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Mr. John Cusick
Folio Literary Management
VA
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Sent follow-up email on 11/7. John responded on 11/13, saying he would look for my query, and thanked me for my patience.
MG contemporary 49,000 words
CNR: 11/27/18
YA Contemporary Fantasy 86K
CNR: 11/1/18
FR: 7/17/2018
R&R: 9/13/2018
John got back with me at almost the 2 month mark with drops of praise and about 2-3 paragraphs worth of developmental issues that he found with my story. At first I just thought he liked my writing style and was generous enough to offer great feedback with an ultimate rejection, but it became apparent after my reply of thanks that he had actually squeezed in an offer to look at my MS again should I make the revisions. While his offer to revise is pretty plain as day, he seems to nestle them in at the end of the feedback. Here is what he said to me, "If you ever do revise or have a new project to query, I hope you'll think of me. Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to consider your work."
Fingers crossed, everyone. I'm revising!!
Resub with revisions: 10/11/18 (And now... I wait.)
ER: 9/13
Overall, I had positive experience querying this agent after he liked my PitMad pitch. He was fast, confirmed receipt of my full, and his rejection email gave me a sense of what he felt needed improvement, which he also noted was subjective (it seems like he semi-tailors the statement if everyone else's comments below are any indication...but I still found it polite and helpful).
MG contemporary <50K words.
EQ: 6/27
CNR: 7/31
MG Contemporary
6/27 EQ ~ MG Contemp.
7/16 CNR
YA contemporary #ownvoices
Full Request: 7/11/2018
YA 76K Contemporary Fantasy
CNR: 7/2
YA historical fantasy 105k
Full- March 30
Ya fantasy 74k
R- June 28- not sure if personalized
I am away from the office until June 18th, and will respond to your message as soon as I return. Thank you for your patience.
MG adventure/sci-fi
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