Not-So-Frequently Asked Questions: Querying

Here's a kind of cop-out post where I'm just sharing with you the video version of part of a blog post I made on this same blog so.




It's about the not-so-frequently asked questions querying authors often have, including the following:

• How many agents should I query at once?
• How long is an average response time?
• How do I respond if an agent wants to see part or all of my book?
• Oh God, why am I so nervous? Why is this the hardest letter I've ever written?
• What if all I'm getting are rejections?
• What if I sent a partial or full manuscript a while ago but then I edited it and it's better now? Should I send them my updated version?
• How do I handle approaching remaining agents if one offers representation?
• What if an agent wants me to make changes to my book and try again?
• If I get a rejection from an agent, should I reply?
• What if I get an offer from an agent I don't want to represent me?
• When can I list them as my agent on my blog and in my Twitter profile and stuff? I'm dying to tell everyone!
• What if they seem interested but they refer me to an editor I have to pay for or promise representation for a reading fee?
• What does it mean if the agent wants to call me?
• Can I talk about my agent search online?
• What's your one piece of advice to an author newly querying agents?

I'll do the other part of the original blog post--not-so-frequently asked questions about being on submission--in my video next month!

Enjoy. :)