What does this mean?

roskoebaby · Aug 13, 2007

I received a response to my query from an agent in the UK and I have no idea what it means. Ideas?

"And another..."

That's what it said, including the three little dots at the end. Before I respond to her, I wanted to see if anyone else out there knew what it meant. Thanks.

awatkins · Aug 13, 2007

I have no idea what that means; I'd just send the agent a polite e-mail asking for clarification.

Shady Lane · Aug 13, 2007

That is SO weird. It didn't say anything else?

Hapax Legomenon · Aug 13, 2007

That's actually very creepy. Either ask what it means, or run like hell.

roskoebaby · Aug 13, 2007

Ha,ha. All it said was "And another..." So I've decided to just send the first 50 pages, why not? It wasn't a no.

Siddow · Aug 13, 2007

Check the header of the email, see if there's another recipient listed. Maybe it means the agent is passing it up the food chain?

Of course, no harm in asking the agent.

reenkam · Aug 13, 2007

That's kind of creepy, actually...

Siddow · Aug 13, 2007

roskoebaby said:
Ha,ha. All it said was "And another..." So I've decided to just send the first 50 pages, why not? It wasn't a no.

Oooh...good one! I hope it works out for you.

Bufty · Aug 13, 2007

And another... to add to the reject stack? :Shrug:

Beats me.

roskoebaby · Aug 13, 2007

Oh, thanks Bufty. Just kidding. That could be very likely.

Stew21 · Aug 13, 2007

more likely a note to the agent's assistant than to you. Just send an email back asking for clarification. It probably wasn't intended for you.

roskoebaby · Aug 13, 2007

So I sent the email with the first 50 pages and she emailed back right away and said, "Thanks. I'm sending your material to our reader."

Is this good, or the way to a rejection?

Siddow · Aug 13, 2007

Sounds better than No.

Bufty · Aug 13, 2007

Who knows? Sounds promising, Roskoe. Fingers crossed.

At least it's not another - 'And another...'

roskoebaby said:
So I sent the email with the first 50 pages and she emailed back right away and said, "Thanks. I'm sending your material to our reader."

Is this good, or the way to a rejection?

Shady Lane · Aug 13, 2007

Sounds good to me! At least you didn't get, like:

"....deployed."

lostgirl · Aug 13, 2007

and another... that is so funny. Did you send any pages with your query? Its super cool that it worked out that she was glad you sent more.

roskoebaby · Aug 13, 2007

I just sent the first page pasted at the bottom of the query. But I think her original response was probably meant for an assistant, maybe she felt bad when I sent her an email, since I wasn't supposed to see it. Hey I have no problem guilt tripping my way into publication.lol

lostgirl · Aug 13, 2007

No kidding. Use whatever works. Heck, if it got you in the door more power to it.

Good luck!!!

wyntermoon · Aug 13, 2007

I was thinking the same thing, lol.

Soccer Mom · Aug 13, 2007

Yeah, I agree. That was meant to go to an assistant, but if it gets your pages read....it would make a fab story someday!

stormie · Aug 13, 2007

That has to be the funniest, strangest reply to a query ever! I agree, it must have been meant for her reader, to read your query. Let us know how it goes!

OverTheHills&FarAway · Aug 13, 2007

Reminds me of (and this is a stellar cultural reference...) the part in the movie Dude, Where's My Car? where they go to the Chinese drive-through and the lady keeps saying "and then?"

Aston Kutcher: No and then!

And then and then and then and then!

roskoebaby · Aug 13, 2007

LOL. You guys are killing me! We find all of the different ways to end her sentence.

"And another...brilliant author has found me. Thank you."

lostgirl · Aug 13, 2007

Well of course that was what she meant.. LOL

JLCwrites · Aug 13, 2007

I think you should add that quote as your signature.

What does this mean?

roskoebaby

Not harboring illegal parrot

my name is hannah

roskoebaby

I'm super! Thanks for asking

aka cupcake

I'm super! Thanks for asking

Where have the last ten years gone?

roskoebaby

roskoebaby

I'm super! Thanks for asking

Where have the last ten years gone?

my name is hannah

Always Watching

roskoebaby

Always Watching

Crypto-fascist

storm central

McNifico

roskoebaby

Always Watching