I sent out two more queries yesterday and did research on about four or five agents. I found three instances where Agent Query mentioned an agent that I didn't find on Query Tracker, which I found really odd. So I looked up the agency itself on QT, and it was listed there, just with different agents.
I wasn't sure if this was because it just happened that no one on QT queried these particular agents or maybe information on AQ is out of date. The "missing" agents were listed on their respective agency websites and appeared to be actively accepting queries, so it just seems so strange to me that they aren't listed on QT.
One agent/agency had a very basic one-page website with submission guidelines that requested an email query with sample pages included as an attachment of no more than 25 pages. I was delighted by this because by attaching Word documents, I could ensure formatting wouldn't get messed up like it can when I paste pages into an email. However, further research on AQ and Publisher's Marketplace reveal that only a query should be submitted, no sample pages at all, not even pasted into the message. Sigh.
So, then I'm questioning ... what do I do? The agent's OWN site says to send attachments, but these other sites state "no attachments." I've decided to err on the side of caution and will not send any sample pages to this agent.
Another agent's bio stated that she only accepts snail mail queries. That's fine, I made note of it. But then on the agency's site, she's listed in the drop-down of the agency's online form used to submit queries electronically. Again, heaving a sigh.
This is why I don't go willy-nilly into the night sending email queries as fast as my fingers can type.
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