Multiple Submissions

So, here's what agent A had to say about multiple submissions:

We rather frown upon exclusive submissions at ***, and never ask for them. We are supposed to be writers' advocates, after all, and this just decreases their chances of finding a suitable agent. Feel free to send your manuscript elsewhere, and let the competition it causes among agents be our problem!

So, I've learned something new. In your writerly experience, do you find that this is more often the case? Why do some agents still ask for exclusive submissions? I'd love to hear some discussion, especially from the established writers and agents who might be reading.

Catherine

More Queries

Today out to William Reiss of John Hawkins and Associates, Jenoyne Adams and James Levine of Levine Greenberg (online form, so you get everyone), and Jennifer Carlson of Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner. Now, must finish getting partial out to Agent B.

Next week, I begin the round of AAR agents who disprefer email.

Tonight: actual writing. Be there or be square. I'll be there and be square.

Catherine

ETA: Already rejected from William Reiss!

Queries, Sanity Check, and Stationery

Well, me and the stationery pdf files will be going to FedEx Kinkos tomorrow for some cash type expenditures. Today I bought labels and big envelopes.

I've done the tutorial on how to print envelopes and labels. Good. I will have to configure and experiment with the labels on my rather funky leftsided (but oh so pretty and professional!) stationary. By Wednesday, I should be able to enter the land of the snail mail query, head held high.

Then there will be this conference in Minneapolis, and then I will return next week to send out my little soldiers. March boldly, little query buddies, when your time comes. I tend to think of the equeries as more pilots than infantry. Maybe you shouldn't ask.

So, here's a sanity check from blackaire which was crossposted in fangs_fur_fey.

Finally, expanded and rewrote the ending for Sister Night, Sister Moon tonight. It has a nice twist now, that diabolical Xiao Ping! It is stinky pipe laying right now, but I'll comb through it this week and polish it up. After that, I'll search for a market. It's about 12,000 words, give or take. I know there are some novella spots out there.

Catherine

ps Hot tip of day: Number 9 envelopes fit wonderfully into number 10 envelopes, and I'll be using printed number 9s for responses. No folding because we're trying to look tres pro.