Okay, it’s been a little while since I had to do an agent search and even longer than that since I was a new author with no clue just a sase sending out my manuscript, but . . . it never occurred to me that writer’s getting a rejection would receive a letter back without their name on it. Huh? you say. I know, I don’t think that made sense exactly, so I’ll be specific.
The other day, an aspiring writer friend of mine got back her first two rejections from agents–one was via e-mail and one a regular snail mail letter. The snail mail letter was addressed to Dear Author.
My first thought was, you’ve got to be kidding me. As much trouble as writers go through to get the agent’s name right, to send only what the agent wants to see how he or she wants to see it, don’t they deserve better than to have their work declined by saying basically “hey you, no thanks”? Harsh!
I know agents are busy and must devote their time to the clients whose work actually makes money for them. I not suggesting the abolition of the form letter, but, Jeez, couldn’t there be a spot to scrawl the authors name on the top of the page, or a mail merge thingie whereby a name could be easily inserted or how about leaving off the salutation entirely?
Such is the life of a writer, I suppose. As my grandmother would say, let that be the worst thing that happens to you. I wish you the same.
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