FQ: 6/24
FR: 6/30
1K PB

Query 5/12
Upmarket suspense 90k
No reply as of 6/15, withdrew because i've been making some edits

Query (agent referral): 2/25/22
Partial request (3 chapters): 3/5/22, sent same day
Nudged on 5/10/22. Requested full manuscript, sent same day
Nudged with offer of rep on 6/15. She asked for two weeks to read the manuscript.
Asked for additional time to read (said she was a part of the way through) on 6/27

21/june - query sent

Queried 06/12/2022
Rejection 06/20/2022 Very prompt

Query 5/10
Form Rejection: 5/17

A SF 87,000

FQ: 4/27
FR: 5/5

YA Adventure 78k
Received the same general response as others, "didn't connect to characters"

FQ: April 25th
FR: May 2nd
Thank you so much for submitting ______ to the Harvey Klinger Literary Agency for our consideration. I feel very fortunate to have been considered in reading your work.


Although, I found your project to be interesting, I didn't quite feel connected to the characters like I had hoped. Due to this, I won't be asking to read more at this time.

Please don't give up writing, I hope that this ignites a fire in you to keep practicing your craft and to continue learning the industry.

Keep in mind that the publishing industry is very subjective and what might not work for me, may work for another agent. I also hope that you'll consider me again in the future.

I'll be cheering you on and I wish you the very best in finding the right agent to champion your work.

Much like many of the other comments, I got the "didn't connect to the characters" response.

15 day form rejection on contemporary romance.

“Thank you so much for sending [TITLE]. It's a wonderful story idea, but unfortunately, I didn't fall in love with this draft as much as I would need to take on the project. For that reason, I am going to step aside for now, but I truly appreciate the opportunity to consider your work.

Please don't give up writing, I hope that this ignites a fire in you to keep practicing your craft and to continue learning the industry.

Keep in mind that the publishing industry is very subjective and what might not work for me, may work for another agent. I also hope that you'll consider me again in the future.

I'll be cheering you on! I wish you the very best with all your future projects and in finding the right agent to champion your work!”

Query sent: January
Rejection received: January
Query age: 12 days
"Although, I found your project to be interesting, I didn't quite feel connected to the characters like I had hoped. Due to this, I won't be asking to read more at this time."

Query sent: Feb.24.2022
Query rejection: March.06.2022
Science-fiction 70k

I believe she actually personalized the rejection letter, which is nice. I would recommend anyone who fits in her category to query her!!

"Although, I found your work to be interesting. I don't believe I would be the right fit for your work at this time."

EQ: 2/15/2022
ER: 2/22/2022 (form)

Adult Historical LGBTQ+ 109k

Although, I found your project to be interesting, I didn't quite feel connected to the characters like I had hoped. Due to this, I won't be asking to read more at this time.

Query sent: 1/25/22
Kind rejection sent: 2/1/22

"Although, I found your project to be interesting, I didn't quite feel connected to the characters like I had hoped. Due to this, I won't be asking to read more at this time."

Query sent: Jan 21
Query rejection: Feb 1
She was very detailed, and was very clear as to why she passed, which I greatly appreciated and knew what I might have needed to improve. I would certainly recommend querying her.
YA sci-fi, WC 66,000