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Ms. Penelope Burns
Gelfman Schneider
850 Seventh Avenue, Suite 903
New York, NY 10019
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Website: gelfmanschneider.com
Twitter: penelopekayb
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CNR: 9/10/18 MG Contemporary
And just after I closed this one out I get a pass: 9/14/18
EQ subbed: 6/10/18 - Three chapters
ER: 8/28/18 - form
Thank you for the opportunity to consider your work. I am sorry to say that I do not think this material would be right for me, and therefore I would not make your most effective advocate. Please remember this is just one agent's opinion, and there may be other agents who feel differently.
YA Fantasy, 79,000
EQ: May 02 (took a little while to revise a few things) Received automatic confirmation of receipt.
Nudged, as per guidelines: Aug 02
Nudged with Offer: Aug 08
FR: Aug 08 after hearing nothing for so long, I was surprised to get a full request within minutes. Even if you go past her standard response time, it's totally possible to still get a request.
Informed of Offer #2: Aug 17 Thanked me for the update, said she is reading this weekend. I'll update once I know her response.
Polite Step Aside. She had nice things to say, though the pacing was slow for her: Aug 20
Adult Fantasy w/ LGBTQIA characters
Form R 8/17
Contemporary YA 78K
Full requested and sent same day
Followed up, Jan 2018, still planning on reading
Followed up, Mar 2018, still planning on reading
Kind personalized rejection with specifics (so good!), Aug 2018 - apologized for long timeframe
ER: 8/14
YA contemporary, 76k
Follow-up sent 8/13/18, as per agency instructions
ER: 8/13/18, about 6 hours later; form letter
MG Mystery 44k
ER: 7-22-18
Thank you for the opportunity to consider your work. I am sorry to say that I do not think this material would be right for me, and therefore I would not make you most effective advocate. Please remember this is just one agent's opinion, and there may be other agents who feel differently. Thank you for thinking of me, and best of luck to you. I apologize for the form letter, but the volume of queries makes a personal reply impossible.
All best, Penelope Burns
ER 6/18/18 (Passed--not good fit for her)
6/11/18 ER form
EQ 6/8/18
103K YA LGBTQ+ spec-fic
EQ: 1/10
FR: 4/13
ER 4/13/18 (form)
FR: 3/15/18 (!!)
YA Contemporary Fantasy 92k
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