Not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but I'll give it a go.
Back in 1997, I was signed by my dream agent at that time. We got along really well, and she effusively loved my writing, but it quickly became clear she wasn't as familiar with my genre (scifi) as I would have liked. In any case, the book didn't sell, and she asked for my next book; she liked the writing, but didn't get the concept, and dropped me as a client (via fax!).
Her agency is still going strong, and there is a new, younger agent working there who would be great for what I'm writing now. So my question is, is it okay for me to query the new agent at this agency that dropped me 22 years ago? I don't know if the agent that dropped me would even remember me at this point.
I stopped writing after these events, stopped pursuing representation and publication--all of it--and only picked it up again in 2017. There's more to why I quit than just this, but those details are not relevant to this question. Anyway, what do you think?
Back in 1997, I was signed by my dream agent at that time. We got along really well, and she effusively loved my writing, but it quickly became clear she wasn't as familiar with my genre (scifi) as I would have liked. In any case, the book didn't sell, and she asked for my next book; she liked the writing, but didn't get the concept, and dropped me as a client (via fax!).
Her agency is still going strong, and there is a new, younger agent working there who would be great for what I'm writing now. So my question is, is it okay for me to query the new agent at this agency that dropped me 22 years ago? I don't know if the agent that dropped me would even remember me at this point.
I stopped writing after these events, stopped pursuing representation and publication--all of it--and only picked it up again in 2017. There's more to why I quit than just this, but those details are not relevant to this question. Anyway, what do you think?