EQ: 2/3/23

67k RomCom

Queried 12/8
Form Rejection 1/18

"While this is definitely the kind of project I am interested in, ultimately I wasn’t as taken with your manuscript as I need to be in order to fully get behind it"

nicest most polite rejection letter i have ever received.

EQ: 8/14/2022
NR: 11/3/2022

Personal Note: I used to be on here every day and found that it was unhealthy, so once a month or whenever I feel like it, I check to see who I need to nudge. At first, it was hard to do but then I told myself I had to let go and ride the wave.
For some reason, I felt like I had to say that. Perhaps someone needed to hear that advice, I don't know.

CNR: 12/14/2022: So I was skipped twice. What I mean is, I got skipped on my original Query and my Nudge. Hopefully, I'm in a maybe pile.
Something nice to hear: Don't focus on the pain, focus on the progress.
Good luck all!

Emailed query 11/22/22
Form rejection 12/14/22

92k Hist Fic. Polite rejection at about a month

EQ: 11/9
Nudge with offer 12/8

Query Sent: 10/21/22 #PitDark like
Form Rejection: 12/8/22

"Thank you very much for sending me XXX and thank you for your patience as I considered it.

While this is definitely the kind of project I am interested in, ultimately I wasn’t as taken with your manuscript as I need to be in order to fully get behind it, and so I’m going to pass. I must remain extremely careful to only acquire projects about which I am wildly passionate, and thus I feel it is in your best interest that I step aside and allow you to continue your search for representation elsewhere.

Please remember that this is only one opinion in what is a highly subjective business and another agent may very well feel differently; feel free to query another agent here at Writers House if you think they might be a good fit. Thank you again for thinking of me, and the very best of luck to you in your search for the right agent."

Query sent 10/3 following PitBLK like
FR: 12/6/22, same letter mentioned in other comments

Word Count: ~96K
Genre: YA Fantasy

29Sept: EM query
6Dec: decline. Same for letter as others:
"Dear ___:
Thank you very much for sending me ____ and thank you for your patience as I considered it.
While this is definitely the kind of project I am interested in, ultimately I wasn’t as taken with your manuscript as I need to be in order to fully get behind it, and so I’m going to pass. I must remain extremely careful to only acquire projects about which I am wildly passionate, and thus I feel it is in your best interest that I step aside and allow you to continue your search for representation elsewhere.
Please remember that this is only one opinion in what is a highly subjective business and another agent may very well feel differently; feel free to query another agent here at Writers House if you think they might be a good fit. Thank you again for thinking of me, and the very best of luck to you in your search for the right agent.
Best,
Alec Shane
Writers House, LLC"

PitDark like
EQ: 10/21/22

When I got the rejection I was a little heartbroken to read that my work was the type of project he's interested in, but he wasn't taken with my ms. NOW however I feel better seeing that others got the same note.

Inquired 07/24/22
Rejected 09/28/22 (81K, Historical Fiction)

Grateful for a response.

While this is definitely the kind of project I am interested in, ultimately I wasn’t as taken with your manuscript as I need to be in order to fully get behind it, and so I’m going to pass. I must remain extremely careful to only acquire projects about which I am wildly passionate, and thus I feel it is in your best interest that I step aside and allow you to continue your search for representation elsewhere.

Please remember that this is only one opinion in what is a highly subjective business and another agent may very well feel differently; feel free to query another agent here at Writers House if you think they might be a good fit. Thank you again for thinking of me, and the very best of luck to you in your search for the right agent.

rejected

EQ: 7/18
Nice form rejection 8/29:
"While this is definitely the kind of project I am interested in, ultimately I wasn’t as taken with your manuscript as I need to be in order to fully get behind it, and so I’m going to pass. I must remain extremely careful to only acquire projects about which I am wildly passionate, and thus I feel it is in your best interest that I step aside and allow you to continue your search for representation elsewhere."