Paradigm Talent Agency

jennibly said:

I queried her on July 1st and got a request for the full ms on September 10th. Then I was out of town for a funeral and forgot to respond so I just got another email from her today asking for it. I'm so embarrassed about letting it slip by.

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Thanks for posting. Looks like I can sit back and wait awhile. Sounds like she's really interested if she emailed again. Good luck!

Anyone here have any contact with Jason Yarn in the past month? I still haven't heard anything from my 9/9 query.

Hi Moost-

I equeried Jason Yarn about a week after you-no response yet. I've been having some trouble with my e-mail, so I'm hoping it didn't vanish into cyberland...

I was thinking that maybe mine had vanished as well...but if both of us are still waiting he is either really backed up or switched to a "no response means no" policy Keep me posted!

Will do, Moost! Best of luck!

Just an update for those of you still waiting-I received a really nice personalized rejection with good feedback from Jason Yarn last night-(on an equery with first ten pages...methinks it's time for SYW )

Best of luck to everyone still waiting!

Just wanted to add the timeline-query 9/15, rejection 10/9.

I queried my YA urban fantasy on September 14th and got a request for a partial on October 9th.

Congrats Saskatoonistan!

Queried 9/25. No response of any kind yet. As always, I wonder if this is good or bad.

Queried Jason Yarn 9/22, request for a partial 10/16. So seems like he's catching up with the queries from late September now.

A girl I beta for signed with Jason Yarn today. First novel, first in a series, science fiction techno-thriller. She just called me up to make loud, high-pitched noises of excitement in my ear.

He was very easy to communicate with, apparently, had a fast turn-around and was very clear on the few points he wanted her to change/work on.

Got a request from Yarn for a full manuscript on a partial sent in September. I agree with Phael, I think he is catching up on things from last month.

So far he has been very professional and straightforward, which is much appreciated.

I received an email from Jason today indicating that he now asks for the first 10 pages. I sent him the 10 pages and he requested a full less than an hour later.

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Does anyone know if Alyssa Reuben answers all queries even if it's a rejection? I sent her a query a few months ago and wonder if no response means no.

Thanks!

budgie_brain: I received an equery rejection from her after 3 months.

Budgie -- I sent my equery on 10/2, haven't heard back. QT shows her responses around 60 - 75 days, so hopefully soon (for both of us). Good luck to you!

I went through the query, partial, then reject dance with Mr. Yarn in March. I just queried him with my second novel, so we'll see how it goes this time.

--Dev

Dev- do you know what his response times are? I queried a month ago and no word yet...

budgie_brain said:

Does anyone know if Alyssa Reuben answers all queries even if it's a rejection? I sent her a query a few months ago and wonder if no response means no.

Thanks!

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She responded to my 9/2 query with a rejection after 2 months.

bclement412 said:

Dev- do you know what his response times are? I queried a month ago and no word yet...

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Hi bclement - I equeried him back in September and I was starting to think he was a no response means no type, but then I got a really nice personalized rejection from him that made it evident he had read the pages and thought it over. It took just under a month.

Thanks Erin and rtrgirl!

Thanks, bclement412, CharlieBabbitt, and Erin, for your query experience RE: Alyssa Reuben! I suppose I need to wait a bit longer.

Good luck to you, too, CharlieBabbitt!

bclement412,

Earlier in the year, I sent Mr. Yarn a query on 12 Mar. I got a request for partial on 13 Mar, then a polite, thoughtful reject on 31 Mar. Not sure how his workload is at this time of year, though.

--Dev

Thanks Dev!