Rejected with a "thanks but not for me" and I'm only disappointed because I was hoping for one of her saucier replies!

EQ 5/21/22 to Danielle Svetcov, who passed it on to Victoria Skurnick
FR: 5/23/2022
ER: 6/17/2022

"Thanks for the manuscript but I don’t believe I could succeed with this in the current, horrible, market. Best luck with the b ook. V"

Query sent: 13 Apr 2022
Women's Historical Fiction

FILM AND TV

VS: Sorry, but with fiction an endangered species these days, I cannot take this on. Best luck with the novel. Victoria

Query to someone else at the agency: 11/22/21
Initial agent forwarded to Victoria: 1/7/21
Victoria's full request: 1/7/22
Rejection: 1/24/22
Upmarket fiction, 92K

I expected a rejection, because I suspected my MS wouldn't fit her tastes based on her sales and listed faves. But after reading the other comments here, I was looking forward to some straight shootin' about why. Sadly, she just said she wasn't loving it enough to represent it.

Query Sent: Sept. 23, 2021
MS Type Contemporary Adult 116K words
Full MS Requested: Jan. 4 2022
MS Rejected: Jan 19, 2022

After a long process, I sent my MS and waited. The rejection I received (below) was professional and kind but not very helpful.

Anthony – You begin this novel beautifully, but as it went on, it became too drawn out, plus the beginning made me feel as if there might be a suspense element. That is, Cole’s recuperation did not quite hold my attention strongly enough. But you write very well and I’d happily read your next work. Victoria

Pretty straightforward no: "Thanks but the novel is not for me. Victoria" At least the agent responded and did so quickly (four days after submission of query).

FQ -- 8/15/2021 Spec Fiction 84K
FR & sent -- 10/8/2021 (I'm stoked)
ER -- 10/20/2021 (not so stoked)

EQ: 4/23/2020 Adult Espionage Thriller 78,000 words
FR: 4/23/2020 Adult Espionage Thriller 3 hours after query was sent
ER 5/4/2020 Helpful comments Suggested I hire an independent editor
ELetter 8/31/2021 Sent a letter respectfully requesting she read my now edited 75,000 word Espionage Thriller
9/1/2021 Full Request of my edited and revised manuscript Sent the same day
10/12/2021 E Letter. Nudge
10/12/2021 ER Said she sent an email and it must not have gone through, but it is a pass. Appreciate her getting back to me. So many don't.

08/16/2021: Rejection. This one is crushing. After our interactions I thought for sure she was going to take it. Feeling like throwing in the towel after this one.
08/14/2021: She sent me an email letting me know she was still reading (and enjoying it!)
Sub revised: 07/14/2021
Update 05/13/2021 - After taking Miss Skurnick’s advice I have hired a freelance editor to go over my manuscript with a timeframe of roughly 8 weeks. Miss Skurnick advised me to resubmit once I’ve revised.
Pass 05/04/2021 Very helpful rejection though, suggested the name of a free lance editor to help with some revisions.
Full request: 04/21/2021
Query sub: 04/08/2021
Mystery 82k

EQ: 06/06/2021
FR: 06/08/2021
ER: 06/14/2021

"There are wonderful things about this novel, but with fiction practically an endangered species, I dare not take it on. Very best luck with the book."

I don't really get why she'd want to look at a fiction novel if she thinks fiction is a hard sell right now. Frustrating when they do this. But the positive feedback is encouraging <3

Fingers crossed!

Literary adult, 98k

adult female-driven comm fantasy-mag realism 88k 11/28/20

3 days after query "I'm not the agent for this book."

FQ: Hist Fiction, 90K, sent Sept. 29/20
FR: "Sorry to say I am not the agent for this novel."

Abrupt rejection. Woeful story about COVID affecting publishing. UGH.