This is so exciting! I’m so happy you’re doing this and the thought of submitting a query makes me anxious, but in an excited way 🙃 Also, love your references to Practical Magic & Star Wars - they’re my favorites. Wishing you all the luck!
The Bookshop list is fantastic. I am bookmarking this for future moments when I am feeling lost about what to read. Thanks for sharing, and hope you find some amazing new books and authors to rep!
Yay! Exciting! I wish I had a finished manuscript and query letter all ready! Alas, I don't -- deep into an existing project. But I hope you get lots of great authors reaching out!
Exciting! Good luck, querying authors! I'm excited to read your weird but not gory or war-centered story (not lesson) represented by Kate in a few years!!
This is nice to hear! I have something I might send then. Adult Lit fiction, could comp to Writers & Lovers, Luster, Sorrow and Bliss. And it's WAAAY under 125k words 🙃
Exciting times Kate and thanks for pointing me towards Query Manager too - I'd never heard of it before. Good luck, and I hope you aren't too overwhelmed :-)
Gah! I'm annoyed as I have a manuscript that fits your wish list, but it needs another round of work to make it better. Good luck with the queries avalanche.
Is there a certain length of time after which lack of reply means rejection? Apologies if you have posted this information somewhere, but I looked in what I thought were the obvious places and didn't see it.
My intention is to get back to all queries. I hope to do that in a timely fashion, but it will likely be more than 12 weeks. I wouldn't say assume it's a no after that, it's just that my timing can be unpredictable. I'm so sorry that this is not more regimented. I know it's not convenient for queries.
This is so exciting! I’m so happy you’re doing this and the thought of submitting a query makes me anxious, but in an excited way 🙃 Also, love your references to Practical Magic & Star Wars - they’re my favorites. Wishing you all the luck!
Practical Magic for the win
The Bookshop list is fantastic. I am bookmarking this for future moments when I am feeling lost about what to read. Thanks for sharing, and hope you find some amazing new books and authors to rep!
Oh yay! Been waiting for this. I guess I'll use QM (grumble grumble.)
a necessary evil!
Yay! Exciting! I wish I had a finished manuscript and query letter all ready! Alas, I don't -- deep into an existing project. But I hope you get lots of great authors reaching out!
Exciting! Good luck, querying authors! I'm excited to read your weird but not gory or war-centered story (not lesson) represented by Kate in a few years!!
Fainted when I opened my email this morning! :D
Yay! I'm excited and marking my calendar for Oct 2
Glad memoirs sound ok.
Also thanks for the reading list. 😊
This is nice to hear! I have something I might send then. Adult Lit fiction, could comp to Writers & Lovers, Luster, Sorrow and Bliss. And it's WAAAY under 125k words 🙃
Exciting times Kate and thanks for pointing me towards Query Manager too - I'd never heard of it before. Good luck, and I hope you aren't too overwhelmed :-)
I loved looking through your books you like and ones you wish you represented. It so fits with what you said you were looking for.
Sorry friends! I thought it would automatically open! I think I clicked the right button. Query away!
Thanks Kate for this exciting announcement. Will you give a heads up before you close to queries, too?
absolutely! Closing isn't on the radar at this point. I don't see this as a "let's try it for 6 weeks and run away screaming" thing.
All things considered, I wouldn’t blame you if you did! 😅 Thank you for the reply!
I was going to ask the same thing!
Gah! I'm annoyed as I have a manuscript that fits your wish list, but it needs another round of work to make it better. Good luck with the queries avalanche.
I'm not closing to them again on Oct 3rd! You have time!!
Is there a certain length of time after which lack of reply means rejection? Apologies if you have posted this information somewhere, but I looked in what I thought were the obvious places and didn't see it.
My intention is to get back to all queries. I hope to do that in a timely fashion, but it will likely be more than 12 weeks. I wouldn't say assume it's a no after that, it's just that my timing can be unpredictable. I'm so sorry that this is not more regimented. I know it's not convenient for queries.
Thank you for the info!