tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post7461964983778828882..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Query Question: Full request, but did they receive it?Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53038585159838921882014-08-22T11:54:16.324-04:002014-08-22T11:54:16.324-04:00Follow up as soon as possible. In fact you should ...Follow up as soon as possible. In fact you should have done it a month ago. Remember that 50% of agents are in the bottom 50% of the business and a respected name often means past triumphs and not what they are currently doing.<br /><br />Too many writers think of agents as making money for us when they should be thinking that agents make money from us. We should not have to be their circus animals too. Usually those that make you jump through too many hoops end up letting you down anyway. Work hard at trying to find an honest agent though it is a tough row to hoe at times.<br /><br />The assistant quandary is a tough thing to figure. A lot of it has to do with the slave wages they are paid but if a good one is found they only last a few months before someone with a bigger budget offers them more money and fewer hours. Quite often the assistant is the most technologically conversant person in an office. Sometimes that office is still kicking and screaming about the digital age and think e-books are a fad. Some agents still haven’t figured out what an assistant three assistants ago did to their email.<br /><br />Follow up as soon as possible. You are not making them jump through hoops because they published the rules. If they bitch you do not want them as your agent anyway.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63106528050269849102014-08-22T10:07:23.377-04:002014-08-22T10:07:23.377-04:00Is "Love" really the appropriate complim...Is "Love" really the appropriate complimentary close in this scenario? I've been signing all of my correspondence "XOXO SWAK" but I can update my query template if necessary.Stephen Kozeniewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185600045044927669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39458676171728069132014-08-22T08:12:01.502-04:002014-08-22T08:12:01.502-04:00Great quote, Kitty. I'm putting it on my desk ...Great quote, Kitty. I'm putting it on my desk where I can see it. (I'm not at the query stage yet, but I'm getting closer.)LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17657719869321795652014-08-22T07:51:44.837-04:002014-08-22T07:51:44.837-04:00Just a thought, but maybe you should replace that ...Just a thought, but maybe you should replace that Ken Hughes quote on your header with <b>"After the query stage never EVER assume no response means no."</b>Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772310179223546476noreply@blogger.com