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I have been querying one novel (I'll call it TWP) for the last sixteen months or so. My list is pretty much finished. I've gathered lots of rejections, one rejection on a partial, and several no-responses. About two weeks ago I mailed out a requested partial. Whether or not this ultimately garners a rejection, I am done querying this novel for a while (I'm obviously hoping for a full read or better, but I'm trying to be pragmatic here).
I believe this agent lists their response time as 2-4 months on partials. I have a new finished novel that, aside from a grammar sweep and one character that needs a bit more flesh, should be ready for submission within that time frame. If not sooner. It's a similar genre (TWP being Urban fantasy, the new novel is paranormal romance), but many of my preferred agents rep both. Including the agent with the partial.
So here's the question (if you haven't guessed it): If the paranormal romance novel is ready for querying before I've received a response on the urban fantasy partial, do I wait? Is there protocol for querying two different fiction projects at once?
Advice? Thoughts?
I believe this agent lists their response time as 2-4 months on partials. I have a new finished novel that, aside from a grammar sweep and one character that needs a bit more flesh, should be ready for submission within that time frame. If not sooner. It's a similar genre (TWP being Urban fantasy, the new novel is paranormal romance), but many of my preferred agents rep both. Including the agent with the partial.
So here's the question (if you haven't guessed it): If the paranormal romance novel is ready for querying before I've received a response on the urban fantasy partial, do I wait? Is there protocol for querying two different fiction projects at once?
Advice? Thoughts?