I got a rejection almost instantly from this Agent. Which is totally fine. She was not looking for my genre. I think it was great, even thought it was a rejection, that she responded quickly. There was no long winded reason why just not a genre match.

I appreciate you taking the time to just open my query to take a look at it.

Thank you KiKi :)

Do not trust the auto replies from her!!!

Uses a deceptive personalized auto rejection that says you need to revise your query letter. We get it, agents need a a form response. But using one that's so faked personalized with false advice is the height of unprofessionalism that only serves to make the agent feel better about herself. I'll post mine below, just the sane as everyone else:


Thank you for the opportunity to see your pages. Unfortunately, I don't feel I am the right agent for this project, so I'm passing. Just because I wasn't quite drawn in, however, doesn't mean there isn't another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to re-work your query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear.

I wish you the best of luck on your writing journey!

Best,
Kiki


Like I was about to redo my entire query letter I'd been working on for weeks from this response, it was so deceptive until a trad pub author showed me strings of the exact word for word 'personalized' response.

Idk if the agent reads this but this is just plain wrong on another level and does a great disservice to the Donald Maas agency I heard great things about

Hey guys guys,

I mistakenly sent a version of my letter that I had written for an agent who was emphasizing capturing young 20 something readers that had grown up reading MG and YA and wanted a line drawn from comps that were YA and what kind of adult comps those readers might have graduated to. A mistake to be sure, but I think it got me a custom line added to my otherwise form rejection.

Like all of you, I think that sending out a form rejection that suggests you rework your query letter to EVERYONE is worse than unhelpful.

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Thank you for the opportunity to see your pages. Unfortunately, I don't feel I am the right agent for this project, so I'm passing. Just because I wasn't quite drawn in, however, doesn't mean there isn't another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to re-work your query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear. Please also be advised that it's best to use comps in the same age category as your book.

I wish you the best of luck on your writing journey!

Best,
Kiki

Q: 10/24
FR: 10/24
YA Mystery/thriller 87k words

Same day rejection with the same form rejection others mention having received. That said, I genuinely appreciate the fast response.

Passed on NA Dystopia within two hours. Received a letter telling me that my query letter was essentially bad. However, it seems as though everyone else got the same response. It is a bit unprofessional and weird to send a form response that has generalized negative feedback. Just because a project isn't a fit for one agent does not mean it needs to be reworked. I appreciate the quick response, however!

Here was the reply:
Thank you for the opportunity to see your pages. Unfortunately, I don't feel I am the right agent for this project, so I'm passing. Just because I wasn't quite drawn in, however, doesn't mean there isn't another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to re-work your query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear.

I wish you the best of luck on your writing journey!

Best,
Kiki