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Many moons ago when I was young and green I wrote a book and in a whirlwind got an agent, revised, went on submission and didn't have any takers. My agent at the time asked if I wanted to revise or change the book and I decided at that point I was going to hunker down and finish my second book. Eight years passed, I heard nothing from this person in all this time and I realized I wasn't the same person. I also realized I never should have signed with the agent in the first place. We weren't a fit personality or vision wise but I was too starry eyed with anyone wanting me to be able to see that. All that to say I parted ways with them, professionally, but I think with no love lost on either side.
In about another six months I'll be ready to query this manuscript and I don't know how to approach my history. I have read on many sites that it's good to let them know you were agented in the past because they'll sit up and take more notice. But I want to go out fresh. I have faith in this book. I've poured eight years of work into it and I feel that I could get agents to notice without mentioning the past. Of course if I'm able to get to a conversation stage I'll let them know, but on the other hand I don't want them to think I was hiding anything. Query shark has a post mentioning something to that end.
Would I be shooting myself in the foot if I didn't mention anything about book and agent 1?
Many moons ago when I was young and green I wrote a book and in a whirlwind got an agent, revised, went on submission and didn't have any takers. My agent at the time asked if I wanted to revise or change the book and I decided at that point I was going to hunker down and finish my second book. Eight years passed, I heard nothing from this person in all this time and I realized I wasn't the same person. I also realized I never should have signed with the agent in the first place. We weren't a fit personality or vision wise but I was too starry eyed with anyone wanting me to be able to see that. All that to say I parted ways with them, professionally, but I think with no love lost on either side.
In about another six months I'll be ready to query this manuscript and I don't know how to approach my history. I have read on many sites that it's good to let them know you were agented in the past because they'll sit up and take more notice. But I want to go out fresh. I have faith in this book. I've poured eight years of work into it and I feel that I could get agents to notice without mentioning the past. Of course if I'm able to get to a conversation stage I'll let them know, but on the other hand I don't want them to think I was hiding anything. Query shark has a post mentioning something to that end.
Would I be shooting myself in the foot if I didn't mention anything about book and agent 1?