Need advice on a harlequin submission

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onetiredmama

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Hi all, I need advice on a full manuscript that Harlequin is reading.

I submitted it last October. In late April they asked for the full. For a few different reasons, I had to call their office to ask a question before I sent it in. I ended up talking with one of the editors, who said to email it to her, and that she'd read it in a week since I'd been waiting so long. (She was really nice and not bothered that I called.)

Then a month passed, and I didn't hear anything. So I emailed the editor to inquire if she had in fact received it. (You never know with emails, especially my super-fun yahoo account.) She did not get back to me.

I waited another month. I called her and left a voice mail message, asking again, to please confirm that she got it, either by calling back or emailing me. She didn't contact me.

Now it's been 4 months since we talked (when she told me she'd need a week to read it.) So, what does a girl do now? Thanks for any advice or suggestions. Lisa
 

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I have no advice but I'm in a similar boat. I did the Fast Track for the Medical line in August 2010. I had a request for a partial. Got a request for the full with some rewrites/revisions based on an issue in the synopsis. Sent that in October 2010...and have heard zip since. I did a status query at 6 months and nothing.

I've written off the submission and moved on. I've got deadlines, short stories and novellas to write for erotica/erotic romance pen name so I don't have time to chase down editors. Sad though. I put a lot of work into that manuscript...
 

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Wow. I would think that's worth a call. I think I might call again in a few weeks. I just can't imagine she didn't get my email and my voice mail. Maybe it slipped her mind to get in touch with me.
 

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That sounds rather unprofessional to me. An email might get missed, a voice mail might go a-stray, but being outright ignored would really irritate me.

Do as girlyswot suggested and go to their boards and find Dee.
 

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If this helps any, they had my sub for a year. Six months into that year, the editor called me at work (I just about dropped my dentures), requested changes and resubmit. I did that. Heard nothing. Six months after I resubbed, I got a form R.

They're just slow -- I've heard this for years.
 
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