If there’s an agent you know of that you think would be perfect for your book, but they’re not accepting any queries at the moment, Query Tracker lets you add them to a list tied to your account, which then notifies you when their workload opens up and they’re open for submissions again! You can also use the wishlist to compare/contrast different agents, letting you bounce between their profiles with ease. One of my favorite things about Query Tracker is the Agent Wishlist you can create. The image above is a list of what becomes available when you fork over the cash. These paid-for options, however, are awesome and, if you’re serious about getting agented, well worth the $25 yearly subscription fee as they open up a plethora of tools that make the site an absolute godsend if time is important to you. The website itself is quite simple to use and has free and (more advanced) paid-for options. They also host a vibrant forum for writers who are working on the query process, where support and positivity seem to be common threads of thought throughout. The agent profiles are exceptional, as they include which genres they specialize in and a full listing of where you can find them on the web. Query Tracker is a killer querying website that gives users the ability not only set up an agenting wishlist, but also to keep track of several queries at once (a la SubmissionMojo and Duotrope). We got onto the subject of sending our books around and I mentioned Duotrope (which I just realized I haven’t done a write up on yet!) being good for short stories, but there really being nothing out there for longer pieces. Just yesterday I ran into a fellow writer at the airport (while waiting in line to get groped by the TSA) and we started talking about projects we were working on and stories we’d managed to get published.

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