EQ: 10/2/2017
ER: (form) 10/8/2017

YA Speculative 93K

Form letter:

Thank you for your query. While your project does sound interesting, I'm afraid it's not quite right for me at this time. I genuinely appreciate your email and wish you luck finding an agent who can successfully champion your work.

All best,
Patricia

EQ: 07/10/17 First 50 pages - DVpit request

Literary Fiction 87k

EQ: 10/5/17 + first 50 pages (DVpit Request)

YA Contemporary

9/29 EQ
10/2 ER, form letter, same as below

72K YA Contemp

EQ: 9/24/17 (Commercial/NA Fiction)
ER: 9/26/17

Thank you for your query. While your project does sound interesting, I'm afraid it's not quite right for me at this time. I genuinely appreciate your email and wish you luck finding an agent who can successfully champion your work.
All best,
Patricia

(same as below)

EQ: 9/20/17
ER: 9/21/17 (nice that it was so fast!)

YA Light Sci Fi

EQ: 9/17/17
ER: 9/21/17

YA Dark Fantasy 87k

9/8 EQ #Pitmad request
9/16 ER (form)

EQ 9-11
ER 9-14
Contemporary middle grade

EQ: 9/5 (after she lost my query in spam/cyber space)
ER: 9/6

So far, Patricia is the one of so few agents whose ER to me is actually personalized and NOT a form. As was with the other project I sent her, she said that she really likes my writing and that I'm talented, but that she doesn't represent erotic romance, and then she gave me a few agents who would definitely be interested. She also said that she's rooting for me, and I really do believe her. Agents can and sometimes do say all these things in a form, which makes their kindness come across as ingenuine and phony, but Patricia is different, I can tell she means it. She actually reads the queries/partials, actually does acknowledge your platform if you have one, like I can tell she actually looks into who you are when/if you really pique her interest. Even though it didn't work out with me and her, it's been a real pleasure having an opportunity to query her twice so far. Unlike most agents, she's so approachable, friendly, and helpful. So even if you query her and it ends up being an ER, you won't be disappointed. She really is a class act and such a lovely and kind person.

Profile Update: Open to queries.

(Thanks LightofBeauty)

On her Twitter she says she's re-open to queries!

She made a special note saying that if we didn't get a response from her for past queries/submissions to reach out to her about it. I sent her a new project back in mid-July after she passed on a #pitmad request back in June, but never got a response, so I reached out to her. She was glad that I reached out and she wanted me to re-send, so I did! As usual, her email exchanges are quick and friendly.

EQ: 9/5

YA Portal Fantasy

EQ: 06/14/16
ER: 06/14/16 - yes, the same day

Sorry that I don't have specific dates, but here's my experience with Ms. Nelson: liked my pitmad tweet, responded few weeks later with the typical/generic "didn't connect with story as much as I hoped," but invited me to submit more material to her. (LGBT general fiction). It was form-like but then not really, she did say she liked my writing voice and that I had a nice social media platform, at least that's something. Any agent that can actually be (not just sound) personal and it's NOT a form is one I'm willing to re-query again.

EQ: 6/15/17 (MG Contemporary)
FR: 6/15/17 Sent same day
Nudge with offer of rep: 8/9/17
Kind pass: 8/9/17