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353 Lexington Avenue, Suite 202
New York, NY 10016
Website: www.mcintoshandotis.com
Blog: christaheschke.blogspot.com/
Twitter: ChristaHeschke
AAR/AALA Member: No
Snail-Mail: No
E-Mail: No
Online Form: Yes
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Nudge with Offer of Representation: 2.1.23
Full Request: 2.1.23 (Sent 2.1.23)
YA Historical, 79k
Nudge with offer: 1/31/23
Full Req: 1/31/23
97k LGBT YA mystery
Closed/No Response: January 28, 2023
PB, 725 words.
Polite form rejection: 1/19/23
YA Fantasy 98k
I withdrew the original query to revise, and this is the revision (original query was in May '22 after the pitch like).
YA Fantasy
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!
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"
22/12/22 - Notified of offer of rep
5/1/23 - request for full
12/1/23 - kind step aside
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
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
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