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51670 Washington
New Baltimore, MI 48047
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Website: hartlineliterary.com
Blog: hartlineliteraryagency.blogspot.com
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After sending them a proposal I worked on for 2 hours (not worth it, trust me), they rejected it within an hour.
Claim #1 - I had no social media links ANYWHERE when they were in the signature of the query letter email.
Claim #2 - Very uninteresting.
Very cruel & rude, I found. A literary agent should be looking over your proposal, taken proper time that is needed in order to do so, and reading over your chapters instead of rejecting just by one quick look. He even said that he's "getting away from the Christian genre because it doesn't sell as much anymore" where, on the bio of the Hartline website, it actually says otherwise.
From her bio on agency website:
"Please no works that include any graphic sexuality or profanity."
ER 8/27/19 (Passed--not good fit)
From her bio on agency website:
"Please no works that include any graphic sexuality or profanity."
ER 5/25/17 (Passed--didn't connect.)
ER: 11/4 said beginning was too slow. I asked if I could revamp the beginning and resubmit. Linda agreed.
ER: 11/10
Julie, I just don't feel it's quite ready yet for submission.
I'd suggest that you get involved with organizations and take
all the classes they offer. They are two very good ones, ACFW,
and Faithwriters. Both offer classes as part of their membership,
or there are some awesome blogs: Write This Way by Suzanne
Hartmann and Gail Gaymer Martin's blog (can't remember the name
of it) but both offer plenty of good info and advice on writing much
stronger fiction. The dialogue in this just isn't strong enough, in my
opinion. I wish you the best and have no doubt with some hard work
this will be ready to pursue.
If they want us to do the work and then take their 15%, they're looking at the wrong author. They're on my DNQ list.
Er:6/30
You know, after all the hoops they make an author jump through just to query them, something more than a "not the right fit" form would be nice. I know agents are busy but that submission requirement list was practically a short story in itself!!
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