@querier1234 Thank you! I hadn't seen that tweet.

@Mrockwell -- I'm not exactly sure, but I don't think so. From her Twitter (Jun. 29): "... I am going to be trying out a new system this time, which I hope will allow me to respond to all queries again. ... The hope is that this will improve the process for everyone. It's more organized for me, and you'll now get receipt confirmation, and ideally I'll be able to respond to all queries like I used to." Seems like she's trying to get back to everyone, anyway.

Does anyone know if her 90-day "no response = pass" rule still applies now that she's gone to the submission form?

EQ: 9/18/2018 (YA Fantasy, 81k)
ER: 9/20/2018

EQ 8/12/18 (YA Fantasy/Adventure, 104K)
ER 8/21/18 Form

"Thanks so much for your query and interest in our representation for THE LOST ELEMENTALIST: RISING STORM. I was very glad to have a chance to take a look. Regrettably, I don’t feel sufficiently excited about the material to take it on, but please remember that reactions to fiction are entirely subjective, so I do recommend that you try some other agents.

Best of luck to you in finding a home for your work, and thank you for thinking of me and the Donald Maass Literary Agency."

EQ - 8/8/18 YA Fantasy 67,000
ER - 8/17/18 Polite rejection, she was interested by the work but it just didn't excite her enough

EForm 7/30/2018
ER 8/11/2018

Adult Fantasy

Email query: July 23
Email rejection (form): August 5

Rejections are never awesome, but def appreciate timely ones.

84,000 word YA Fantasy

Query through form 8/3/18

Eq 4 July, 2018

Nudge on 17 July 2018 with receipt of offer

Form rejection on 23 July, 2018

Queried July 4, 2018

nudge with offer of rep July 17, 2018 (via QM system)

no response to nudge as of July 23, 2018 but she has responded/rejected others, so not sure what that means. Will probably write off as CNR

EQ 7/2/18 (Announcement went out on Twitter that Ms. McDonald is open to queries again)
ER 7/4/18

Space opera, 80k

Thanks Bill. That was left over from when she did take email queries.

OQ: 07/06/2018 85k SF/Horror Short Stories
ER: 07/16/2018 form rejection

*** Confusing information on QT

Patrick --

Under Caitlin McDonald's Main page on QT, Query Guidelines say "Please include the query letter, synopsis, and the first ten pages of your novel pasted into the body of the email."

However, that same Main page says "NO" to email or snail mail queries, but rather asks for an Online Submission.

And THANK YOU for asking!