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Ms. Jill Marr
Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
1155 Camino Del Mar, PMB 515
Del Mar, CA 92014
Website: dijkstraagency.com
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7/10 Being selective A No.
ER: 11th July 2019
Adult Dark Fantasy, 115k.
'Thank you for thinking of us with SHADOW-STAINED but the project does not look like a fit for me at this time. I'm being extremely selective with fiction these days and this is a very subjective decision on my part. So I'm sure another agent or editor will feel differently.'
FR: about 30 minutes later
Nudge with offer of rep: 6/13
Jill offered rep on 6/24, and I accepted on 6/27. Overjoyed to be working with her!
@NancyDWrites--it's historical mystery
Full Request: 4/29
Thriller 81k words
EQ: June 10, 2019 (Query portal)
FR: June 11, 2019 (Dear [my name], I have read your query for [my title] and it looks interesting. Please follow the instructions below to upload your full manuscript. I'm looking forward to reading more! Many thanks, Jill)
I uploaded my manuscript immediately as a doc.x file. I will update this thread when I receive a response.
06/03/2019 form rejection
FR: 5/15
72k Mystery
CNR 5/2/19 (No word via nudges)--I might requery her via Query Manager this summer.
FR via PitMad: 6.9.18
Nudged 9.4.18 - response that she was busy keeping up with existing clients over summer
FR #2 via PitMad: 12.6.18 - reminded her she already had MS from June PitMad, but sent her revised version after doing a non-exclusive R&R with another agency that ended in a pass in the interim
Email response: 12.11.18 - she thanked me for the revised version and said she hopes to catch up with submissions after the holidays
Haven't heard anything as of 4.11.19
*Update* 4.26.19 Withdrew MS due to offer of rep on a different MS. Jill sent a congrats email.
84k adult thriller
Received request for full ms 9/11/17
Heard back with full developmental/copy edit requested 2/17/18
Submitted rewrite 4/9/18
Two nudges -- never heard back
CNR: 3/20/2019
Literary suspense
And, I even had a referral. Oh, well.
CNR: 3/8/19
Adult historical fiction 107K
2/25 - Full request
Sent same day, received thank you
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