I’m still in the very early stages of querying. I sent out around 10 letters, and got a few positive responses and one thanks but no thanks. I read on their websites that many agents do not have time to respond to letters they aren’t interested in, which frankly I really understand.
The only thing is, I’ve decided to be pretty conservative with my first round of letters because I feel that my query is frankly not as strong as my manuscript. I’ve worked on it a lot, but it’s just something I kind of struggled with. I want to get an idea of what the general response rate is before sending it out again. I don’t think it’s a bad letter, but it’s also not a fabulous letter. I revised it so much that it actually started to get worse, so I figured it was time to move on.
How long do you wait before considering a letter a de-facto no? The skeptic in me sort of doubts that I’ll get any kind of positive response after a month, but maybe that’s naive. I see a lot of “4-6 weeks” or “6-8” week timeframes, but does anyone actually receive a request for more after 8 weeks?
The only thing is, I’ve decided to be pretty conservative with my first round of letters because I feel that my query is frankly not as strong as my manuscript. I’ve worked on it a lot, but it’s just something I kind of struggled with. I want to get an idea of what the general response rate is before sending it out again. I don’t think it’s a bad letter, but it’s also not a fabulous letter. I revised it so much that it actually started to get worse, so I figured it was time to move on.
How long do you wait before considering a letter a de-facto no? The skeptic in me sort of doubts that I’ll get any kind of positive response after a month, but maybe that’s naive. I see a lot of “4-6 weeks” or “6-8” week timeframes, but does anyone actually receive a request for more after 8 weeks?
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