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Mr. Chris Kepner

The Kepner Agency

Mr. Chris Kepner

The Kepner Agency

New York, NY



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Website: www.kepneragency.com

Twitter: chriskepner

AAR Member: No

Accepts Queries Via...

Snail-Mail: No

E-Mail: Yes

Online Form: No

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from KristenH
Jan 13, 2019 1:54 pm


EQ 10/8/18 (Requery Diplomatic Immunity)
CNR 1/11/19 (No word via nudges)
from IFermont
Jan 13, 2019 11:44 am


EQ 11/18/2018
CNR 01/13/2018

sci-fi/mystery
from jaguerns
Oct 25, 2018 1:23 am


EQ: 10/25

Adult Contemporary Fantasy, 80k
from askjudyww
Sep 30, 2018 4:34 pm


Adult SFF 140K
EQ: 9/30
from KristenH
Sep 29, 2018 3:02 pm


EQ 9/19/18 (2nd/final Requery Venom)
ER 9/24/18 (Passed--not a good fit)
from SpinyFirx
Sep 22, 2018 8:44 pm


EQ: 9/22/2018 (Fantasy)
from BravoNovember7
Sep 13, 2018 11:06 am


EQ: 8/24/18
CNR: 9/13/18
100K Sci-Fi
from nairforceone
Sep 10, 2018 7:18 pm


EQ: 8/27/18
CNR: 9/10/18

80k Sci-Fi Humor
from apac123
Aug 08, 2018 6:11 am


Requested from Query Kombat. Sent 7/24/18
from sbernich
Jul 30, 2018 8:24 pm


7/30 - query The Good Soldier - hist fic 99k

I think he lives in my town, or really close. seems like a nice guy based on website - open to all
from Zurizip
Jul 27, 2018 1:44 pm


Discovered that I had attached rather than pasting my partial request from a month ago.

Quickly apologized profusely and sent a corrected version.

Received confirmation that he'd gotten it an all was well on that front, at least.

Thank goodness for nice people and if you ever find yourself attaching something, go ahead and triple check if you're supposed to be doing that.

6/16 Partial Request from #querykombat
7/27 ER - said that he appreciated the themes and writing, but he just wasn't connecting as much as he would need to represent. I actually really appreciate his words: he made it clear that there was nothing actually *wrong* it just wasn't for him.
from RockWhitehouse
Jul 15, 2018 7:38 pm


EQ 6/4/2018 SF 120K
CNR 7/15/2018
from alibryn
Jul 12, 2018 12:35 pm


4/27/18: He requested 2 of my manuscripts via DVPit and hasn't replied to either.
6/29/18: CNR.
from Engen27
Jul 11, 2018 5:38 pm


06.24.18: EQ A Crude Attack Action/Adventure
7/11/18: Nudge
from Zurizip
Jul 06, 2018 10:16 am


@chriskepner One thing I've noticed other agents who are "no response means no" to queries, which is super helpful to those querying, is to update the date through which you have read queries. So "I have read and requested all queries through (date). If you have not received a response, please assume it is a pass from me."

I like this because it's a good compromise between your time (you only have to update one place, rather than sending a hundred emails) and our anxiety (we know when to stop worrying about it). I know a few agents update via twitter or their webpage.

Totally just a suggestion!

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