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Ms. Catherine Drayton
InkWell Management
521 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10175
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Twitter: cjdrayton
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ER 3/21/19 (Passed from Claire--(can't offer rep and not connecting)--Mander Pander, I got the same rejection from Claire. How weird she sent you the same form on a full that was meant for me. Bad copy/paste fail on her part.
FR: 3/11
ER: 3/21
Hi Kristen (my name is not Kristen),
Thank you for the opportunity to consider XXX! Unfortunately, Catherine cannot offer representation at this time. While you’re a fantastic writer, we’re not connecting with the book as much as we would have hoped.
Please feel free to query us again. We wish you the best of luck!
Best,
Claire
FR: 3/10/19 - 30 minutes later!
ER: 3/20/19
(YA speculative fiction, 103k words)
Feedback: "Thanks for sending [TITLE]. You write well but I’m concerned that the story isn’t sufficiently original in the crowded fantasy market."
(The thing is, it's not fantasy... you could call it dystopian, spec fic or even sci-fi, but there's not the remotest hint of magic or the supernatural anywhere in it.)
2/13/19: Full Request (response from assistant, Claire)
3/11/19: Rejection saying it was too genre heavy for her list. Dunno what that means.
YA F 91k
ER (form:) 1/22/19
57,000 word MG Contemporary Supernatural Mystery
FR: 12/18
R: 1/8
Form rejection, but appreciate fast response.
YA fantasy 70k
PR: from Catherine: 11/06
ER: 11/26
Complimented the writing but said it wasn't for her. Sadness!
YA Paranormal Romance 88.5K
PR from Claire: 10/29
ER: 11/12
Okay, this was a little strange. Nice, but strange. Claire complimented my writing and said that they "didn't connect with the manuscript," but I could submit a new draft of the book. Since the rejection offered no details about what was wrong with it, I asked for clarification. Alas, no response. It's sorta like she offered an R&R...without any guidelines to start the R&R. If I don't know what's wrong with it, how am I supposed to rewrite it? But hey, at least it was quick!
YA Suspense
CNR 10/9/18
EQ: 9/16/18
ER: 9/17/18 Form letter from assistant
CNR: 8/1/18
PR 7/25/18
Lit fic
FR: 6/4/18 from her assistant, Claire
YA fantasy, 79k
MG adventure/sci-fi
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