💌 i got a literary agent! // my querying journey

[@fairyfathom]

It speaks volumes to how wonderfully you wrote moths that you got several offers of rep, and we're all honoured to have been able to witness bits of the writing and querying journey. i am deliciously excited about getting to read it!

[@lynndjung]

Ahh!! Thank you so much!! I think it's mostly the strength of the front half that got me in haha but I can't wait for you to read it someday

[@KrisMF]

OMG sending the beta reader draft instead of the clean document is sooo stressful ahaha i'm so sorry that happened but i DID LAUGH 😭 i know i've already said this to you a thousand times but Moths is really that bitch and you deserve this so so much!! it's truly a stellar project and i'm so happy that this querying experience was fast for you & that you've found your best advocate for your career. BESTSELLERS in your future, i just know it 💛

[@lynndjung]

LOLLL I thought I was cooked but it turned out to be ok! Thank you so, so much Kris, I'm so glad you think so and I can't wait for us to BOTH to put out some bestsellers someday

[@alesswonderland]

Congrats on getting your agent!! I hope this next chapter is a bit more exciting and successful than the past.

[@lynndjung]

[@kelleyiswriting]

LYNN, THIS WAS SO INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL. What a wild journey, everything happened so fast! I'm literally pulling up my old book just to see if it's salvage for querying. I can't wait to hold your book in my hands hehehe

[@lynndjung]

Kelley!! Thank you so much. I am here to support you ALWAYS if you decide to query!

[@susannahbetts5036]

You seemed so calm about your offers, I'm in awe! Would be really curious sometime if you're allowed and want to for you to share some of your rejected beginnings of Moths and why they didn't work, and how you iterated towards what became the final!

[@lynndjung]

I was screaming on the inside! That sounds like an amazing idea, I'd like to wait until I'm a little deeper into the process but I'll definitely keep this in mind!

[@Evybooks]

I'm so proud that you got a literary agent again! Because your query story went so 'smoothly' it somehow gives me hope for when I get to query. Also so exited for 'Moths' to be published.

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much! I hope when you reach that point, your query journey is everything you want it to be

[@hwchen39]

Congratulations on getting an agent! You completely deserve all the success you experienced with querying this time around! As a reader and a writer, I love seeing someone who is so passionate about telling stories that matter to them and I would rather read someone who has put out a handful of stories they loved than someone who has cranked out a dozen stories they didn't really care about. I would love to hear more about querying and any tips because I finally (after 4 years!) finished the first draft of my historical fantasy and sent it off to my beta-readers. Nerve-cited to say the least, but relieved to have eyes other than mine on it! Now that it's off, I'm working on my query materials, agent lists, etc and it's been SUCH an interesting exercise to figure out how to condense my over 100,000 word work into a digestible format. Again congrats and I can't wait to read MOTHS and hear more about project CRYPTS!

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much!! I feel the same way about stories born from passion. That is so exciting, congratulations on finishing your first draft and good luck with revisions/querying/everything that comes! I'll definitely be putting out some more query-related videos soon.

[@BloomLotus7]

I heard 'sapphic' and 'dark' really quickly so I'm hoping it contains that and that I heard it well :) I wish you the best!

[@lynndjung]

Yep!! It's a sapphic dark academia fantasy

[@archienoyce2453]

oml this video felt like a whole story in itself, I'm just glad its one with such a happy, successful ending! congratulations, I don't think ive commented before but I love your content and its so nice to see such a lovely creative as yourself achieve this! cant wait to see what you'll do in the future, you're really inspirational to me as a young amateur writer!

[@lynndjung]

it was such a journey

[@briellewrites]

Lynnnn!!!! This video was so cool, I loved seeing all the updates throughout your journey, thanks for bringing us along 💖 the fact that you got so many offers is insane and such a testament to to your skill and the project :’) I cannot wait to read moths!!!

[@lynndjung]

ahh Brielle!! Thank you so much, it's been a pleasure honestly. I still am sort of in disbelief about it-& i can't wait for you to read moths as well!

