tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post116084649994212491..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: When to Say WhenBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163029954456641532006-11-08T18:52:00.000-05:002006-11-08T18:52:00.000-05:00I queried BookEnds a few years ago and got a reque...I queried BookEnds a few years ago and got a request for the full ms. After reading it, they sent a 'we like it, but don't love it, and we need to love it in order to sell it' type rejection. Positive, but still no.<BR/><BR/>The ms has been revised a few times since, but I won't re-query when it's done.<BR/><BR/>OTOH, I would consider querying them again with a different novel, but since they didn't say revise and resubmit to the one they rejected, I'm assuming something about that particular ms didn't work for them.Zany Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200837475394889326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163006485465562172006-11-08T12:21:00.000-05:002006-11-08T12:21:00.000-05:00I have a friend who queried her agent something li...I have a friend who queried her agent something like eight different times--and she was eventually accepted. Take that for whatever it's worth. :)Nonny Blackthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921408573581637909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163000522179917942006-11-08T10:42:00.000-05:002006-11-08T10:42:00.000-05:00Thank you! The agency did pass on the last one, s...Thank you! The agency did pass on the last one, sigh. I am querying elsewhere, of course, but I will try them (and another agent who has also requested fulls multiple times) again. Thank you very much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1162999450159708582006-11-08T10:24:00.000-05:002006-11-08T10:24:00.000-05:00If the agent keeps asking for your work - for all ...If the agent keeps asking for your work - for all of it - then you're very close to being what she wants. Yes, keep querying her, and keep improving your writing, too. Eventually, you should get a yes from her. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1162992572044368662006-11-08T08:29:00.000-05:002006-11-08T08:29:00.000-05:00I have a little experience with this now. I've be...I have a little experience with this now. I've been encouraged to re-query agents who've previously shown interest (personal notes, requests for partials) but have rejected. It is so unbelievable difficult to re-query! For me, it's not the fear of rejection, because I fear nothing. But, I think a lot of us hear a ghost from our childhoods muttering in our ears. "Don't be a pest!" Sending a re-query to an agent who has previously rejected makes me feel like a terrible pest! But, I've been assured I'm not! This is just the way the business is. Still hard to make that ghost shut the heck up though.Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.com