Snail Mail Query 2/26
Snail Mail Rejection 6/10

Looks like a photocopy.

Subb'ed snail mail query in October 2011. Recieved form response 6 months later: "Unfortunately, I was not sufficiently enthusiastic to feel I'd be the right agent for your work. In addition, I'm taking on very few new clients..."

SQ: 1/3/12
SR: 4/7/12

After three months, I thought my query may have been lost, but alas, no.

S-M Q 2/16/2012
S-M R 2/24/2012

Suspense/thriller

Form rejection sent back in the nice SASE I provided. No effort at even faking personalization. In fact, it couldn't have been a more stereotypical spotted, smeared copy of a copy of a copy of a copy form rejection if they'd hired an artist to design it ... so smudged and faded I had to squint and hold the page up to the light to figure out just who it was rejecting me.

C'mon, now. I know you guys are busy. I know you can't possibly reply personally to every single pathetic query, but I DO believe you probaby CAN come up for air from the slushpile long enough to whip up a fresh form reject letter so your rejectees can at least read it.

I've gotten enough rejections to have a moderately thick skin. But this was just laughably absurd.

Okay, I'm done with my rant. :)

snail mailed 10/1/11 Urban Fantasy. Closed 1/4/12 for no repsonse.