[@misswednesday299]

Congratulations on being represented! I've just come across your channel and subscribed. I just love your candor and soothing affect! ❤️ I'm currently doing a developmental edit of my manuscript and you're so inspiring!

[@courtneycardini]

Congratulations! I'm so excited to read your book 😍

[@lynndjung]

Thank you!

[@shebreathesingold8043]

Major congrats, Lynn! Thank you for sharing your journey. You have such great friends. They totally got the assignment. ;-)

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much! I agree, my friends are the best

[@ohsnapitsmaja]

This is so awesome! been watching your vlogs for a while now and seeing this made me so proud

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much

[@lydiabell7304]

Congratulations again Lynn! This is so well deserved and I can't wait to see you go far 🎉❤ 🍃

[@lynndjung]

thank you so much!!

[@LindsayPuckett]

Finally getting to this video and omg! FIVE offers?! A legend. Congratulations!🍾🎉

[@lynndjung]

AHH thank you so much Lindsay!!

[@oliviavaughn6160]

Congratulations!!!!!! This is so exciting. Best of luck on sub!!

[@kenziedegall]

CONGRATS!!! I've really enjoyed watching you work on Moths and I'm so excited to get to read it someday. This video was super motivating, too. Congrats and best of luck with the future of Moths!

[@lynndjung]

thank you so much!! i'm so glad you've enjoyed watching the progress of this book, and i hope you enjoy it if it publishes (fingers crossed!)

[@beanosbourn5492]

So proud of you and excited for wherever moths ends up!! 💗✨🌱

[@lynndjung]

Ahh thank you!!

[@Lara_Ameen]

Wow! Congratulations again on your agent! It’s been amazing to watch your journey with MOTHS! I wish you the best of luck with it when you go on sub! I’d love to read the published version someday (or if you ever need a sensitivity reader before you publish… I’d love to help!) I just started querying on July 1st, so it’s wild to me that your querying journey was so fast! And only 16 queries and so many full requests! I’m just in awe. I know this is only the beginning for you and I’m excited to follow the rest of your journey in the years to come! 💜

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much Lara!! i hope you get to read it someday

[@lynndjung]

(Also, you'd definitely be the first person I reached out to if I ever needed a sensitivity reader!)

[@sincerelyguto]

congratulations! i never comment on youtube videos but i’m happy for you! you deserve it so much!

[@zulaykhamunye]

I'm new to your account and just hit subscribe recently but I just wanted to let you know how proud I am of you for coming this far, congratulations!

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much!!

[@somebody-dv8fr]

Its so nice to see the process go so smooth and fast for you, if anything it shows how amazing project moth is, ty for sharing this experience and staying positive all throughout All the best❤

[@jaswriting]

This is so exciting! Congratulations again! 🎉

[@andreatothemax]

Congrats! I have a few friends with Laura and from everything I hear, she is truly an amazing agent! I hope sub is just as quick and successful!

[@sarahomar6761]

Omg Lynn congrats!! Can't wait to read Moths one day.

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much! I can't wait for you to read it

[@AnnaRobbinsWrites]

Congrats Lynn!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@lynndjung]

thank you!!

[@billyalarie929]

22:08 LET IT FLY!!! 😂 But also WOW, helluva journey!

[@charlieamen]

Sooo many congratulations, this was such a fun video to watch! I have one quick q: when you say one agent was a referral (the agent you signed with, if I understand correctly), what does that mean exactly? Did one of their clients send that agent an email introducing you? Or is it something else entirely? Again, major congratulations and I cannot wait to read Moths one day! :)

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much! So yes, the agent I signed with was a referral-I'm friends with one of her clients, and she had previously gotten blanket permission to refer new clients to her agent. So when I sent my query, I titled it with something like 'Client Referral from [Friend's Name]' and mentioned my friend in the query! (I hope that makes sense.) My friend didn't directly connect us, but I basically name-dropped her in the query.

