Polite decline. Prompt Response. 08/06/2021 LGBTQ+/Sci-Fi
Dear Atticus,
Thank you so much for thinking of me. I appreciate the chance to consider VIOLATION. Unfortunately, the project is not the right fit for my list at this time, and so I am going to step aside for now.
Thank you again for thinking of me. I wish you the very best of luck as you move forward!

10/3/21: YA contemporary, 84k

I first queried Saritza last summer after an SFFPit like, but got a rejection a few days later.

After a year of revision, I got another like from her at this year’s July SFFPit. She said she remembered me and asked for the first three chapters. Ten minutes later she asked for a full, saying she devoured the sample pages and couldn’t wait for more! :)

Due to extenuating circumstances it took me a while to send the full, but I did on 9/3. On 9/15 I received an offer from another agent(!!!), so asked her to respond by 9/29. Today, Saritza responded with the kindest pass I think I’ll ever get:

You are a wonderful writer, and [TITLE] is a terrific story but even as I read it, I kept asking myself if I could offer you the proper time and attention as I've recently signed two new authors whose works I'm currently on working on. I quickly realized that I would be doing you a disservice if I were to take this on and therefore feel I'm not the right fit to represent it. For these reasons, I have decided to pass and step aside.

However, I am delighted to hear that you may have found representation, and I wish you the very best of luck as you move forward!

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Seems like she’d be a terrific agent to work with once her workload slows down a bit. Good luck all!

Edit: Oops forgot to mention: Adult sci-fi,107k

Form Query: 8/4/21
Form rejection: 9/25/21

LGBT ROMCOM graphic novel 32000 words

9/15/21: LatinxPitch tweet like
9/16/21: Query sent

Query by form, SCI-FI Sept 14,21

FQ Sep 3 2021
A M 77.5k

EQ: 8/21/21
Nudged a few days later due to a MS request from an editor
ER: 8/26/21 Got a personalized rejection that was nice.

Adult science-fantasy 128k

FQ-- 8/21/2021 Spec Fiction 84K

EQ: 7/29/21
ER: 8/1/21 - BUT she referred me to a different agent at a different agency (where a different DIFFERENT agent already has my query ????)

Adult Gothic Horror 102k

Seven months without an acknowledgment - 8/6/2021

EQ (personalised): July 29th, 2021
ER (standard form): Aug 1st, 2021

YA fantasy, 91k

Text: Unfortunately, the project is not the right fit for my list at this time, and so I am going to step aside for now.
Thank you again for thinking of me. I wish you the very best of luck as you move forward!

Kind, semi-personalized rejection letter three days after query.

YA SFF 94k

EQ: July 29, 2021
ER: July 29, 2021 (form)

Responded within an hour! Get in now before she gets too busy. It says her normal response time is like 4 months.

Adult Epic Fantasy, 220K

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