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Ms. Samantha Wekstein
Writers House
21 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
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Middle grade contemporary
52,000 words
So....I'm 'pretty' sure she used my query in one of her recent tenqueries she posted. It read, "Q6: YA gender-bent fairytale retelling. This feels too close to the original plot. I'm looking for a new angle, switching genders isn't enough. Pass #tenqueries"
Mine isn't a fairytale, but unless one of you did another gender-bent retelling, I'll assume it's me.
So...Rejection tweet: 4/5/19
YA F 91k
PR: 04/8/19
YA SFF
PR 4-8-2019
Upper MG contemporary 50K
PR: 10/9/18
FR: 11/30/18
Rejection: 4/4/19
Samantha gave VERY detailed feedback as to what was and wasn't working for her. I've suspected for a while that I need to rewrite this project, but her notes have fully solidified that feeling for me. She's very polite, knowledgable, and kind in her notes. I am absolutely going to query her with future work.
YA UF R, 78k
YA Retelling, 65k
ER: 2/21/19
YA sci-fi/space opera 94k
Samantha Wekstein
@SWekstein
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59m
I'm backlogged at the moment with requested material, but I've reviewed all queries through 1/8 with 31 from earlier marked for further review. #amagenting
MG SF 79,000
PR: 1/7/19 (first 50). Sent 1/8/19
2/13/19 nudged her with an offer of publication. She took my full.
2/20: step aside with very helpful comments. So I signed with a small publisher, and I'm out of the querying trenches!
Contemporary romantic women's fiction 69k
ER: 1/10/19 form letter
PR (1st 50): 11/1/18
YA Contemporary Fantasy, 86K
1/22/`10 - rejection; had issues with the pacing
PR: 11/1 (first 50p)
Upgrade to full: 1/10
YA contemporary, 76k
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