[@charlieamen]

@@lynndjung I dunno why it never occurred to me that referrals are probably a great way to query, but it makes total sense. And that's SO exciting. I'm so happy for you and I can't wait to watch more of your journey here :D!!!

[@K.Voyence]

I still need to watch the video but just reading the title I got excited CONGRATULATIONS 👏🏼🎉🎉🎉👏🏼👏🏼

[@caileycarrot]

Congratulations!! 🎊🎈 loved following ur journey here

[@lynndjung]

Thank you!!

[@writenowdream3882]

Whenever a writer gets an agent, an angel gets its wings! 🪽Congrats! can't wait to follow your journey. 😊

[@IlseMulAuthor]

Congratulations! That is awesome news!

[@queenb2450]

CONGRATSSSS!!!! And yes! Please give tips about querying

[@lynndjung]

Will do :)

[@Adeleclarkace]

I am so happy for you!

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much!

[@scarlettdownsiswriting]

Congrats on getting signed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lynndjung]

thank you!!!

[@billyalarie929]

SPOILERS!!! 😂😂 Congratulations Lynn!!!! 😊😊😊

[@TheEccentricRaven]

Congratulations! I'm so happy when I hear success stories.

[@LiveArtfully-pn8dt]

Congratulations, Lynn! So exciting!!

[@Bruh-qy1zq]

congrats on getting an agent!

[@lynndjung]

Thanks so much!

[@OnefortheBooks]

Congratulations!! What an exciting whirlwind. 👏 ❤

[@ChancellorMarko]

Very encouraging🥹 I'm definitely interested in seeing a querying advice video from you.

[@lynndjung]

Thank you Marko!! I'll definitely work on putting that video together :)

[@AudeKonan]

Congratulations Lynn, this is amazing

[@hannahpayne7677]

Congratulations lovely! Smashed it! 🎉 What do you film on please? 🙏

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much! I use a Canon m50 and my iPhone

[@hannahpayne7677]

@@lynndjung you’re so welcome! I cannot wait to see the rest of your journey with Moths! Thank you 🙏

[@tis_i_manchie]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

[@lynndjung]

Thank you!

[@alyssa.and.the.books.]

Congratulations 🎉 this is SO EXCITING

[@lynndjung]

tysm alyssa!

[@hebaljumaily]

woop woop!! congrats on getting an agent!

[@raingset]

congrats!! :D that's so awesome!

[@AnggiSahamCantik]

Congrats for getting an agent! And yes! Tenacity is super power to conquer the world ❤🎉

[@chiooh]

AHHHHHHHHH CONGRATS

[@NailaMoonsi]

Congrats on getting an agent!

[@ruthmorgan2098]

Haven't watched the video yet, but congrats!!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@maxsinclair787]

yayyyyyy congrats woooooooo.

[@Stevenroy-Professional-Liar]

Congrats. Good luck on sub.

[@lynndjung]

thank you!

[@user-gm4qh1hu8y]

that is AWESOME

[@claytongriffith8323]

Congratulations

[@user-jg5ie8rc1s]

Kudos.

[@mhjmakes3631]

I am sorry, but sending that beta reader version has me dyyyyying. Haha Those comments are so funny. I'm so glad that everything worked out for you, though. As someone who also suffers from "analysis paralysis"/horrible indecision issues/wanting to please everybody/never wanting to let anyone down, I felt you through this vlog. But I do think that this was the best outcome, because it allowed you to have agency with your decision. You weren't shoehorned into one trajectory just because of "destiny" or something, which I think will prove to be more comforting in the long run. Keep writing stories that are near and dear to your heart, and I'll continue to support your endeavors with all of mine. Congrats on signing!!! I'm not crying, you're crying. 🤧🥲🥳

[@lynndjung]

LOLL in hindsight it was harmlessly funny, so it's all good! Yes I agree, I feel so fortunate to have had the freedom of choice. Thank you so much!