tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post3448943137728673802..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: The agent I want is closed to queries.Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47081724922185710542021-10-19T21:33:55.089-04:002021-10-19T21:33:55.089-04:00Thanks Steve and KA!Thanks Steve and KA!C. Dan Castrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705124533997711789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49157218740393624572021-10-19T16:47:03.836-04:002021-10-19T16:47:03.836-04:00I believe it's true to say that when an agent ...I believe it's true to say that when an agent closes for queries, she knows there's a risk she'll miss out on the Next Big Thing. And that's on her, not you. One agent's loss is another's gain. That's just the way it goes. Don't hold up your career waiting for agents to be ready for you. If you're ready, query whoever will give you the time of day. That's my 2c. 😀Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8458830371371413342021-10-19T07:18:27.713-04:002021-10-19T07:18:27.713-04:00Opie, the other thing to remember is you don't...Opie, the other thing to remember is you don't know how long they will stay closed. Keep an eye on them because they may open at any point!<br /><br />Good luck with your time in the query trenches!AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18247409469820862242021-10-18T13:26:57.412-04:002021-10-18T13:26:57.412-04:00Nothing to add to this. As others have said, keep ...Nothing to add to this. As others have said, keep querying other agents. And if you still haven't snagged an agent when the ones you identified initially re-open, you still have more to query. It can be a very, very long game. So long. Good luck.E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90633873930281340712021-10-18T12:07:07.577-04:002021-10-18T12:07:07.577-04:00I haven’t been there in a while, but that Looks li...I haven’t been there in a while, but that Looks like Washington street. DUMBO is pretty quirky, though. If there was a Buttonweezer street it would be there.Luraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652379287628042507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33516010259840042552021-10-18T09:51:00.752-04:002021-10-18T09:51:00.752-04:00I say yes to querying widely and prospering when y...I say yes to querying widely and prospering when your work is ready.<br /><br />Some hungry young agents will bend over backwards for promising writers, while some established agents use Professional Assistants to do most of their new acquisitions.<br /><br />There is nothing wrong with using PAs, mostly, but I am leery because of my last doctor, whom I never met because she just relied on PAs. If she had introduced herself and chucked in an opinion or two, I might still be going there.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79117623281765938772021-10-18T08:56:54.138-04:002021-10-18T08:56:54.138-04:00C. Dan - get in while the gettin's good, I say...C. Dan - get in while the gettin's good, I say.Steve Fortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027977543853683231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58756312997622392042021-10-18T08:44:28.187-04:002021-10-18T08:44:28.187-04:00What about if an agent announces they're closi...What about if an agent announces they're closing in, say, 4 weeks? Should I query them before that window closes? Or do I have to worry that they're so inundated, my query will get less love, and I should instead wait until the agent's "hiatus" ends? I'm assuming people will say don't wait (seize the fish), but perhaps some reidsters have had greater success by waiting?C. Dan Castrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705124533997711789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69875009408864680562021-10-18T07:23:00.340-04:002021-10-18T07:23:00.340-04:00There's a Liv Buttonweezer on twitter: https:/...There's a Liv Buttonweezer on twitter: https://twitter.com/thelivernois?lang=enKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868642232827730189noreply@blogger.com