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Mr. Alec Shane
Writers House
21 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
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Website: writershouse.com
Blog: www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/gylligann/
Twitter: alecdshane
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ER: 7/21/21
95k Adult Historical Fiction
ER: 7/20/2021
Historical Fantasy 127k
YA Horror, 67k
Rejected 6/30/2021
YA contemporary fantasy 86k words
I got a very kind rejection that seems at least partially personalized:
"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."
EQ: 4/26/21
Form rejection: 6/16/21
EQ: 4-27-21
ER: 6-16-21
“I have now responded to all queries through 4/12, not including partial/full requests.”
MG contemporary fantasy with mystery elements 41k
form letter but nicely worded.ER 4-28-2021
CNR
Query probably got sorted into a spam folder?
FR: 11.5.2020 (sent 11.7.2020)
ER: 4.19.2021
84K Horror
Full Request: 15 Jan 2021
Manuscript Sent: 16 Jan 2021
ER: 19 Apr 2021
He had very nice things to say but I think I queried the book too soon.
Upper MG 63k Magical Realism
ER: 31st March 2021
MG Fantasy 69K
The rejection, word for word, I have seen in an article from 2015.
ER: Mar 31
Polite form letter similar to what others have shared: 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. -- etc
MG contemporary
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