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Jun 10
2009
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Over one wall, and on to the next!Posted by: Karinya Funsett on Jun 10, 2009 |
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I got some exciting news today regarding one of the projects currently in our agent matchmaking program. We had received a request for the full manuscript from an agent we're all excited about. She had requested the manuscript back in April, and when I hadn't heard from her by last week (about 8 weeks, a standard review time for a full manuscript) I decided to check in with her.
Well, the reason we hadn't heard back yet wasn't because the manuscript had been lost in a slushpile - to the contrary, I found out that the manuscript had been read once and been given the green light to be read a second time (probably by the agent herself - the first read is often done by an assistant) and will be discussed by the agency before a decision is made. This is great news!
There are a lot of hurdles to be jumped over before a book ever sees actual publication, and they're all important. We're all very excited by this news, and we have our fingers crossed that the agent both falls in love with the manuscript and feels confident that she'll be able to place it with a publisher. The novel is by a debut novelist, and is part women's fiction, part suspense/thriller. We hope it finds the audience it deserves!