Odd question

J. R. Tomlin · 10-19-2007, 10:55 AM

All of mine seem to fall into that category though.

I have two full mss at publishers at the moment. I normally wouldn't mention unpublished works in a novel query to an agent, but I'm wondering if this should be an exception. Heaven knows when I'll hear from the publishers about these. I expect it to be a minimum of a month, probably more.

Of course, I mention my published short stories, but should I leave off any mention of these? Or say something like "I currently have two novel mss being considered by publishers." Opinions?

Will Lavender · 10-19-2007, 06:28 PM

Wouldn't mention it. If I were an agent, my immediate thought when you brought that up would be, "If he's sending it directly to publishers, then that means he couldn't find an agent."

10-19-2007, 10:55 AM	#1
J. R. Tomlin Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 599	Odd question All of mine seem to fall into that category though. I have two full mss at publishers at the moment. I normally wouldn't mention unpublished works in a novel query to an agent, but I'm wondering if this should be an exception. Heaven knows when I'll hear from the publishers about these. I expect it to be a minimum of a month, probably more. Of course, I mention my published short stories, but should I leave off any mention of these? Or say something like "I currently have two novel mss being considered by publishers." Opinions?

10-19-2007, 06:28 PM	#2
Will Lavender Everything is what it seems. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,801	Wouldn't mention it. If I were an agent, my immediate thought when you brought that up would be, "If he's sending it directly to publishers, then that means he couldn't find an agent." __________________ WillLavender.com

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