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Ms. Christa Heschke
McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
353 Lexington Avenue, Suite 202
New York, NY 10016
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Website: www.mcintoshandotis.com
Blog: christaheschke.blogspot.com/
Twitter: ChristaHeschke
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FR: 8/6 (sent same day)
Nudge: 11/7
Second nudge: 1/17
(11/7) Christa answered within a couple of hours thanking me for following up and saying she had gotten a little backlogged, but my manuscript is currently at the top of her reading list! Keeping everything crossed!
(1/17) "I'm terribly sorry for the delay--this is right at the top of my TBR list, so even though I've been backed up on reading, I should be able to get back to you soon."
79k YA fantasy
EQ: Oct 26, 2019
E-Mail receipt of query states they will respond to unsolicited queries if they're interested in requesting more materials within 6-8 weeks, but could be as long as 12 weeks.
CNR at 11 weeks: Jan 10, 2020
EQ: 09/09/2018
FR: 15/04/2019
Sent: 24/04/2019
Nudge: 25/09/2019 (no response)
2nd nudge: 09/11/2019
FR - one week later
Full manuscript sent: 11/26
YA historical fantasy, 69k
I had just received some feedback on my novel and asked Christa if she wanted the current version or would mind waiting for my edits to be completed. She said that waiting was fine. I sent her the full manuscript 11/26 and got a personalized email confirmation that same day. No word yet.
FR - same day
Still waiting
CNR: November 8, 2019
YA Fantasy 85k
I was lucky enough to win a critique with Christa through a twitter mentorship program, "#PBChat Critique Winner."
But when I submitted I received no confirmation note. I was told to send it to her direct email NOT her query email: CHquery@mcintoshandotis.com
Maybe it got lost? When is it appropriate to nudge? I just want to know if it was recieved.
FR: 4/8/19
No word as of 10/15. Thinking of following up
Nudge: 08/09/19
CNR: 09/12/19
YA Romance, 82k
8/3/19: CNR after 12 weeks
NF PB
nudge w/offer: 7/1/19
FR: 7/2/19
Step aside: 7/30/19
YA soft SF, 81k
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