tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929643865640775262.post4423237585749168928..comments2024-01-13T11:39:41.768-08:00Comments on Karen B. McCoy: The Writer Librarian: 365 Days of the Query: Prioritizing, Picking and ChoosingKaren McCoy Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02611374137708988667noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929643865640775262.post-77845482352567494052012-02-14T07:34:47.484-08:002012-02-14T07:34:47.484-08:00@Angelica: Great info! Good to know that although ...@Angelica: Great info! Good to know that although January is a busy querying month, that the rules of the slush pile remain the same.<br /><br />@Eliza: I think you're right--sci-fi/fantasy might be a harder sell right now for aspiring writers because paranormal and dystopian are more popular. I think it's also key to make sure the story/characters stand out somehow--to show the agents why this story is different from the sci-fi/fantasy already out there.The Writer Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532839053876490957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929643865640775262.post-34223635759237746982012-02-14T01:35:09.824-08:002012-02-14T01:35:09.824-08:00Since I'm writing Sci Fi and you Fantasy, we h...Since I'm writing Sci Fi and you Fantasy, we have the same problem. Many agents won't read these genres. I'm glad you've decided to focus on agents that specialise in your genre. You will save yourself a lot of hassle and time in the long run.Eliza Greenhttp://www.elizagreenbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929643865640775262.post-63917214061140179312012-02-13T11:41:38.371-08:002012-02-13T11:41:38.371-08:00Sarah La Polla had this to say about her inbox in ...Sarah La Polla had this to say about her inbox in January:<br /><br />"In January 2011, I received a total of 442 queries. This is probably the most number of queries I received within a single month all year. January is a big query month. You have everyone who made it their New Year's resolution to get an agent, you have the NaNoWriMo writers who took December to revise, and you have your usual queriers who just felt like querying.<br /><br />Contrary to popular belief, January queries are not automatically bad, rushed, or even unwanted. I ended up requesting two manuscripts sent on the same day that month, and that day was January 1. Despite the optimistic start to the year, of those 442 queries, I requested a total of 8 manuscripts. Which means 434 people received a form rejection."Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.com