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PMB 121, 665 San Rodolfo Dr. 124
Solana Beach, CA 92075
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Website: www.MarsalLyonLiteraryAgency.com
Twitter: jillmarsal
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In all submissions, please include a contact phone number as well as your email address. If we are interested in your work, we will call or email you. If not, we will respond via email. (Accordingly, please do not send a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and do not send any pages or materials you want returned to you). Our response time is generally 4-8 weeks. We welcome unsolicited materials and look forward to reading your work.QueryTracker Members can view the data gathered by all other members, organized into reports showing...
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ER: 3/4/21
FR: 2/14, sent the next morning
ER: 2/22
Prompt response and words of encouragement in the rejection.
Historical Mystery around 85,000 words.
ER: 2/11
119K Adult SF
ER: 12th Feb with form email that others below have received.
Really appreciated the quick response, given that most agents do not respond.
ER: 2/2
Cozy mystery
ER: Jan. 27, 2021
Upmarket Fiction (71,000 words)
ER: 1/21/21
69k Memoir
"While your project sounds interesting, not a fit for my list right now."
FR: 12/27/2020, sent the next morning
ER: 12/31/2020
In her rejection email, she said my story was well-written and interesting, but the opening chapters didn't hook her quite as she'd hoped. I truly appreciate her prompt, professional responses and would encourage anyone else to query her.
ER 12/1
Women's fiction 100,000K
Thank you for your email. While your project sounds interesting, I don’t think it is right for my list at this time.
I appreciate your querying us and wish you good luck in finding the right agent who can successfully champion your work.
Sincerely,
Jill Marsal
Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
ER 11/18/2020
Commercial Fiction 60K
same form rejection email as the others:
Thank you for your email. While your project sounds interesting, I don’t think it is right for my list at this time.
I appreciate your querying us and wish you good luck in finding the right agent who can successfully champion your work.
Sincerely,
Jill Marsal
Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
ER: 10/7
90k YA fantasy
"Thank you for your email. While your project sounds interesting, I don’t think it is right for my list at this time.
I appreciate your querying us and wish you good luck in finding the right agent who can successfully champion your work.
Sincerely,
Jill Marsal
Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
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