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Ms. Jane Dystel
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
One Union Square West, Suite 904
New York, NY 10003
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Website: www.dystel.com/
AAR Member: Yes
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Snail-Mail: Yes
E-Mail: Yes
Online Form: No
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FR: 8/25/2016
ER: 9/8/2016 form via D&G email address
Though it wasn't surprising considering her MO lately, a form rejection on a full still stings a bit.
I noticed that too, but sent a query this week and she requested a full immediately--so she must be open! Good luck. :)
The email address came from her profile at AAR, which you can get to from the link on the "Main" tab above. Good luck.
Request for full ms: 7/29/16
Suspense/Thriller
ER: 8-18-16. Form rejection. I believe Jane, or a staffer read the ms, but it probably didn't fit their wheelhouse. My story has a fairly strong Christian theme.
FR: 6/13 (sent same day)
YA Contemporary
Proposal request: 5/9, within an hour
Proposal sent: 5/23
Offer of representation 6/9
memoir
FR - 5/30/16
EP: 6/2/16 Not confident in their ability to sell my work.
Pretty much a form - read with great interest, not confident they can sell it.
FR - 05/20/2016
In about an hour she asked for it, with an interesting question: "As long as this novel has not been previously presented to publishers, I would like to read it."
I never sub to publishers, so I wondered why she wondered that. Maybe because in my query I mention being previously represented by another agent. I also got an auto reply that she was not answering emails this weekend, and then shortly after got the request.
FR: 5/5 (ten minutes later!!)
ER: 5/12
Kind rejection, but not very specific in terms of any revision or improvement. Noted that it was a compelling story that the agency read with interest, and that I'm clearly a talented writer, but they just didn't fall in love with the story. My first rejection on a full. I appreciate their quickness and kind rejection all the same.
Proposal request: 5/9, within an hour
Submitted memoir query
FR: 4/28 (an hour later)
ER: 4/5
Super personalized, the most personalized feedback I've gotten from anyone. Excerpts: "You have some really gorgeous language here, with a great rhythm and lovely descriptions." "You’re clearly a talented writer with a gift for creating well-rounded characters." Is it bad to be this happy about a rejection? :)
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