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Month: August 2016

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Why most agents use form rejections

5 August 2016 The Intern6 Comments

The other day I wrote 80 rejections in 30 minutes. I was proud of that: my fastest time yet. Not because I enjoy taking authors down a notch — far from it. But I have a lot of other things to do. Intern duties aren’t as demanding as agent duties, of course. (Though most interns… Continue reading Why most agents use form rejections

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Request Statistics

2 August 2016 The InternLeave a comment

It’s been a while since I wrote a stats post! The other day I compiled months of data. The results… In 6 months I requested 60 books. They came in at any time: 19 in April, only 3 in July. (Median: 12 requested queries per month.) The rate of when I requested them was more… Continue reading Request Statistics

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Short stories

1 August 20161 August 2016 The InternLeave a comment

On occasion, I get queries for short fiction, especially novelettes and novellas. By word count, their rough categorization is: Flash fiction – up to 1,000 words Short story – 1,000 to 5,000 Novelette – 5,000 to 15,000 Novella – 15,000 to 35,000 These definitions are variable, of course, depending who you ask. Some people call… Continue reading Short stories

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A long-time lover of hard bindings and the scent of paper, she applied to apprentice at a literary agency and thence jumped aboard.

A queer woman who loves good books, she hopes to work at a publishing house one day. She cares passionately about magic, human rights, and cats.

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