Hi Ann Marie:
An interesting email and just as ineffective as your queries. Since you were so candid with this, I'll offer a couple of suggestions. Candor deserves feedback.
A successful storyteller/novelist goes right to the heart of the drama and engages the reader with a strong presentation of the idea.
This query dances around an idea with several sentences that each glance off the concept without getting to anything.
You essentially have a collection of opening sentences that could pitch a book, but no real development or engagement with the reader.
Best of luck, but I feel no need to read the work.
Ashley Grayson
Ashley Grayson Literary Agency
1342 18th Street,
San Pedro,
CA 90732
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Why do people insist on changing your name?
Dear Anne Marie,
Thank you for your email. I appreciate the opportunity to consider your work for possible representation, but I’m afraid I’ve decided to pass. Please do not allow this letter to discourage you. Many best-sellers have been passed on numerous times prior to being successfully published. I wish you the best of luck finding an enthusiastic agent and publisher for your work.
Sincerely,
Katie Kotchman
Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 625
New York, NY 10010
Thank you for your email. I appreciate the opportunity to consider your work for possible representation, but I’m afraid I’ve decided to pass. Please do not allow this letter to discourage you. Many best-sellers have been passed on numerous times prior to being successfully published. I wish you the best of luck finding an enthusiastic agent and publisher for your work.
Sincerely,
Katie Kotchman
Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 625
New York, NY 10010
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