A lovely form letter today from Kortney Price, for HONOR. Even though it's another rejection, I appreciate her courtesy. Best of luck to all those with queries out to her.

EQ: 7/26/18
ER: 7/28/18
Form letter
I appreciated her quick response.
Thank you so much for your query! Unfortunately, your manuscript isn't quite the right fit for me at this time. The concept and and the voice of the sample pages didn't connect with me as much as I'd hoped. Due to this, I don't believe I'm the right agent to champion this piece.

I know you've put a lot of time and effort into your project. Take heart: the publishing industry is very subjective, so what may not work for me could be just what another agency is looking for. I strongly encourage you to continue your pursuit of publication.

Thank you for considering me for your manuscript and I wish you great success with your writing career.

Warm Regards,

Kortney Price
Junior Literary Agent
Corvisiero Literary Agency

#KidPit request sent 4/4/18
FR: 4/5/18
ER: 4/17/18 Very kind personal rejection with some detailed and valuable feedback. I really appreciate the time she took to make these comments.

#KidPit like - 4.4.18 - MG gaslamp fantasy adventure, 62,000 w
Sent 2 chaps 4.5.18
PR 4.6.18 (50 pages)
ER 16.4.18
Form response with a few personalized comments.

@nannan, I would just ask Kortney via Twitter. She's excellent at answering questions.

Looking for an opinion...

Kortney seemed very interested in my MS and asked for a partial and then a full. Today, I received a rejection from someone else at her agency saying that Kortney had forwarded it to her because they were both interested. She said she'd have to pass as she wasn't the right agent for it. Does this mean a pass from Kortney too? I'm perplexed :( kortney never mentioned passing on it or thinking someone else being a better fit....

#Pitmad request 3/9

ER: 3/16 form.

EQ: 2/11/18 (online form)
received notice of receipt of query per Query Manager
3/8/18 "Liked" my PitMad tweet. Told her she already had my query so she said she'd look at it and give me an answer back by the end of the day.
ER: 3/8/18 Very personalized helpful rejection.
51,000 word MG Contemporary Supernatural Mystery

Liked my Pitch at Indiana Writing Workshop (2/10/18). Requested 25 pages of manuscript.
EQ 2/24/18 (online form)
received notice of receipt of query per Query Manager
75,000 word Historical Fantasy.

3/8/18 ER. I think this qualifies as a personalized rejection.

Dear Jacob,
It was a pleasure to meet you at the Indianapolis Workshop! I enjoyed speaking with you and was so excited when your sample pages came through. Unfortunately I'm not going to be requesting more pages at this time. While I love the concept, I just wasn't grabbed by the pages as much as I would need to be in order to request more. I can tell you're a talented writer. My personal tastes are just not quite a match to this manuscript and style. There is a perfect agent out there for this story, and I strongly encourage you to keep querying and keep searching for that person.

Thank you for considering me for your manuscript and I wish you great success with your writing career.

Warm Regards,
Kortney Price
Literary Apprentice
Corvisiero Literary Agency

1/18/18: She LIKED my pitch on #IWSGPit re: Brogwin - MG
2/6/18: She passed on Brogwin - didn't care for the Medieval "English-y" words. Will requery with TANCM.

1/18/18: she LIKED my pitch on #IWSGPit re: TANCM
2/6/18: "Tentative pass" on this one since I had also submitted Brogwin. Said if she passes on that, I should resubmit this one.
3/7/18: Passed

EQ: 11/16/17
PR: 12/01/17
FR: 12/27/17
ER: 03/06/18, first paragraph personalized, second paragraph form.

Adult Fantasy, 70k

EQ: 2/14
ER: 3/5

EQ: 2/12/18 (online form) she liked my pitch at Indiana writing conference and requested first 25 pages
ER: 3/1/18 (it was kind of personalized but still pretty form-y sounding, she didn’t connect w/ MC)

58k YA suspense

1/18/18: Liked my pitch during #IWSGPit
1/19/18: EQ
2/7/2018: ER (Form letter)

Contemporary fantasy 70k words