Two Novels, Zero Agents, and Some Questions

I've scoured the pages here and cannot find an answer. This looks like the best place to ask.

I recently completed my second novel while submitting the first. Although I have had a couple of partials and a full go out, I haven't landed an agent. I am continuing to query for that book, but I'm also ready to query for #2.

Should I continue to submit #1 to agents lower on my list and submit #2 to the agents at the top of my list (who rejected #1)? Or should I stop sending queries for #1, count it a loss, and submit only #2?

ORION said:

My third novel was the one that got me my agent. I queried my first novel - got a few requests for fulls but no agent- then finished my second and queried only a couple of agents and got requests for partials - all this time I kept writing and when I finished my third novel I could tell right away the difference- and got an agent right away -

Set your first one aside to revise or re-examine later - start your third and query your second...JMHO

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Thanks. I'll try that. My concern was getting back a response on both from different people--since I just sent off a few queries.

Then again...I should be so danged lucky!

Teriann said:

I agree with Orion. Start querying your second book and working on your third. I think it's common to query more than one project at a time.

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Thanks for the input