How about a "Writer rejected the Agent" Option?

[MarvaD]

Also for publishers. The only statuses move forward, but none give the option for the author to reject the agent/publisher. It could be called "And the horse you rode in on."

Really. It seems like other authors should know when an agent misbehaves. Non-response isn't sufficient. If the agent has asked for material, then has not responded, it should be a more serious offense. Other authors should know that an agent is a, well, jerk.

Okay, at minimum, have an interim Status Inquiry Sent option. That's good info for authors to know. How often and in what timeframe did a writer need to nudge.

[Tabris]

Also, I was wondering how you indicate if you accept an offer that you are discontinuing the wait on agents who still have requested material outstanding. (The ones who through silence refused to make a decision, that is.)

[Patrick]

Marva,
I'll have to think about that one. I don't want to add too many options, because it could overwhelm some people and make the system seem too complicated. It's also a ton of work to add new status levels because it effects so much. I'm not saying no, but I'll have to research it further. It often comes down to Size of Project vs. Number of Users Who Would Use it, and the ratio may be off on this one.

[MarvaD]

I understand, Patrick.

However, I do have a Revision Request sitting with a publisher. I've decided I don't care for the suggested changes so I'm not going to do them. That's where I'm stymied. I'm not going to send them the revision, yet I've not been rejected per se. Any thoughts on a specific like that? Or do I just call them a reject, although they said if I made the changes, they'd publish my book. I know. How weird is that?

[Patrick]

In most situations, the fact that they offered is the most important piece of information to track. So, you could just mark the offer and leave it at that. If you want to somehow close it out for your own records, I guess marking it as a reject is the only option.