EQ 3/8/19 literary mystery (about 96,800 words)
CNR 4/3/19
ER 6/4/19

EQ: 2/18/19
ER: 5/24/19 (Form)

65k YA Retelling

I submitted a query on 4/12/2019. I will update this when I get a response.

Genre: Dark Fantasy
Word Count: 66,000

EQ: 02/04/2019
ER: 04/15/2019
(Form) 66 days

Jester, you can query him or the other agents in the agency separately. You never know unless you try and read the other new writer comments.

EQ 1/15/19
FR 3/11/19
YA speculative fiction 103k

Same form letter as everyone else - it's nice that he's answering his queries though!

EQ: 11/30/18
CNR: 1/17/19
ER: 2/7/19
Form letter

EQ: 10/03/2018
ER: 10/31/2018

Literary/historical fiction

EQ: 9/29/2018
ER: 10/30/2018 (form letter)

EQ: 09/12/18
ER: 10/25/18

"Thank you for your query and for letting me have a look at your work. I apologize for the impersonal nature of this email but I receive so many queries that it makes it impossible for me to respond personally to each one. Thank you for your patience.
Unfortunately, I don’t feel that this is right for me, so I’m passing. Just because I wasn’t quite drawn in, however, doesn’t mean there isn’t another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to continue to submit elsewhere.
Thanks again for thinking of me, and I wish you all the best in your endeavors.
Sincerely,
Don"

Contemporary Romance, 70k words

Their server seems to be down.

Met and pitched to Donald Maass on 11/11/2017 and he requested a full ms. I told him I need to finish up with my editor but I would.

Romantic Dark Fantasy/PNR 80K words

FR: 6/11/2018

Nudge : 7/15/2018 - see if they received my materials

Update: 8/30/2018 - Told me they received my materials and to give them 6 weeks

Nudge: 9/11/2018 - Offer of representation from another agent. I sent them an email notice of the offer and gave them two weeks.

Closed: 9/21/2018 - They step aside and congratulate me.

queried 6/18/18

Epic Fantasy 125k (183k revised)

Apologies for the length, but here is what an offer of representation looked like for me. 16.5 months from query.

EQ 01/19/2017 - Referral from freelance editor
FR 01/19/2017 - MS given priority, will respond in 2 weeks
Nudge 02/06/2017 - Instant response, halfway through MS
• 02/08/2017 - Not finished with MS but requests exclusive R&R, gives suggestions
• 02/17/2017 - Not finished with full reading/R&R notes, aims to finish in 1 week
Nudge 03/06/2017 (Blank space after Nudge indicates No Response)
• 03/08/2017 - Two hours of work left on full R&R notes
Nudge 04/05/2017
Nudge 04/26/2017
• 04/27/2017 - Hasn’t forgotten about me, notes 50% finished, aims to finish in 1 week
Nudge 05/26/2017 (I update to note finishing a revision pass based on initial suggestions)
Nudge 06/20/2017
Nudge 07/17/2017
• 07/17/2017 - Apology, aims to send notes by end of week
• 07/20/2017 - Still working on notes, aims to send next day
• 07/21/2017 - As promised, sends full R&R notes
Sent 08/16/2017 - I send requested 100 revised pages
• 08/16/2017 - Acknowledgement of receipt, aims to dig in at end of week
Nudge 09/05/2017
Nudge 09/25/2017 (I update to note finishing a deep revision pass)
Nudge 10/09/2017
Nudge 10/22/2017 (I update to note finishing revision and polish)
R&R 10/24/2017 - Requests more revision on opening
Sent 12/20/2017 - I send revised opening
• 12/21/2017 - Acknowledgement of receipt
Nudge 01/31/2018
Nudge 03/12/2018
Nudge 03/21/2018 (I update asking to send newer version/polish of opening)
Nudge 03/31/2018 (Sent full polished MS anyway and gave 2 week notice of end of exclusivity)
• 03/31/2018 - Acknowledgement of receipt and deadline
R&R 04/13/2018 - Requests more revision on opening, offers to edit first chapter
• 04/17/2018 - Sends edited version of first chapter
Nudge 05/17/2018 (I send notice of offer of representation on another MS, 2 week deadline)
FR 05/21/2018 - Requests second MS
OFFER 05/24/2018 - Reads opening of second MS, requests revision, offers formal representation
06/01/2018 - Deadline up, I will decline representation.

EQ 3/15
ER 5/29 (form)
Thriller