"Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold - Page 111 - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Anne Lyle · 12th April 2011, 06:46 PM

At the risk of assuming moderator powers what I don't have, Ian has his own section of the forum, where you can ask him questions:

Ian Whates - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Probably best not to take this thread too far off-topic

RJM Corbet · 13th April 2011, 09:21 AM

Oh sorry, point taken, I'm still a new boy here...

Anne Lyle · 13th April 2011, 06:26 PM

No worries - it's easy to get sidetracked!

Ian Whates · 19th April 2011, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RJM Corbet

But how did you get your toe in the door? The first time? Do you want to talk about it? Did you have to run around agents? Was your first submission accepted? Great that you've made it! Great! I am being entirely sincere.

RJM, if you're still interested in the answer to this, the process is explained in fair detail in a recent interview with me that's just been posted on Keith Brooke's blog: Ian Whates interviewed all things keith brooke and infinity plus

RJM Corbet · 19th April 2011, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Whates

RJM, if you're still interested in the answer to this, the process is explained in fair detail in a recent interview with me that's just been posted on Keith Brooke's blog: Ian Whates interviewed all things keith brooke and infinity plus

I'll check it out now. Thank you ...

anthorn · 9th June 2011, 09:35 AM

Hey John. Seems as though you're busy busy busy. Just wondering do you have a no reply policy if not interested?
Just wondering as it has been a few months since I sent you an email. I don't know if you have read it or lost it as I have heard of problems of emails from Yahoo to BT,

thaddeus6th · 9th June 2011, 10:46 AM

I'm not a spokesman for Mr. Jarrold, but a query I sent him once got no reply. However, my submission (which was rejected, alas) did.

anthorn · 9th June 2011, 11:29 AM

Oh okay. I sent him a Query plus submission. So maybe he just ignored it because of that? Maybe I should send only a word file?

thaddeus6th · 9th June 2011, 12:13 PM

My guess (and it's only that) is that the volume of stuff Mr. Jarrold gets sent is such that it's easy for bits and pieces to go missing. I doubt he deliberately chose not to reply, he's probably just busy and it's either in a to-do list or has been misplaced.

anthorn · 9th June 2011, 05:23 PM

Do you think it is worth resending?
Date sent: March19th.
And the query asking if he'd recieved it was send
Date sent: April 19th

Flugel Meister · 12th September 2011, 03:45 PM

I'm glad John takes e-mail submissions.

Over the weekend I decided to print off my manuscript. Well, what I had so far.

I'm currently 37,000 or so words in and have it written out in 12 point double-spaced Courier font, and the page count currently stands at 172 pages. But despite only being about a third of the way in I was shocked at the thickness of the manuscript. It's about an inch and a half thick. Is this normal?

I know Courier does tend to spread things out a little when compared to Times New Roman, but even in TNR I'm still looking at a sizable collection of pages.

If things carry on the way they are I'll be needing a horse and cart to ferry it around. I just hope I never have to post it anywhere, it'll cost a small fortune.

Anne Lyle · 12th September 2011, 05:08 PM

@anthorn - John definitely doesn't have a no-response policy. I checked with him at AltFiction (on someone else's behalf) and he said he is currently taking up to 3 months to give a response as he's very busy. However he also said to nudge him after that if he hasn't replied.

@FlugelMeister - yes, a double-spaced manuscript in Courier will be very thick. My printout for the (incomplete) manuscript of my last novel filled two lever-arch files!

The good news is that very few agents and editors want the full ms by snail-mail these days. Some still ask for the initial submission that way, because it discourages those who aren't serious. All my dealings with Angry Robot have been electronic (appropriately enough!).

Flugel Meister · 13th September 2011, 08:33 AM

That's a relief. Thanks, Anne.

On the subject of communication with John. I emailed him last month on the subject of editing and submitting a manuscript and he responded within an hour. Of course, he may have had some rare free time to enjoy.

A lack of response could simply be down to the e-mails being dumped in the junk mail box. Try another mail service.

RJM Corbet · 13th September 2011, 11:56 AM

Mr Jarrold is going to judge your book by itself alone.

Query letter, synopsis, typeface, and so on will matter much less with him than with many other agents.

But your work better be really excellent or you should keep it and work on it some more before sending it off to him because, as someone else said in another thread, 'good' is no longer good enough, the entry level now is 'special' ...

