I have a non-fiction piece I've tried to shop around to a few different literary agents, and though they all ended up with a no in the end, I did have some agents indicate interest. Out of 38 total submissions sent, I received (from different agents):
That leads me to some questions: Is this a positive sign? Is that a level of interest that is higher or lower than other authors?
Those submissions were from more than a year ago. I ask now because I'm beginning another round of queries with a more polished version and better non-fiction proposal marketing materials, and I'm just trying to get a feel for how well or poorly I did last time round.
- 1 request for a full manuscript
- 3 requests for a partial
- 2 follow-up e-mail discussions spanning several days as they asked me about the project
- The rest were all straight up nos or non-responders.
That leads me to some questions: Is this a positive sign? Is that a level of interest that is higher or lower than other authors?
Those submissions were from more than a year ago. I ask now because I'm beginning another round of queries with a more polished version and better non-fiction proposal marketing materials, and I'm just trying to get a feel for how well or poorly I did last time round.
