Urban Fantasy: 90k
EQ: 10/25/2022
FR: 11/21/2022

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.

Sci-Fi: 135k
EQ: 10/28/2022
FR: 11/21/2022
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.

EQ: 11/9/22

Science Fiction/Horror 103K words

EQ 09.13.2022
FR: 10.27.2022

Science fiction/Fantasy 112K words

Form letter rejection:

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

Query Sent: July 25, 2022
MS Type: Adult Contemporary, 116K words
Form Rejection Received: October 6, 2022 @ 9:52 pm

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.

EQ: 7/27/2022

NR: 9/28/2022

Personal Note: I will wait 6 more weeks and then I will Close this.

Update: 10/5/2022
Email from the agent: Dear (My first name),

Please be advised that your initial query is still in the queue.
Best,

I emailed back saying thank you but I wanted to say "Take your time because I'm not in a rush for a rejection" XD I don't know if they would find that funny. XD

ER: 10/6/2022
Dear MY NAME,

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

Personal Note: I'd prefer a cut-and-paste rejection over being ghosted, however... Idk about you all, but I hate the "Just because I didn't like it, doesn't mean someone else won't like it! I imagine the Literary agent, shoving my work into my chest, turning me around, and pushing me out the door when they say "I encourage you to continue to submit elsewhere." and under their breath "but defiantly not here because I think your work is awful... I'm not going to tell you that."
That's just a pet peeve of mine, but it is what it is. I wish all of you good luck.

Something nice to hear: Stay strong. One day you will be able to look back and say, "I made it." -unknown author

CNR 7/28/22
EQ Mil Susp Thril

Email Query Sent: 06/16/22
Form rejection: 07/06/22

Rejection came in at 10:10PM PST. Say what you will, agents work hard!

173k Adult Fantasy

Sub'd 6/9/22
Form Rejection 6/30/22:

"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."

90k Adult Horror

EQ: 6/23

Literary 70k--I read his book "The Emotional Craft of Fiction" for my Ph.D. qualifying exam last semester and LOVED his way of describing emotion in narrative. So, now that my dissertation/novel is ready to query, I knew I wanted to send it to him, even if it's a long shot.

06/06/2022: Query sent on for thriller. Agent bio only requests first five pages. Sent with detailed personalization. Will update upon response.

06/23 Form rejection

Submitted Query Apr 27
Rejection Received Jun 1
Adult Urban Fantasy 92K

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

Query email: 4-27-22
Rejection: 6-1-22

Action/Adventure 70K

Query letter 5-5-22
Police procedural with a western flare

EQ: 02/08/22 adult sci-fi 76k
ER: 03/11/22 form