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Ms. Margret McBride
Margret McBride Literary Agency
PO Box 9128
La Jolla, CA 92038
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Website: www.mcbrideliterary.com/
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E-Mail: Yes
Online Form: No
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ER 12/3/19 (Passed via nudges--not good fit)
FR 1/25/19
4/30/19 nudge; 5/1/19 received a note from an agency staff member apologizing for the delay and assuring me that my manuscript was still in their rotation.
9/9/19 nudged after offer of publication
9/10/19 Nice note from Faye Atchison asking to give them until the end of the month to complete their review.
9/26/19 offer of representation #3 of 3 (tough decision to be made)
10/1/19 accepted another offer
ER 5/22/19 (Passed--not right agent)
FR: 1-28-19
"We have reviewed your material and are interested in seeing more. We hope you will submit your proposal or full manuscript for our consideration."
Update: I received an offer from a small press, informed this agency and asked for them to please make a decision in two weeks. At the two weeks timeline, they asked for a bit longer as they had a meeting the following week. I felt good about the publisher so went ahead with them rather than wait. The McBride agency was SO very kind and helpful. They sent a comprehensive email with what to look for when it comes to a small publisher to make sure I wasn't being taken advantage of and also sent me edits they suggested for my first few chapters. They really went above and beyond for a book that I basically withdrew for consideration for them. They asked me to please keep them informed of the process of publication and to circle back around should it not work out. So so impressed with this agency.
EQ 2/8/19 (Requery Diplomatic Immunity)
ER 3/26/19 (Passed--not good fit)
ER: 11/28/18
FORM: (The link here is actually pretty good -- not the usual fluff.)
Thank you for your interest in the Margret McBride Literary Agency.
We have reviewed the information regarding your project, and after careful consideration, we do not feel our agency is the right home for your project.
This online resource may be helpful to you as you seek the right agent for your project:
https://www.janefriedman.com/find-literary-agent/
We wish you every success in placing your work with an excellent publisher.
CNR 1/28/19
84k women's fiction
ER 1/14/19 (Passed via nudge---not good fit)
ER: 9/18/18 Form Letter
Historical fiction 98k words
ER: Form rejection on 6/6/2018
ER: 10/30/17
Form rejection.
PR: 7/17
ER: 7/24
Form rejection. I wonder what she didn't like in my 50 page sample. Ah, well.
YA Psychological, 80K
ER 7/13/17 (Passed--not good fit.) Wiil retry Faye with DI's requery later this summer or early fall.
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