I agree Sage, I think most people sent in around the same time. I've only seen a few that said they were making mods before they sent it off. Fingers crossed for both of you and everyone else that is still waiting! I assumed she wouldn't start answering until Monday. I guess there's no rest for the wicked on Sundays. (R's being the "wicked" not Ms. JSV)! __________________ There is only one guaranteed outcome when you write a novel: insanity.

03-01-2010, 06:42 AM	#685
Shayk1951 New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Hi, everyone, I'm new. I queried Nancy Coffey almost three weeks ago. I haven't heard anything yet. It will probably be a couple more weeks before I do. I've been frantically rewriting my novel, trying to do some last minute editing. Good Luck, everyone. Sharolyn AKA Shay

03-01-2010, 07:23 AM	#686
thmafi wobbly... Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 468	hi shay! welcome to AW! joanna is usually really good about responding to queries in a timely manner, but i suspect she'll be a bit backed up with these contest entries. do you have others out as well? __________________ i twitter. i blog, too. Represented by the ever-fabulous Jodi Reamer of Writers House, LLC.

03-01-2010, 08:47 AM	#687
Sage Angel, demon, hero, villain AW Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Heretogether Posts: 48,113	The contest entries shouldn't back her up too much. She promises to be done tomorrow. I don't know how, since I've only heard of one person getting a response out of a whole bunch of people. __________________ Love Sucks - now available at Musa Publishing, B&N, and Amazon "Fireflies" - Absolute Visions Taylor-Made - post-R&R querying A Paranormal Bromance - First draft done (NaNo) Quartet - Plotting Blog: http://sagelikethespice.wordpress.com

03-01-2010, 06:53 PM	#688
Erin Listening to my other selves Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,597	Joanna's a busy girl! She's now judging the Guide to Literary Agents' new Dear Lucky Agent Contest for Urban Fantasy and Paranormal romace (adult & teens). Here's more info if you're interested: http://tinyurl.com/yj78dvu __________________ VIGILANTE NIGHTS: YA Contemporary - July 2013 (Merit Press/F+W Media). Win a signed ARC of VIGILANTE NIGHTS! Enter my Goodreads giveaway! Website \| Blog \| Twitter \| Facebook Last edited by Erin; 03-01-2010 at 07:00 PM.

03-01-2010, 09:10 PM	#690
Sage Angel, demon, hero, villain AW Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Heretogether Posts: 48,113	I received my contest response from JSV this morning at 8:30. It was really good feedback, and some of it had me going, "Oh, I never thought of that," and some if had me disagreeing with the general assessment (although not with the fact that it was why she rejected, obviously) __________________ Love Sucks - now available at Musa Publishing, B&N, and Amazon "Fireflies" - Absolute Visions Taylor-Made - post-R&R querying A Paranormal Bromance - First draft done (NaNo) Quartet - Plotting Blog: http://sagelikethespice.wordpress.com

03-01-2010, 10:38 PM	#691
Saltier Small towns fuel escapism Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: AZ Posts: 1,774	Looks like they're starting to come in I don't have mine yet, but mine was submitted 15 min. into the contest, not the first few minutes. __________________ GotYA: Fair Use I joined the tweeting throng.

03-01-2010, 10:53 PM	#692
AuburnAssassin Darkly Romantic Curmudgeon Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pacific NW USA Posts: 2,501	7 minutes in and still waiting... hope my email made it. __________________ Claire Purely Relative (The P.U.R.E. #1.5) coming April 30th! My Published Stand-Alone Works: The P.U.R.E. by Claire Gillian All's Fair in Love and War by Lila Shaw Vixen and the Pea by Lila Shaw Soul of the Succubus by Lila Shaw Prometheus Unstitched by Lila Shaw Succubus Games by Lila Shaw Succubus Steam by Lila Shaw My Website Primary Blog

03-01-2010, 10:56 PM	#693
amergina Waltzing with fae. Slowly. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,525	I'm also still waiting. Sent at 12:15. Glad I'm not the only one still ~~gnawing on their nails~~ waiting.

03-01-2010, 11:28 PM	#694
lnmorton Perpetual Lurker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 36	Just got a very nice response to my entry sent around 12:30. She'd already rejected it, so no joy there, but it was great to get some feedback on the query itself.

03-02-2010, 12:27 AM	#695
jennifer williams practical experience, FTW Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 102	This is a little weird. I just got a response from Joanna asking for me to send in 20 pages for her to see. Even though I'm jumping up and down, I can't help but wonder cause I queried her on Friday before I knew about the contest, got rejected, sent the same query in for the contest on Saturday hoping to get pointers, and now am being requested for pages. I'm not complaining, I'm just wondering if I should go buy the lottery

03-02-2010, 12:30 AM	#696
AuburnAssassin Darkly Romantic Curmudgeon Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pacific NW USA Posts: 2,501	Wow, that's great news Jennifer! Maybe it's just a matter of frame of mind sometimes--you missed your window on Friday, hit it on Saturday. Congratulations. __________________ Claire Purely Relative (The P.U.R.E. #1.5) coming April 30th! My Published Stand-Alone Works: The P.U.R.E. by Claire Gillian All's Fair in Love and War by Lila Shaw Vixen and the Pea by Lila Shaw Soul of the Succubus by Lila Shaw Prometheus Unstitched by Lila Shaw Succubus Games by Lila Shaw Succubus Steam by Lila Shaw My Website Primary Blog

03-02-2010, 12:38 AM	#697
cuteshoes practical experience, FTW Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 10 minutes from NYC Posts: 156	Congrats, Jennifer. That's great! I got a request for 50 pages and some helpful feedback (which I'd already fixed. I only had a half hour to write a query for the contest since I found out about it late. I quickly drafted one I knew needed some extra love. After I sent it off, I revised it and made it pretty, which ultimately fixed the issue that Joanna had with it. Not a problem since the query did its job anyway!). She LOVED the concept! Yay! __________________ -Shana Agented and on submission. More info here.

03-02-2010, 12:44 AM	#698
jennifer williams practical experience, FTW Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 102	Congrats to you too cuteshoes! Wow, a partial request for a query written in a half an hour...do you mind if I bow down to you now? lol

03-02-2010, 12:51 AM	#699
amergina Waltzing with fae. Slowly. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,525	Got my response. A very nice R because she already has something similar on her list. At least I know the query is decent, though I think I may need to retool to bring out how my novel isn't like everything else out there.

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