This episode actually made me feel a zillion times better about querying, and it gave me some patience with the process.
It’s really no surprise that after only a single week (we’re talking not even seven full days) I’ve heard nothing from the one (ONE!) agent that I exclusively queried. It’s very easy to take this personally. But should you? I mean, you sent her (or him!) this thing— your thing!—that took you years of blood, sweat, and tears to write. Is it just sitting in their inbox? Did they see it and hate it? What is happening?
Today Jennie puts us in an agent’s shoes. What is an agent’s job, and how much of it involves reading queries?
And based on this information, should I adjust my strategy of pitching a series of exclusives to my top agents? Should I instead batch pitch a small group of them?
So if you are querying and need some patience with the process, listen to Jennie’s words of wisdom and take a deep breath. If you’ve done your homework on the agents, followed all the rules, and you have a solid query, you’re on the right path.