Form 9/16/20, rejected 4 hours later! Only read Query letter but polite and helpful comment. Also suggested querying another Book Ends agent.

Form:9/16/20
Rejected: 9/16/20
Not taking on historical fiction at this time. Suggested querying another BookEnds agent.

Sent a request got a refusal the same day. I am happy that she replied so fast. It was polite and encouraging.

Profile Update: Genres updated.

EQ 9/10
ER 9/11 Form

Jessica Faust is my number one dream agent. Getting a personal response within 24 hrs with an uplifting message showed me why. She pointed out that my query was strong, however she was not looking for my genre at this time. Maybe one day.

EQ: 08/24/2020


Thriller 80k

Rejected w form 24 August

Form: 8/29
Rejected: 9/3
Very polite and encouraging. A gentle first rejection for me. Suggested reviewing another BookEnds agent.

Sent query on form for mystery, form rejection two days later

Solid query letter. Try another agent at Bookends.

Responded to my query within 24 hours. Very cordial. She said I had written a solid query but the idea did not grab her interest. Suggested i try another agent at her agency.

Still waiting for a reply for a while now, hope to get a good response, I'm a fan of their agency

EQ: 06/02/2020
FR: 06/05/2020
Sent: 06/07/2020 (I didn't realize that there was a system for recording that you've sent in your manuscript but learned it from a comment below)
Nudged: 08/01/2020
Responded that she typically responds within 8-12 weeks but has also fallen behind at the moment.

Submitted 7/6 Online
rejected 7/29 personal note. Loved the ambition and scope of the story. Just not a fit for them.
Bummed. Huge fan of theirs...

This is a question that came up due to Premium QT features, but the Q applies to any writer... Whenever I look over the number of requested manuscripts out with the agents on Data Explorer, I notice that a number of green smileys don't have paper clips with them to indicate that the author sent the mss. That's especially true with Jessica Faust, since she gets so many queries and makes quite a few full requests. Do y'all think that's because people simply forgot to enter that part into their query status, or if they actually didn't send? I'm just curious if there really are that many writers who get requests and don't send. I get so excited, I always do it right away!