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Ms. Louise Fury
The Bent Agency
19 West 21st Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10010
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Website: thebentagency.com
Blog: louisefury.com
Twitter: louisefury
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Her website has gone back to saying she is closed.
Her website now says she is open. She probably just forgot to turn off her email auto responder.
3/11/2017 - follow-up, nothing
4/3/2017 - notified w/ offer of rep, same day response she'd get back to me in a week.
No follow-up
8/24/16--Nudged asking if I could resubmit the first ten pages as they'd gotten better due to Pitch Wars.
11/1/16--Submitted after finding the email was saved to my drafts in my school email and never sent.
3/26/17--Partial Req
3/26/17--Partial sent
EQ 3/13/17
FR - 6/20/16
FR sent 6/21/16
FR RESENT (revisions due to Pitchwars) - 11/4/16
Offer of Rep - 3/7/17 (in response to a nudge of an offer)
OFFER ACCEPTED
FYI THIS WHOLE PROCESS WAS ALMOST A YEAR, DON'T GIVE UP
YA Historical 60K
10/12/16: Jenny forwarded query to Louise Fury, who requested a full
10/12/16: Full sent, receipt confirmed within a couple of hours
10/25/16: Nudged with offer of rep
11/2/16: Offer of rep made! I ended up turning her down to go with a different agent, but Louise is the real deal. Expects quality from her authors and doesn't beat around the bush, but is also very knowledgeable and professional.
Nudge: 4/26/16
ER: 4/26/16 (she said she had set it aside for closer consideration before she decided to pass on it)
Full Request: 6/17
Full Sent: 6/18
Full Confirmed: 6/19
YA Thriller 83K
YA 81,000 words
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