Form Query: 1.30.23
Nudge with Offer of Representation: 2.1.23
Full Request: 2.1.23 (Sent 2.1.23)

YA Historical, 79k

Profile Update: Genres updated.

Q: 8/30/22
Nudge with offer: 1/31/23
Full Req: 1/31/23

97k LGBT YA mystery

Form Query: November 21, 2022
Closed/No Response: January 28, 2023

PB, 725 words.

Profile Update: Genres updated.

Form query: 8/28/22
Polite form rejection: 1/19/23
YA Fantasy 98k

EQ: Dec 6/22 (Twitter pitch request)

I withdrew the original query to revise, and this is the revision (original query was in May '22 after the pitch like).

YA Fantasy

Form query: 8/25/22
CNR: 11/17/2022
Form Rejection: 1/13/23
Adult Fantasy 85k

Thank you again for submitting to me!
I enjoyed spending time with ___________ and I'm grateful that you gave me the opportunity to do so. However, I do not feel I'm the right agent for it, and I'm sorry to say that I am respectfully passing on your query.
Please know that, because I have such a full client list, I'm forced to be extremely selective with the queries I choose to request and pursue. This is especially true of adult and new adult work, which I'm taking on exceedingly sparingly.
And finally, while I'm not able to provide further feedback due to time constraints, please know how much I appreciate you choosing to share your work with me.
I thank you very much for querying me, and wish you the best of luck finding the right agent!

FQ: 8/9/22
ER: 1/12/23

89k YA Fantasy

Aw, I was hopeful, since Christa had requested a full from me in the past. She did personalize her pass, which was nice <3

"Hi Jenna,

Thank you again for submitting to the Children’s and Young Adult Literature Department at McIntosh & Otis! It was so lovely to see your name in my query inbox again.

I enjoyed spending time with POISON MORE DEADLY, and I'm grateful that you gave me the opportunity to do so. I can really tell how much work you've put into your writing and storytelling! However, I do not feel I'm the right agent for it, as I'm not always the best reader for third-person and didn't quite feel myself "clicking" with it here. I'm sorry to say that I am respectfully passing on your query.

Please know that, because I have such a full client list, I'm forced to be extremely selective with the queries I choose to request and pursue. While I'm not able to provide further feedback due to time constraints, please know how much I appreciate you choosing to share your work with me.

I thank you very much for querying me, and wish you the best of luck finding the right agent!

All best,
Christa"

28/10/22 - original query
22/12/22 - Notified of offer of rep
5/1/23 - request for full
12/1/23 - kind step aside

FQ: 08/02/22
ER: 12/13/22 (my time anyway--it would be 12/14/22 East Coast)
Rejection was form, but with a very brief personalized snippet.

YA Horror

@spookywrites I'm really sorry to hear that but glad to know we have each other. That's why I'm commenting; I want other authors considering querying her to be wary about this track record. It's very telling, sadly.

@iwritemghorror unfortunately you're not alone. She ghosted on an old one of my pitches too, so I was hesitant to query when she liked a more recent pitch of mine--no response to nudges and ghosted on that one too even though her twitter says she will respond to all pitch like queries :(

Closed after 12-week nudge went unresponded to. This was a DVpit like query, so disappointed :/

original submission 8/16/22 with no response
nudged 11/23/22
rejection letter 11/30/22
very helpful and personal rejection, offered her opinion that my word count might be a touch too high for most agents concerning a YA debut.
YA sci-fi 103,000 words