[Agency] Waterside Productions

YA_Writer said:

I hated to be a pest with that second email, but I too got a nice reply from Kathleen. At least I know she got it. I figure, with all those pages to read, it'll be at least a couple days before I can even hope for a reply.

Wishing you luck there Empress! By the way, how long of a synopsis did she request?

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Awesome! I hope she gets back to both of us soon She didn't specify about the synopsis, but mine was only a page.

Drachen Jager said:

Well, it's not bad news. I read on an agent's blog (I forget which) that she uses the synopsis only when she's in doubt about the direction a manuscript is taking. So she thinks the writing is good but the plot has veered off the course she thinks it should take. She can quickly look at the synopsis to see if the story is about to get back on-track or not so she knows whether it's worth reading on.

The good news is it's not dead, the bad news is you may be looking at a revision rather than an offer if anything good materialises.

(all of this is of course conjecture, please don't read too much into it)

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Say it ain't so! I hope it's not so... it's not so! Because I say so ;P

I don't think the agent should decide the path that the story takes. I respect their opinion and all, but this is not a co-written affair.

Empress Awesome said:

Say it ain't so! I hope it's not so... it's not so! Because I say so ;P

I don't think the agent should decide the path that the story takes. I respect their opinion and all, but this is not a co-written affair.

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No, they don't decide the path the story takes.

They decide which stories they take.

Empress Awesome said:

Awesome! I hope she gets back to both of us soon She didn't specify about the synopsis, but mine was only a page.

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Congrats! If it makes you feel any better, she asked for a synopsis on mine too (also after about about 5 days) and her revisions have been fairly minor and absolutely brilliant.

Good luck! Can't wait to hear how it goes!
Jenn

JennJohansson said:

Congrats! If it makes you feel any better, she asked for a synopsis on mine too (also after about about 5 days) and her revisions have been fairly minor and absolutely brilliant.

Good luck! Can't wait to hear how it goes!
Jenn

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Officially freaking out again!!! Thank you

For those tracking dates,
Query: 3/28
Rejection: 5/9

It was a nice personal rejection (no feedback, though).

Empress Awesome said:

Officially freaking out again!!! Thank you

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You're very welcome! Keep me updated! Crossing my fingers for you!

Jenn

Erin said:

For those tracking dates,
Query: 3/28
Rejection: 5/9

It was a nice personal rejection (no feedback, though).

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Thanks for the update, Erin! I submitted on 7th April, so hopefully should hear back within the next week or so (I was beginning to lose hope on this one)!

Yes, thank you, because I submitted about a month ago and was wondering how long she's been taking lately. I'm sure she was inundated after the interview, so I'll keep waiting.

Just got a full manuscript request from Kathleen Rushall. She seems lovely. It was worth the wait!

Good luck to all those with queries still out there!

It's great to see so many positive comments.

Good luck Samara!

Samara Jensen said:

Just got a full manuscript request from Kathleen Rushall. She seems lovely. It was worth the wait!

Good luck to all those with queries still out there!

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Congrats and good luck! Let us know how it goes!

Just a quick heads-up about Kathleen Rushall. Kathleen tweeted yesterday that she has joined the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency as an agent.

She will still be representing YA, MG, select picture books and adult non-fiction. A few tweeters have asked her about queries sent to her old email address. She advised that if anyone has not yet heard back from a query sent to her old email yet, to please re-query her at her new email address (details to come on the agency website).

I've just sent her a message to check that she'll be taking already-requested full manuscripts with her, as she has my full right now!

Kathleen's updated info is up on the Marsal Lyon agency website and QueryTracker.

Thanks for posting that! I would never have known she had moved otherwise. Requeried her today!

Kathleen was kind enough to refer my proposal to David Nelson at Waterside, and as of this morning he is my agent. In all, I had four offers of representation and am going with him because of his ideas and experience in the business.

Nervous but excited!

Oh, just fyi, my book is non-fiction, a true crime story.

Same day rejection from Jill kramer! I don't know whether i should be happy or sad!!