tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post2245985533298016431..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: mea culpaJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19101864485567940122022-04-08T13:43:59.575-04:002022-04-08T13:43:59.575-04:00Did a general search of "accidentally queried...Did a general search of "accidentally queried two agents from same agency simultaneously," and I ended up here. Thank you for the response I read here. I'm sitting and taking a deep breath now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969240334475665774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-539915671103280362019-03-06T21:52:36.103-05:002019-03-06T21:52:36.103-05:00Take home... be a grown up and it should be okay. ...Take home... be a grown up and it should be okay. <b>OP</b>, I hope second agent loves it.<br /><br />Thanks for the laugh, Janet. AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73605479932124125062019-03-06T15:40:37.249-05:002019-03-06T15:40:37.249-05:00I think this is one of those cases where an apolog...I think this is one of those cases where an apology would be more of a pain for the recipient than the mistake was. If the agent even noticed the error, they probably didn’t even flinch and just moved on. If they then received an apology email or letter, they’d have to take time out of their busy day to figure out what the heck it was for. <br />You’re doing fine, OP. Good luck with the querying.MA Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055543285024785889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36812350626735050602019-03-06T14:29:11.751-05:002019-03-06T14:29:11.751-05:00So far Query Tracker has kept me pretty well organ...So far Query Tracker has kept me pretty well organized. That and time. I have only been kicking the trenches for three weeks.<br /><br />So, I have six queries out and just one rejection, so far. The day is young, though, and I will probably violate at least one such rule by the end of it.<br /><br />As long as it is not one of those Agencies with a communal submission e-mail, it should be fine. For one of those I think six months, or so, would be better.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-72185255672685638252019-03-06T13:18:04.281-05:002019-03-06T13:18:04.281-05:00Onward, indeed! Yet another reminder that mistakes...Onward, indeed! Yet another reminder that mistakes can be a good thing.<br /><br />But rest assured, you haven't made a mistake, it sounds like. :)Karen McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640324898284007337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77481632918413042712019-03-06T10:14:14.038-05:002019-03-06T10:14:14.038-05:00Onward, indeed, OP. I love these posts where the t...Onward, indeed, OP. I love these posts where the takeaway (at least <i>my</i> takeaway) is that if we're conscientious enough to wonder if we did something wrong, we're probably fine.Amy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324408700941398495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77947490726570974982019-03-06T09:15:36.900-05:002019-03-06T09:15:36.900-05:00Sometimes these posts remind us to just breathe!
...Sometimes these posts remind us to just breathe! <br /><br />Good luck, OP, hope the new agent loves it. I have adopted <b>Melanie</b> as well as my favorite saying of hers, which I know is repeating here: "ONWARD!"Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46558121315232534672019-03-06T09:03:03.893-05:002019-03-06T09:03:03.893-05:00This seems an easy mistake to make. Agents move ar...This seems an easy mistake to make. Agents move around a lot. New ones are always coming in. I am building my list of agents to query and because the polishing on my WIP has taken so long, that list keeps shifting. There are at least a half-dozen agencies that have more than one agent that would fit nicely. I am having to choose using eeny-meany-mo, catch an agent by his toe...well, you get the picture. <br /><br />Keep querying, OP. And best of luck.E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30862017951222067012019-03-06T08:43:43.078-05:002019-03-06T08:43:43.078-05:00Thank you, Melanie. Thank you, Melanie. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295560179778246330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81127717367814346062019-03-06T08:02:25.746-05:002019-03-06T08:02:25.746-05:00OP... This probably happens more than we realize. ...OP... This probably happens more than we realize. I accidentally queried two agents at a "no from one is a no from all" agency, several months apart. I doubt they even noticed. <br /><br />Let it go. And onward! Melanie Sue Bowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820711791019410116noreply@blogger.com