FQ: 1/12/2022
FR: 4/11/2022

Form, but a really nice one:

Thank you so much for sending me [title]; I’m honored you chose to query me. After reviewing your materials I don’t feel that it’s the right fit for my list at this time, so unfortunately, I'll have to pass.
I know querying is a difficult process and applaud you for following your dream. I strongly encourage you to continue your pursuit of publication, and in finding your perfect agent.
Thank you for considering me, and I wish you great success with your writing career.

EQ: 11th Dec 2021
FR but very nice and semi-personal: 31st Mar 2022

Gothic Romance 73K

I'm one of Tara's clients and I can confirm that Tara is a fantastic agent. If you want to query someone at JDLA, I can't recommend Tara enough.

@wirdschonklappen I thought you might want to hear this! :)

An agent at this agency dropped ten authors on one day, and the agency as a whole acted extremely unprofessional. If you want to query anyone at this agency, please check out this thread.

https://twitter.com/AthenaBliss4/status/1491549521678979074

EQ: 10/27/2021
Pass: 12/9/2021

YA LGBTQ+ contemporary

Profile Update: Closed to queries.

Queried on 12/10/21—as of 1/15/22, still no response, but her Twitter did claim that she just closed to queries to catch up, so maybe I'll hear something soon.

@roswordsman I’m not sure if this helps, but she mentioned on Twitter that she’s closing to queries right away because she needs to catch up on her inbox. It wouldn’t hurt to politely nudge! Best of luck!

sent query on 10/28 after a request from a twitter pitch event in october. Still no response. I haven't seen anything that says she only follows up if interested; is her response time generally this long? debating following up or just assuming uninterested.

Profile Update: Genres updated.

Thanks c_rush. That was definitely a mistake on my end. It was supposed to be 'women's fiction, not 'western'.

Hey, Patrick! I think this one might need a genre update. Her profile on her agency's website specifically says "no westerns" and this genre is not available as a choice from the dropdown menu in her query submission form.

Link for reference: https://www.jdlit.com/tara-gilbert

withdrew to resubmit;

FQ: 10/18/21
Rejection: 12/7/21

110,000 Adult Contemporary Fantasy. The beginning didn't pull her in.

FQ: 10/21/2021
Rejection: 11/27/2021
104,000 YA fantasy

She says it's not a fit for her list but my manuscript literally has all the things she looks for in a book...

FQ: 10/18
Form Rejection: 11/21
60k YA Fantasy