tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post3165933256456727699..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Proper Submission EtiquetteBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-54946074775115406372007-09-20T07:22:00.000-04:002007-09-20T07:22:00.000-04:00*wipes brow* That's a relief. At the risk of being...*wipes brow* That's a relief. At the risk of being redundant, I'll say thanks again.astrologymemphis.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094432734141490681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-74736613110765023262007-09-19T18:49:00.000-04:002007-09-19T18:49:00.000-04:00Southern Writer--Got it! Thanks for the courtesy!...Southern Writer--<BR/><BR/>Got it! Thanks for the courtesy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-38393754597703811802007-09-19T18:46:00.000-04:002007-09-19T18:46:00.000-04:00Anon 9:01, if it hurts to be hit over the head wit...Anon 9:01, if it hurts to be hit over the head with the obvious over and over again, I think you might be in for a long road of hurt. Take the advice, and if you don't need it, ignore it.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-86307971117386680882007-09-19T09:46:00.000-04:002007-09-19T09:46:00.000-04:00i usually send a submission and move on, forgettin...i usually send a submission and move on, forgetting about it unless i hear from the agent. i've actually had one come back almost a year later! i picture your office stuffed full of envelopes bearing submissions and i wouldn't want to rush you through anything. i'd rather you took your time and gave my work a good look. am i wrong?<BR/>sorry for the lack of caps-i had rotator cuff surgery last week and i'm typing one handed...Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-58279230258888399172007-09-19T09:09:00.000-04:002007-09-19T09:09:00.000-04:00One of the other agents in the agency interests me...<I>One of the other agents in the agency interests me but she's closed to me until I'm turned down by the first. I guess I should give up on the agency period.</I><BR/><BR/>Karen, after a month and a half, I think it's fair to poke her again, especially given that she's had the submission for five months. <BR/><BR/>If the black hole continues to not let any message escape it, then toss a letter in (politely) saying that you're pulling the submission from consideration.<BR/><BR/>Give the letter time to arrive, then query the other agent.<BR/><BR/>There's no reason to give up on the agency just because one agent in it is currently swamped.jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-69935599737446043212007-09-19T09:01:00.000-04:002007-09-19T09:01:00.000-04:00Actually, it does hurt a little to be reminded yet...Actually, it does hurt a little to be reminded yet again. Most of us are doing our best and we're frequently lumped in with the newbies who don't know any better or the jerkwads who don't want to follow the rules. Maybe instead of repeating these things, you could permanently post them on the blog's sidebar and in your submission guidelines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-18481777785660163572007-09-19T08:41:00.000-04:002007-09-19T08:41:00.000-04:00Since my submissions were eaten by your spam catch...Since my submissions were eaten by your spam catcher, I'm wondering again if you received my thank you? I hope so.astrologymemphis.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094432734141490681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-63309471912344599872007-09-19T07:54:00.000-04:002007-09-19T07:54:00.000-04:00Whenever I get impatient I think of a friend who s...Whenever I get impatient I think of a friend who started her writing career before e-mail. Back when snail mail was the norm. It took months to go back and forth, and writers queried one agent at a time.<BR/>We're all so spoiled now, and want answers instantly. When my friend started, she typed her manuscripts on a typewriter. How many writers even got to the point of submitting when that was the case? <BR/>It's hard to be patient, but whenever I'm tempted to do something stupid I try to think of those times and sit on my hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-7507478904518364632007-09-19T07:20:00.000-04:002007-09-19T07:20:00.000-04:00That all works very well if the agents play nice. ...That all works very well if the agents play nice. I have one submission out there to a multiple agent agency. Its been sitting there with its little SASE since April. I tried your suggestion and (nicely)poked the agent with an email and she replied immediately that she had my submission and would be reading it. Then black hole again for another month and a half. One of the other agents in the agency interests me but she's closed to me until I'm turned down by the first. I guess I should give up on the agency period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-68824908718392903962007-09-19T06:46:00.000-04:002007-09-19T06:46:00.000-04:00All of this seems obvious.It's a shame you have to...All of this seems obvious.<BR/>It's a shame you have to reiterate it.<BR/>If the submitter just belonged to a professional writers' group none of this would happen.<BR/><BR/>Oh and the word verification was types completely with my left hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com