When Do You Call It Quits?
Earlier this week, Jessica Faust posted a request for Agentfail stories at the BookEnds, LLC, blog. It was a chance for writers to respond to the #queryfail day on Twitter that many of them had been so horrified by.
Most of the responses were as full of vitriol as these same authors accused #queryfail participants of. But a few nuggets came out of the maelstrom of hurt feelings and repressed anger.
One was a lack of responsiveness. Writers hated that a query doesn’t receive even an auto-response so they would know it had been received. They hated that agents play the no response = rejection card. Even though we all understand that agents (and editors for that matter) are overworked, it can be frustrating not to know when to cut your losses and submit somewhere else.
My questions for you are:
- How do you know when to cut a submission loose and move to another agent/editor?
- How do you keep track of submissions so you can maximize your submission cycle?
On a related note, #queryfail 2 is planned for April 17. Check it out on Twitter.
Edited to add: Here’s a link to a post on tracking submissions.
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