I'm so excited. This is a first for me. I've had agents request partials, a few chapters, etc...but this is the first time the full manuscript has been requested. Any advice?
An Agent Requested My Full Manuscript!
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Out of approximately 50 queries for my novel, so far I've gotten requests for four fulls and three partials. Two of the fulls were rejected with no explanation, though I chalk it up to agent-genre mismatch as much as anything. Two of the fulls are pending, as are the partials.
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I got the painful news yesterday. She liked it, but... Here's the agent's email to me:
Thanks for your patience while I read NAME OF NOVEL. I like the story here, but I don’t think it’s for me – I tend to go for more literary novels, even when they’re YA novels, and I don’t know the commercial fiction market well enough to judge what works and what doesn’t. But I’m sure another agent will feel differently (or at least give you more helpful advice than I can), and I wish you the best in your search for representation.
Thanks for your patience while I read NAME OF NOVEL. I like the story here, but I don’t think it’s for me – I tend to go for more literary novels, even when they’re YA novels, and I don’t know the commercial fiction market well enough to judge what works and what doesn’t. But I’m sure another agent will feel differently (or at least give you more helpful advice than I can), and I wish you the best in your search for representation.
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That's great that you got a personal R to the request - there's an agent out there that wants it!! Go get 'em!