I got a nasty case of the blahs today. It’s probably because I haven’t seen the sun for four stinking days. When it’s not raining it’s just a dreary gray overcast. NO SUN AT ALL. At least the temperature is staying above 65 degrees.
Okay after six years of dealing with “the biz”, I should be using to dealing with inept agents. But today one really pissed me off. I sent a status query to an agent who requested a partial of my YA Historical in November. She wrote back the following:
Hi Brenda,
I’m sorry–for some reason, your email ended up in my spam file. At this time, i am not seeking new clients.
WTF? If she wasn’t seeking new clients, why did she asked to read my work?
I constantly read about what authors should do and what they shouldn’t do and I think I know how to act professionally and have courtesy when dealing with the valuable time of others. Too bad some agents either don’t know or don’t care.
Okay off the soapbox.
I managed to type the red-inked edits for the YA Literary. One more read through and then it will be all ready to query. But I know one agent I won’t bother with.
Okay, now I’m really off my soapbox. In fact I’d better just close this post now, before I hop back on it and go off again.
Brenda
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