Form query: 12/03/21
Form rejection: 12/05/21

Adult Rom-Com, 75k words

Profile Update: Open to queries. Genres updated.

FQ: 4/8/21
PR: 10/22/21 (first 50 pages)
FR: 11/15/21
Suspense/Thriller 70K

"While there's a lot to like here, and the writing is good, I'm afraid the consensus here is that the project isn't distinguishing itself from other, similar books in the crowded genre, and it would be difficult to break this out in a big way."

Query 'fell through the cracks' for six months, but response once materials were requested was quick, and is well considered. I've submitted to Jill before and always received helpful feedback. This is similar to other rejections I have received for this project - also known as, the book is "not high-concept enough". Working on a revise/resubmit request for another agent, so hope is alive!

She's had my full for 153 days and no response, so I sent her a nudge about two weeks ago to ask if she would like me to send her the further edited version and still no response...So I'm guessing it's either a no or she forgot about me, LOL.

Initial query (historical fiction) sent: 18 May 2021.
Request for partial: 20 May 2021.
No response, but I send her a quick question: 31 Aug. 2021.
I then discover she has jury duty all of September! So I imagine she will be very preoccupied. Which leads me to...
Follow-up: 20 Oct. 2021

Still no response as of now, but I am still hoping to hear back. She seems like someone I would very much get along with and I would love to work with her.

ER for 50 pages on 9/1/21 of chick lit. Two months no response.
Sent nudge October 31/2021
Response on November 1, 2021, as follows:
"While there is a lot to like here, I'm afraid that it isn't something I feel like I need to tell friends about, which tends to be my scale these days as I'm being extra, extra selective with fiction these days." (she said the same thing about non-fiction, according to an earlier comment, below.

I would have preferred "not right for my list" to this "extra extra selective" crap. Plus "these days" is stated twice in one sentence. Shows how much thought went into this.

Personalized rejection 10/17/2021: Said she had a hard time seeing how the MC’s ability worked so she couldn’t suspend her disbelief in the story. Time to shelve it.
PitDark like on 10/14/2021 - I informed her she still has my partial, said she would move it up in the queue
PR R&R submitted same day 07/19/2021
Nudge 07/19/2021: Let her know that after submission I was advised to hire a freelance editor and completely revised the manuscript
PR: 50 pages 04/19/2021
FQ: 04/16/2021

Form letter following a full submission. Doubt the full ms was read.

Pitmad like 03/06/2021
Full request 03/06/2021
Form Rejection 16/08/2021
Not going to lie, pretty disappointed that it was a form on a full with 0 feedback, but what can you do.

Profile Update: Closed to queries.

EQ: 8/31
Partial Request 9/1
75K rom-com

EQ:08/09
ER: 08/30
82K mystery

Queried 8/24
Horror 75k
Full Request 8/24

took one day to get a politely declined response

FQ August 20, 2021
A M 77k
Full request August 21, 2021
Personal rejection August 21, 2021 :(