tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post3331944832361629050..comments2024-03-28T05:13:12.886-04:00Comments on QueryTracker Blog: After a Fashion: Reaching Querying CapacityPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17771807777617244491noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-49097691187394602622009-09-17T11:26:41.205-04:002009-09-17T11:26:41.205-04:00That's exactly what I did, but I started out i...That's exactly what I did, but I started out in batches of three. As I got feedback, I revised where needed, then sent out three more queries. Eventually I got to the point where I had a much stronger query package, and got many more requests. And, eventually, an offer.<br /><br />I completely agree that I needed the query process to bring my work up to a new level. I'm very glad that I didn't to mass-querying, and kept it to a relatively small number in the beginning.<br /><br />Great post!Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-79741732040332256832009-09-17T09:45:22.757-04:002009-09-17T09:45:22.757-04:00Lies had a very good point. Some agents got back t...Lies had a very good point. Some agents got back to me within the day requesting a full. Others took over two months, at which time I had written them off as non responders. You can imagine my surprise when I landed a request for a full at that point. <br /><br />Maybe send out the queries first to those agents who take a longer to get back to writers (usually your dream agent). Because you don't want the call to come before those dream agents get back to you with a request, now do you?Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-31436750205726691272009-09-16T17:23:32.866-04:002009-09-16T17:23:32.866-04:00Great post, Heather. Thanks! I'll need to work...Great post, Heather. Thanks! I'll need to work on upping my output. Sometimes I only get to one or two queries at a time because I find it so time-consuming to personalize my queries. Querying is almost as much work as writing the novel! But it's good to query widely, so this is a great rule-of-thumb and something I'm going to strive for this time around.A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-22624676948259804022009-09-16T16:39:44.704-04:002009-09-16T16:39:44.704-04:00I did a lot of research into agents, seeing which ...I did a lot of research into agents, seeing which ones repped books that I respect and were like mine. I came up with a list of no more than eight agents, and I queried them all over the course of a couple of weeks. One of them (the amazing Jeff Kleinman of Folio Literary Management) now represents me. The only lesson I have to pass on is that it really pays to research agents in depth before jumping into the query trenches.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-92141303521107931432009-09-16T14:52:08.291-04:002009-09-16T14:52:08.291-04:00I hear a lot of people say they will not query the...I hear a lot of people say they will not query their favorite agent until you get some interest from others, almost trying to "warm up" to the process. It sounds good and I admit I've thought of doing it myself, but is that really wise? <br /><br />What happens if an agent offers representation and you haven't even queried "favorite agent?" Do you say "Hang on to that offer while I query my favorite agent and I'll get back to you?" What if "favorite agent" takes weeks to get back to you? I think it's perfectly right to alert other agents you've already queried that you have an offer for representation and would like them to get back to you asap, but somehow keeping an agent hanging in order to pursue "favorite agent" whom you have not queried yet just doesn't seem ethical. <br /><br />However I freely admit I'm an amateur and I've never entered the query process so maybe this is perfectly okay and makes sense in some way I'm not seeing. <br /><br />Anyone have answers to this?Liesl Shurtliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064620851881036609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-22197753129963513342009-09-16T14:51:59.893-04:002009-09-16T14:51:59.893-04:00I've had a similar experience with my own work...I've had a similar experience with my own work-in-progress. I wouldn't be at the stage I'm at now, somewhere around a 5th draft, if not for the feedback I got during the querying process.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577451807775650982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-20363699885951345402009-09-16T13:50:51.205-04:002009-09-16T13:50:51.205-04:00I'm getting very close to this step. Thanks fo...I'm getting very close to this step. Thanks for the tips!Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-70442744047412808382009-09-16T13:10:25.336-04:002009-09-16T13:10:25.336-04:00I'm not sure I have a query style, but I will ...I'm not sure I have a query style, but I will admit to sometimes getting the impetus to do so when I feel like I need movement in my writing life. Something about sending off a query (and yes! those fast responders are great) can get the ball rolling again on everything.Elizabeth Lyndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638768950811415099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-35093796529093511532009-09-16T11:50:51.857-04:002009-09-16T11:50:51.857-04:00This was a great post :). I did the same thing, w...This was a great post :). I did the same thing, where I queried when I *thought* I was good and ready, but then realized after some feedback from an agent that it wasn't quite there. Cue intensive re-writes over the last few months.<br /><br />Now, I'm about ready to get back out there :). It's encouraging to know it happened to you, and your book is agented! Woooot!Rebecca Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214077952378770753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-64448441536695843312009-09-16T10:55:52.884-04:002009-09-16T10:55:52.884-04:00I haven't started yet, but my goal is January....I haven't started yet, but my goal is January. I plan on doing what you did, a few at a time. I'm also not going to send to my dream agent (if there is one) until I start to get some real interest from others.<br /><br />Lynnette Labelle<br />http://lynnettelabelle.blogspot.comLynnette Labellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227593491562480538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-43342658163943182432009-09-16T10:45:57.132-04:002009-09-16T10:45:57.132-04:00Okay, the IT guy at work isn't going to be hap...Okay, the IT guy at work isn't going to be happy cleaning out my keyboard . . . again. <br /><br />Those pictures remind me of the 'big hair' pictures in our family. Late 80s, sisters with perms, me with perm, and OMG . . .huge hair. I'm surprised we fit in the picture.<br /><br />Thanks for the query advice. I was always send a query, wait for eternity to end, then send the next. I really wasn't sure about sending multiples out. Now, I am.<br /><br />S<br /><br />p.s. note to self - remove big hair picture from family album on next visit. : )Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-32326119442935046762009-09-16T10:41:04.312-04:002009-09-16T10:41:04.312-04:00I do the same thing, but in batches of ten. I try ...I do the same thing, but in batches of ten. I try to have te out at all times.<br /><br />I also mark them as no response after a month and a half. <br /><br />I both HATE and LOVE that it seems like they all get back to me on the same day almost every time. Like some days I will feel like I have nothing to do book wise, and some days I am pumping out partial and full emails. <br /><br />It's like they get together and plan it or something!~Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872228115110257474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-80449228303128199692009-09-16T10:33:17.410-04:002009-09-16T10:33:17.410-04:00Those are very interesting ideas. I like the idea ...Those are very interesting ideas. I like the idea of having several versions of your query and testing them out by sending a few of each every couple of weeks to see which one works best. Makes sense. Thanks for the ideas.Paul W. West, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220698627730601499noreply@blogger.com