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#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries The governor sent a form rejection. Queries: 122 Pending queries: 5 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 115 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Stay of execution.

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Sent a new query to an agent that reopened recently. Other than genre it has almost nothing on their MSWL, but I don't self-reject. Let the pros do it. Queries: 122 Pending queries: 6 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 114 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Sent a new query. Making a little progress with an idea for a new WIP, but it's going very slowly. Queries: 121 Pending queries: 5 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 114 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Sent a new query. Difficult to judge their repsonse rates as they recently changed agencies and QT data only shows for the new one. Queries: 120 Pending queries: 4 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 114 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries CNR rejection today. 2 pending will CNR in the next 6 weeks. The 3rd is past CNR but QT shows agent is catching up on queries. Then it's up to the R&R. Queries: 119 Pending queries: 3 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 114 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Another form rejection. One of the remaining pendings will be a CNR on Wednesday. T.S. Eliot was right. It always ends with a whimper. Queries: 119 Pending queries: 4 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 113 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries And a rejection from that agent a few hours later. They really are on top of their inbox. Queries: 119 Pending queries: 5 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 112 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Sent a new query this morning to an agent who is so on top of their inbox that they say to nudge if you don't hear from them in two weeks (!) Queries: 119 Pending queries: 6 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 111 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Another CNR filed as a rejection today. Just under seven weeks to go until I make a final nudge on the R&R. Bar's not closed yet, but it's last call. Queries: 118 Pending queries: 5 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 111 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

Butler Field is packed and thousands more are outside in the streets. #NoKingsOct18 #ChicagoNoKings

As of October 16th, the QT request rate is down to 4.2%. Down four tenths of a percent since June.

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Form rejection. Trying to focus on what to write next but all I have are seeds. Nothing's blooming yet. Queries: 118 Pending queries: 6 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 110 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Form rejection. Behold the opposite of the maybe pile: the “hell no” pile. Queries: 118 Pending queries: 7 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 109 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

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#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries I sent another query today. Also filled out an application to guest on an author podcast. Queries: 118 Pending queries: 8 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 108 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Many agents re-opened to queries this week. I found three that might be a fit. Queries: 117 Pending queries: 7 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 108 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Form rejection overnight. Also dreamt an agent drove a bus filled with her entire agency to reject my query in person, so make of that what you will. Queries: 114 Pending queries: 4 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 108 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries CNR rejection. Not sure what's worse: The dwindling number of pendings, the fear of being ghosted on the R&R, or the uncertainty of what to write next. Queries: 114 Pending queries: 5 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 107 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries The agent requesting the partial changed her submission guidelines & now asks everyone to send what she asked from me. And she just sent a rejection. Queries: 114 Pending queries: 6 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 106 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries A query I closed as a CNR last week just got resurrected as a partial request. Nice early birthday present! Queries: 114 Pending queries: 6 Pending R&R: 1 Pending Partials: 1 Rejections: 105 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Two more CNR rejections today, and I sent out another query. Highest request rate of the remaining agents is 2.8%, so...yeah. Queries: 114 Pending queries: 6 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 106 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Four queries hit the twelve week mark to become CNR rejections. Days like today are an unfortunate side effect of sending all your queries at once. Queries: 113 Pending queries: 7 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 104 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Sent a new query today, and on Saturday I sent a nudge on the R&R. Tomorrow the CNRs will pile up. Queries: 113 Pending queries: 11 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 100 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

“Anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage. Trans people are afraid to leave the country, let alone leave their houses. The right-wing ecosystem has gladly spent years creating these conditions, while Democrats have by turns avoided saying anything about them at all” 😞 👉🏻 archive.ph/ewBhT

ICE has fired tear gas and pepper balls at protesters outside their Broadview facility. They are terrorizing immigrants across Chicagoland. The time to resist is now. It will only get harder as authoritarianism tightens its grip. Please pay attention to this struggle.

I’ve had some time to think about the #Emmys charity running gag, and I think it could have worked had they approached it differently. In my opinion they needed to double down on it while making clear that it was just a gag. A #writingcommunity thread. (1/8)

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Another novel hits triple digit rejections. There is no joy in persistence. Queries: 112 Pending queries: 10 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 100 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Form rejection. Eight of the eleven pending queries will be CNRs in the next ten days, so the end is nigh. Queries: 112 Pending queries: 11 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 99 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

QueryTracker request rate is down another tenth, to 4.3%. #writingcommunity #amquerying

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Queries: 112 Pending queries: 12 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 98 (3 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1 Rejection on the full request in under 48 hours. Detailed feedback, some nice comments. At least the quick no keeps the hope from festering.

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Filed a query as a CNR (closed, no reply) rejection. There will be more of those in just under two weeks. Queries: 112 Pending queries: 12 Pending fulls: 1 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 97 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Unexpected full request from an agent with a .5% request rate: "I think there is a lot to like here!" 🤞 Queries: 112 Pending queries: 13 Pending fulls: 1 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 96 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Sent a new query. Happy Labor Day to all. Queries: 112 Pending queries: 14 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 96 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Rejection this evening from a query that survived a few rounds in the maybe pile. Another 2.5 weeks before most of the pendings are CNRs. Queries: 111 Pending queries: 13 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 96 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Personalized rejections on a cold query are rare, and encouraging feedback is even rarer. Thank you @laurenbajek.bsky.social for the kind words! Queries: 111 Pending queries: 14 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 95 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Form rejection this morning. Based on the request rate of the remaining pending queries, I only have a 21% chance of getting a request from them. Queries: 111 Pending queries: 15 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 94 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Three rejections (filed as CNR) and one new query sent. Most of the remaining queries will be CNRs in the next four weeks. Then it's up to the R&R. Queries: 111 Pending queries: 16 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 93 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

An author on X got discouraged by a form rejection on a full. I posted my stats on request rejections and they said it helped, so I thought I'd share them here and invite others to do the same. Personalized Feedback: 46% Form rejection: 30% Ghosted: 23% #amquerying #writingcommunity

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Corrected # of queries. Got a kind form rejection from the most recent query. Also have several queries that will become CNRs on Wednesday. Queries: 110 Pending queries: 18 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 90 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Sent a new query, and if every agent had this statement on their query form, I think it’d reduce author anxiety by about 90% Queries: 109 Pending queries: 18 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 89 (I 2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

I would argue it ceases to be “just fun” the moment you decide to pursue a publishing deal. There’s a reason it’s called the query trenches and not the query ice cream, puppies, and water slide park.

Say three positive things about your writing! 1. The lives of secondary characters don’t revolve around MCs 2. Strong dialogue 3. Interesting antagonists that aren’t villains

Happening now: protesters in Chicago are interrupting a hiring fair at the Congress Hotel, where U.S. Customs and Border protection is recruiting today. Banner reads, "stop kidnapping our neighbors!" It's quite the scene in here, and the DHS table has been blocked for several minutes already.

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Form rejection. Also finally figured out the discrepancy in my stats. Accidentally queried the same agent twice! 🤦🏻‍♂️ Apologies to @lzats.bsky.social Queries: 108 Pending queries: 17 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 89 (I 2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

#amquerying #writingcommunity #misterhandqueries Sent a query to an agent with a .1% request rate and finished beta reading a friend's novel. There's a 99.9% chance he'll say thanks, so it evens out. Queries: 108 Pending queries: 18 Pending R&R: 1 Rejections: 88 (2 rejected fulls) Withdrawals: 1

The post that no one has asked for: one like, one opinion from a query trench lifer #amquerying #writingcommunity