EQ: 10/03/2018

Literary/historical fiction

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.

EQ: 09/12/18

Contemporary Romance, 70k words

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

EQ: 03/06/2018
ER: 05/29/2018

EQ: 1/19/18
ER: 2/13/18 (form)
115K adult fantasy

EQ 12/14/17 (77K--YA contemporary fantasy/time travel)
ER 2/9/18 (form) "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..."

EQ: 11/7/17
ER: 2/2/18 (Form)

Adult Dark Fantasy 99k

EQ: 9/16
ER: 11/6

A long form rejection, but nice.

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

EQ: 9/11/17
ER: 11/3/17
Form letter, but a nice one.

EQ 8/17/17 (Requery Venom)
ER 10/20/17 (Passed from nudge-not right agent, wasn't drawn in.)

EQ: 8/11/17
ER: 9/28/17 (Form)