Anne Lyle · 27th September 2011, 07:31 AM

FYI, an interview with the man himself:

http://sofanauts.com/podcast/john-jarrold-interview

12th April 2011, 06:46 PM	#1651 (permalink)
Anne Lyle Fantastical historian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 1,365	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold At the risk of assuming moderator powers what I don't have, Ian has his own section of the forum, where you can ask him questions: Ian Whates - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums Probably best not to take this thread too far off-topic

13th April 2011, 09:21 AM	#1652 (permalink)
RJM Corbet Never Sure Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Devon Posts: 1,782 Blog Entries: 12	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold Oh sorry, point taken, I'm still a new boy here... Last edited by RJM Corbet; 13th April 2011 at 09:35 AM.

13th April 2011, 06:26 PM	#1653 (permalink)
Anne Lyle Fantastical historian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 1,365	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold No worries - it's easy to get sidetracked!

9th June 2011, 09:35 AM	#1656 (permalink)
anthorn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Durham Posts: 634	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold Hey John. Seems as though you're busy busy busy. Just wondering do you have a no reply policy if not interested? Just wondering as it has been a few months since I sent you an email. I don't know if you have read it or lost it as I have heard of problems of emails from Yahoo to BT,

9th June 2011, 10:46 AM	#1657 (permalink)
thaddeus6th Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 2,303	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold I'm not a spokesman for Mr. Jarrold, but a query I sent him once got no reply. However, my submission (which was rejected, alas) did.

9th June 2011, 11:29 AM	#1658 (permalink)
anthorn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Durham Posts: 634	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold Oh okay. I sent him a Query plus submission. So maybe he just ignored it because of that? Maybe I should send only a word file?

9th June 2011, 12:13 PM	#1659 (permalink)
thaddeus6th Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 2,303	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold My guess (and it's only that) is that the volume of stuff Mr. Jarrold gets sent is such that it's easy for bits and pieces to go missing. I doubt he deliberately chose not to reply, he's probably just busy and it's either in a to-do list or has been misplaced.

9th June 2011, 05:23 PM	#1660 (permalink)
anthorn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Durham Posts: 634	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold Do you think it is worth resending? Date sent: March19th. And the query asking if he'd recieved it was send Date sent: April 19th

12th September 2011, 03:45 PM	#1661 (permalink)
Flugel Meister Universe Builder Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 125	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold I'm glad John takes e-mail submissions. Over the weekend I decided to print off my manuscript. Well, what I had so far. I'm currently 37,000 or so words in and have it written out in 12 point double-spaced Courier font, and the page count currently stands at 172 pages. But despite only being about a third of the way in I was shocked at the thickness of the manuscript. It's about an inch and a half thick. Is this normal? I know Courier does tend to spread things out a little when compared to Times New Roman, but even in TNR I'm still looking at a sizable collection of pages. If things carry on the way they are I'll be needing a horse and cart to ferry it around. I just hope I never have to post it anywhere, it'll cost a small fortune.

12th September 2011, 05:08 PM	#1662 (permalink)
Anne Lyle Fantastical historian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 1,365	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold @anthorn - John definitely doesn't have a no-response policy. I checked with him at AltFiction (on someone else's behalf) and he said he is currently taking up to 3 months to give a response as he's very busy. However he also said to nudge him after that if he hasn't replied. @FlugelMeister - yes, a double-spaced manuscript in Courier will be very thick. My printout for the (incomplete) manuscript of my last novel filled two lever-arch files! The good news is that very few agents and editors want the full ms by snail-mail these days. Some still ask for the initial submission that way, because it discourages those who aren't serious. All my dealings with Angry Robot have been electronic (appropriately enough!).

13th September 2011, 08:33 AM	#1663 (permalink)
Flugel Meister Universe Builder Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 125	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold That's a relief. Thanks, Anne. On the subject of communication with John. I emailed him last month on the subject of editing and submitting a manuscript and he responded within an hour. Of course, he may have had some rare free time to enjoy. A lack of response could simply be down to the e-mails being dumped in the junk mail box. Try another mail service.

13th September 2011, 11:56 AM	#1664 (permalink)
RJM Corbet Never Sure Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Devon Posts: 1,782 Blog Entries: 12	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold Mr Jarrold is going to judge your book by itself alone. Query letter, synopsis, typeface, and so on will matter much less with him than with many other agents. But your work better be really excellent or you should keep it and work on it some more before sending it off to him because, as someone else said in another thread, 'good' is no longer good enough, the entry level now is 'special' ...

27th September 2011, 07:31 AM	#1665 (permalink)
Anne Lyle Fantastical historian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 1,365	Re: "Personal" question(s) to John Jarrold FYI, an interview with the man himself: http://sofanauts.com/podcast/john-jarrold-interview

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