tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post1258642255509576922..comments2023-10-18T08:56:30.304-04:00Comments on .: New Query Guidelines!shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09327843436654619612noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-26625381220402469782010-11-10T08:40:12.649-05:002010-11-10T08:40:12.649-05:00If I may, I'll get a caveat up front.
I'm...If I may, I'll get a caveat up front.<br /><br />I'm an Idiot. I'm a male, so it sorts of comes with the base package. Take my words with salt and wash them down with derisive laughter :-).<br /><br />'No response means no'. At the risk of being coloured a sycophant, I can only say I fully understand this. The only difference between a form rejection and a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-44201174329932802942010-11-03T10:11:45.489-04:002010-11-03T10:11:45.489-04:00Thanks for fixing that! And thanks for taking feed...Thanks for fixing that! And thanks for taking feedback on the querying process. Usually it's such a big black mystery hole to writers. You guys are awesome to be open to dialogue. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-35128607275707553772010-11-01T21:18:32.111-04:002010-11-01T21:18:32.111-04:00Good questions everyone! I've addressed them ...Good questions everyone! I've addressed them and more in the new page at the top of the blog Submission FAQ. <br /><br />All except the last question about the correct email address--that was a mistake on the blog, it shouldn't have linked to the email address. It's been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out, Anonymous!NCLiteraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170317864792477711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-8966869506495568572010-11-01T13:14:26.623-04:002010-11-01T13:14:26.623-04:00The email link you posted is curious. The text say...The email link you posted is curious. The text says to send queries to this email address: <br />Query@NancyCoffeyLiterary.com<br /><br />but the link itself goes to this address: <br />NCLiteraryQuery@NancyCoffeyLiterary.com<br /><br />Which one is correct? <br />Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-91099957090569730872010-10-29T22:44:00.514-04:002010-10-29T22:44:00.514-04:00Thanks for the update! How exciting that she's...Thanks for the update! How exciting that she's opening for queries! <br /><br />On the No response=no issue. I think it's perfectly reasonable. I mean - you are giving a quick response time frame for interest (meaning that you read the queries and respond if interested quickly). I like this much better than the "if no response in 6-8 weeks then consider your self rejected."<Shelley Wattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441028066774362849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-18466980006972940702010-10-07T00:09:43.320-04:002010-10-07T00:09:43.320-04:00Thank you for the update!
I'm with you on the...Thank you for the update!<br /><br />I'm with you on the grey days and reading thing. I love to curl up with a good book when it's cruddy outside. Granted, my three year old likes taking said book from me and running off with it. But still, sometimes she lets me get a few pages in.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-11941022427422475922010-10-05T15:31:28.245-04:002010-10-05T15:31:28.245-04:00Thanks for the update! Joanna Volpe is high up on ...Thanks for the update! Joanna Volpe is high up on my list of agents I will be querying soon.<br />And to address some of the other comments, I am fine with standard form rejections. You simply cannot expect a busy agent to respond to each of the tens of thousands of queries she receives every year. Form rejections are part of the business, and are often a sign that your work is not worth C Scott Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681085967877732728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-37118198121545781412010-10-05T15:25:54.110-04:002010-10-05T15:25:54.110-04:00To be clear, ss this to say that all queries to Na...To be clear, ss this to say that all queries to Nancy are directed to her email address or all to any agent at Nancy Coffey Literary are to go to that address?<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-19510718923262093522010-10-05T12:58:52.571-04:002010-10-05T12:58:52.571-04:00Thanks for the update! And I like the new look, to...Thanks for the update! And I like the new look, too.Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-79481046077820094552010-10-05T12:14:12.428-04:002010-10-05T12:14:12.428-04:00I know that software. It's called Clipomatic. ...I know that software. It's called <a href="http://www.mlin.net/Clipomatic.shtml" rel="nofollow">Clipomatic</a>. With so many forms to create, transfer servers, and promote content live, a lot of the people in my department use it. Essentially, you can select ten (or maybe 20, I haven't taken the plunge yet) items as your "permanent" pasting items. Meaning, they stay on your Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629531390894108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-61303861424338140842010-10-05T12:03:21.543-04:002010-10-05T12:03:21.543-04:00Love the new layout. Not going to get involved in ...Love the new layout. Not going to get involved in the "no response means no" conversation except to say that while it can be really frustrating for us writers it does make sense, to me, that there is only so much time in the day and for agents who receive - literally - thousands of queries per week there simply isn't time.<br /><br />Just one opinion. Looking forward to seeing more Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-69460310960420984092010-10-05T11:47:23.022-04:002010-10-05T11:47:23.022-04:00Dear Anonymous--
You bring up a point that I'...Dear Anonymous--<br /><br />You bring up a point that I'd like to address thoughtfully. I will respond to it this week, but until then, I don't want you to think I'm ignoring your comment.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664402491780777165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-22444740813110323912010-10-05T11:12:09.753-04:002010-10-05T11:12:09.753-04:00For a mutually dependent relationship (the agent n...For a mutually dependent relationship (the agent needs her author's ms to sell, the author needs the agent to sell her ms), the power structure between a querying author and an agent is completely one-sided. The author pursues the relationship with the agent. I do not find it unreasonable for the agent to in kind show professional courtesy and say that the query was not only received but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-10910082875068648032010-10-05T10:37:22.369-04:002010-10-05T10:37:22.369-04:00Love the new look. Reminds me of my desk when I...Love the new look. Reminds me of my desk when I've spilled Red Zinger tea all over my papers. Re: New Query Guidelines, well, at least you'll let us know that you received our queries and we won't have to worry if they're floating in query limbo anymore. So I guess, OK.Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-46826950738301553662010-10-05T10:03:47.393-04:002010-10-05T10:03:47.393-04:00Dear Anonymous,
We appreciate your opinion and, ...Dear Anonymous, <br /><br />We appreciate your opinion and, if you'd be willing, I'd like for you to explain why you feel this way. <br /><br />It would better help me not only understand your frustrations, but also to better explain our reasoning.<br /><br />Thank you.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664402491780777165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-16972006227493277772010-10-05T09:41:21.725-04:002010-10-05T09:41:21.725-04:00I find "no response means no" to be the ...I find "no response means no" to be the most crass, frustrating policies agents employ. I'm extremely disappointed by this decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-5352925569041964572010-10-05T09:26:47.532-04:002010-10-05T09:26:47.532-04:00Anonymous - it also helps that they have a query l...Anonymous - it also helps that they have a query log.<br /><br />The thing I hate about "No response means no" is not knowing if you've been rejected - because some agents reply the same day and others may take weeks. Here, you can check the log. Which is exactly the same feedback you'd get from a form rejection.Sheila JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371582292020275894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-40303725692821358882010-10-05T09:13:13.325-04:002010-10-05T09:13:13.325-04:00Hey gals--just wanted to say I love the blog's...Hey gals--just wanted to say I love the blog's new look. Cool!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220990330958480630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-73623269298485358822010-10-05T08:10:14.382-04:002010-10-05T08:10:14.382-04:00Dear Anonymous--
Clearly the excited part was aim...Dear Anonymous--<br /><br />Clearly the excited part was aimed at Nancy Coffey accepting email queries for the first time ever.<br /><br />As for the "no response means no" we actually WILL be responding that your query has been received. <br /><br />Hope that clarifies.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664402491780777165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138695505544479477.post-509952231848955352010-10-05T06:58:39.077-04:002010-10-05T06:58:39.077-04:00“no response means no”
Not something I'll eve...<em>“no response means no”</em><br /><br />Not something I'll ever get excited about. Ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com