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#querystats 29 queries read: 3 YA, 7 WF, 4 Romance, 5 Suspense, 10 General Fiction. 3 requested: 1 Suspense, 1 WF, 1 YA (FYI -- All the requests happened to mention seeing my #MSWL somewhere) #amagenting
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Interesting #QueryStats for March (not April as I'm nowhere near through April submissions)...
80 sample pages read (from roughly 2,000 queries)
28% of those 80 were middle grade submissions
82% of those MG submissions open with protagonist speaking to an adult.
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Kelly Van Sant @bookishchick
A quick #querystats summary for 2017:I was open to queries for 300 days last year, and received a total of 3,587 queries.
I requested 54 manuscripts, offered representation to 5 writers, and signed 3 incredible clients!
Yes, I've answered all queries from 2017! If you haven't received a response, please resubmit! Last year's queries are wrapped, but I still have manuscripts to read. #querystats
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Kelly Van Sant @bookishchick
And December #querystats are up on the blog! I was only open to queries for one week in December, which is why these numbers are so low. penandparsley.com/blog/2018/2/4/…A quick #querystats summary for 2017:
I was open to queries for 300 days last year, and received a total of 3,587 queries.
I requested 54 manuscripts, offered representation to 5 writers, and signed 3 incredible clients!
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Kelly Van Sant @bookishchick
November #querystats up on the blog penandparsley.com/blog/2018/2/3/…And December #querystats are up on the blog! I was only open to queries for one week in December, which is why these numbers are so low. penandparsley.com/blog/2018/2/4/…
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November #querystats up on the blog penandparsley.com/blog/2018/2/3/…
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Some 2017 #querystats are up on the blog. Here's August penandparsley.com/blog/2018/2/1/…
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Some #querystats for you:
I’ve got 240 queries left from 2017.
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25,000 queries read in 2017. The vast majority were for young adult fantasy followed by adult fantasy and then contemporary young adult. #querystats
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Kelly (Closed to Queries) @bookishchick
May query stats are updated on the blog. I've responded to everything I got in May. If you haven't received a response please check your spam filter or resend! kelly-vansant.squarespace.com/blog/2017/7/6/…I've also got June #querystats up on the blog! I've responded to everything from June! If you didn't receive a response check spam or resend! kelly-vansant.squarespace.com/blog/2017/12/1…
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Officially done with all September queries. #querystats
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Kelly (Closed to Queries) @bookishchick
I can't believe I closed to queries for a month to catch up and spent almost the entire month ill.But some #querystats updates: I've answered everything in May and MOST of June, and am halfway through July. Full stats on the blog soon.
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Caught up with queries 07/24. If you subbed before then and no response, let me know. marycmoore.com/index.php/subm… #querystats
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#querystats update: I've responded to all queries sent in May & am moving on to June.
Total queries: 375
Total requests: 4 (3 YA; 1 MG)
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I've read all MS requested thru July, & all queries thru Aug. Plz note I'm still closed to queries unless req'd thru a con #querystats
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Had four submissions with MC in a coma today 😳 #querystats
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Working my way through May queries! (Still behind, catching up quick). #querystats so far are up on the blog: penandparsley.com/blog/2017/7/6/…
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3) This does not include full MS requests (I'm up to March on those) or conference and pitch contest submissions/requests. #querystats
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2) I should get to those by the end of June. Then will finish up the few I have for April around the same time. #querystats
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1) I had abt 550 queries for March. I've gone through all queries & responded (excluding 50 I wld like to take a closer look at) #querystats