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Mr. Jim McCarthy
Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
One Union Square West, Suite 904
New York, NY 10003
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Website: www.dystel.com
Twitter: JimMcCarthy528
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E-Mail: Yes
Online Form: No
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5/16 ER (form letter)
5/8 ER
Generic Dear Author Letter.
Confirmed receipt a few minutes later.
ER: 5/1/17 (Form)
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EQ from #pitmad request: 3/23
Responded with partial request in less than an hour! :-)
Polite form rejection 3/28
Form rejection a few hours later. I suppose it's better than to have to wait for ages for the no :)
FR: April 10/2017
ER 4/24 "Dear author..."
SF
ER: 4/10/17 - Form Rejection Letter
93k Memoir
Impressed by the fast response.
Nudge: 3/27/17
FR & sent: 3/28/17 (My original query got lost in cyberspace/skipped over somehow. Jim was very apologetic about it.)
ER: 4/3/17
98k YA fantasy
ER: 3/28 5 hours later! Form reject
YA SF
FR 3/20
83k YA PNR :D
ER 3/27 Somewhat of a form, but very polite.
ER: 3/27/17
"Dear Author" form letter....not right for their list....etc. etc.
ER: 3/20
Polite form
FR: 3/13 (Sent 3/13)
AHHHH.
YA Fantasy
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