EQ - 10/6/17
PR - 10/11/17 (first 50 pages)
ER - 2/26/18

Thriller, 77k

Her really nice and supportive rejection letter:
Thanks so much for sharing a portion of THE LIBRARY AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH with me and for your patience while I reviewed it.  I apologize for the delayed response—I sat on this for a while because I have been torn about how to proceed. You’re a talented writer, and I was especially taken with your ability to offer the reader such a vivid and well-executed setting. Unfortunately, the plot just did not draw me in as much as I would have liked, so I cannot offer you representation. However, I wish you every success and hope you will find the perfect home for this material.

EQ: 1/19
FR: 2/20 (sent immediately)

lit fic, 92K words

EQ: 9/26
PR: 10/4 (100pgs, sent same day); nudged 1/10

Coffee_obsessed: No confirmation email. Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Hoping she got it, lol.

I'm hoping she'll look at YA in any genre...

EQ: 11/22

YA Sci-Fi

emwrites: thanks! I didn't receive a confirmation email either when I sent my partial in August. Haven't heard anything either. Crossing my fingers for you too :)

Coffee_Obsessed: I haven't posted anything here yet because I was waiting for results, but I have a partial out with Stefanie (sent 10/4) and I never received a confirmation email. The jury's still out, so my fingers are crossed! I'll nudge after three months if I haven't heard anything.

hcmarks-question: did you happen to receive a confirmation email after you submitted your requested partial? Thanks!

EQ - 7/3117
ER - 8/29/17 Literary 75k

Thank you very much for your query below. I am sorry to say that [this story isn’t a good fit for my list. I cannot offer you representation, but I wish you every success and hope you will find the perfect home for this project.

Kind regards,
Stefanie

Voxeterna1 - I recently received a rejection from an agent who labeled my historical novel too "commercial," which was not what he was seeking at the moment. I, too, wondered what he meant. I found this blog article from an author that I thought explained it well. I kind of like the fact that he thought my novel was "commercial." Maybe that will help me sell it one day!

http://annieneugebauer.com/2012/07/16/what-is-commercial-fiction/

In her genres list is just says "commercial and young adult". Sorry to seem like a "noob" but I'm unclear as to what that really means. I was intending to send her a romance, which I THINK would fall under the banner of "commercial" fiction. But I'm not sure and I would hate to send an agent something that they specifically made known they don't really want.

EQ - 8/5/17
ER - 8/18/17 (form)

Urban Fantasy 96k

Forgot that I had queried her so the rejection wasn't too much of a blow. Only slightly varied from the other form rejections.

"Thank you very much for your query below. I enjoyed reading these pages, but I am sorry to say that I didn’t fall in love with the plot. I cannot offer you representation at this time, but I do hope you query me with any projects in the future, if the opportunity arises."

EQ 6/5/17, literary mystery, 89,500 words. Responding to her stated interest in upmarket fiction, strong female characters, and family sagas. However, I misspelled her first name as Stephanie in the subject line, so I'm hoping she'll forgive that if she's interested in the ms!
6/7/17, I sent a follow-up email to acknowledge and correct the misspelling of Stefanie. :)

I got a rejection on a query from her a couple of weeks after I had notified her of an offer of rep. And I'd notified her twice. I even added "offer of representation" on the subject line one of those times, instead of just hitting reply. Guess she never saw it!