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275 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Website: www.corvisieroagency.com
Blog: thoughtsfromaliteraryagent.blogspot.com
Twitter: CorvisieroLit
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Zoom meeting scheduled. Five minutes before the Zoom meeting, I receive an email--something came up, have to cancel, all the best with your first offering agent, look forward to seeing your book on the shelf.
That's it.
Friends, I wanted to believe that the litany of stories about her unprofessionalism were untrue, exaggerated, misunderstood, one-sided, etc. I sent my first query thirteen years ago. I've received hundreds of form rejects, endured radio silence from hundreds of others, gotten many dozens of requests, gone to conferences and pitch sessions, had *almost* calls and conversations with multiple agents. In all that time, I have never encountered something so wantonly disrespectul and unprofessional. There isn't even a second place.
Luckily, my first offering agent is an absolutely lovely and tenacious soul, and this juxtaposition only highlights what I didn't realize yet already knew. I won't say "steer clear" or anything like that. I'll let my experience tell you whatever you choose to hear. Cheers, friends. I'll see you on the other side.
I am shaking my head.
She requested my full and an intern sent me a form rejection. After reading about your experience, I think I shouldn’t be so disappointed about my rejection after all.
I’ve heard it’s worse to have a crappy agent than no agent at all. Best of luck with your original offer. Thanks for sharing.
ER 2/2/21
Onwards and upwards! But thank you to the commenters of query tracker who so helpfully steer authors in the right direction. We all need to look out for one another!
Is it a lot to expect feedback when they asked to read your full manuscript?
Getting a form rejection on a full is like receiving a double-dose of disappointment.
A. she hardly has any BIPOC authors
B. During Black Lives matter protests she made ignorant comments and has a history of liking racist material.
C. She took on an author who is believed to have sexually assaulted someone
D. She fired her WHOLE staff because they didnt agree with what she did during BLM
E. I Spoke to former BIPOC author who was signed with her who said she didnt treat her equally and didnt have the right connections. She even said to avoid her agency.
These are major red flags and of couse, you will have people with bad morals who will look past this and query/accept offers, but again, if you believe in diversifying the industry, Maria Corviserio is not the way to go. Clearly her actions and morals are clear.
2/15/21 - CNR
2/17/21 - Form Rejection: " Unfortunately, we will not be requesting to read more of the work at this time. Even though I found great qualities within your work, I didn't connect with it as strongly as I had hoped to champion the project." - Tessa Shaffer
98K - Contemporary Romance - Outlaw Motorcycle Club Romance - 1st in Series
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