The Quest #15

So I took a look through my master list of queries and decided to get querying again. Some of the agents have had my query since spring and I doubt that they are going to select my book. I also saw two notes on my list about agents who won’t respond when they reject you.Continue reading “The Quest #15”

The Quest #14

No change in the numbers. No rejections so no further queries. I found number of agents that look like a good fit. Unfortunately, their submissions are closed for now. I’ve been watching them for a little while now, checking every day for when they open. I want to make sure that I’m one of theContinue reading “The Quest #14”

The Quest # 13

Numbers are steady. No rejections in the last few weeks so no additional queries. Maintaining ten out at any given time is the aim, because now that I am looking at active agencies, I need to make sure that I don’t query two people at the same house. I have a reference to an agentContinue reading “The Quest # 13”

The Quest #12

Sorry I missed last week. I was out of town and was busy doing this and that. The numbers are steady. Recently, a friend read and gave me feedback on the book I’m trying to get published. Getting back feedback is always an odd experience, because I never know if my writing is going toContinue reading “The Quest #12”

The Quest # 11

This time I met a wizard. In every quest, there comes a time for the protagonist to meet with a wise wizard who can help on the path. First, I’ve been maintaining about ten active queries at a time. I got one rejection from a more recent send. No harm, no foul. Keep up theContinue reading “The Quest # 11”

The Quest #10

Numbers steady. I imagine my query is in a big email jumble, and by the time the agents get to them, they’ve already picked the authors they want to represent for the next cycle. Got to find a way to stand out. On that front, I do have news. I’ve done my first piece ofContinue reading “The Quest #10”

The Quest #9

Last two weeks, only got one boilerplate rejection. It came in today. Good reminder that I had to blog. No new queries because I’ve been applying directly to publisher houses instead of through Manuscript Wishlist and I have to wait to be rejected by one agent before I can send to another at their agency.Continue reading “The Quest #9”

The Quest #8

So its been a couple weeks and that will probably be the schedule for the Quest on forward. I only had one rejection in the time, and I finished a big batch of queries a couple weeks ago. I’ve sat on the queries since then. Since I’m looking at agencies, I’ve got to be carefulContinue reading “The Quest #8”

The Quest #7

Not much this week. No rejections, which is odd. I suppose that means there’s going to be a flood of them in the coming weeks. It also means I got ahead of the pile. Haha. The funny thing about the change of the months is that more agents are open the first few days ofContinue reading “The Quest #7”

The Quest # 6

So, recently I finished going through the pages of Manuscript Wishlist and Query Manager. It’s a good site, designed to help writers find agents. I just don’t know how successful it is at matching them. I sent a query to most agents I saw who represented fantasy books. I looked for people I was excitedContinue reading “The Quest # 6”