What is the new rude protocol among agents? Last century I received several rejections in my SASE’s and a few requests for full manuscripts. This century my SASE’s don’t come back. My email queries to agents whose websites promise responses in three weeks go unanswered. Is no response the new rejection? Out of fifteen submissions beginning in October I received two rejections in January. How can I collect my 50 rejections if no one rejects?
I applied to Writer’s Relief online for full service submission service in January. That service requires the full manuscript. To my surprise, a letter, not email, came yesterday. I quote:
“Our review board found that your writing is strong enough to place you among our Full Service clients. We don’t typically offer personalized editorial feedback, but we did want to take a moment to tell you that you’ve done a great job capturing the reader’s attention in the first paragraph.
“We can significantly improve your chances of receiving an offer, we can make the process MUCH easier for you . . .but we can’t promise a six-figure book deal.
“We have accepted you into our Full Service program because we believe that your work is strong enough for submission. There is a waiting list for our services; up to 80% of writers who apply to Writer’s Relief are rejected.”
It costs, but at least I got a reply.
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