QM form 1/5/25 - 84k gothic retelling
Form rejection 3/21/25

Queried: 3/18/2023
Full request: 2/29/2024
Rejection: 3/18/2025

"Thank you for sending me the manuscript for TITLE, and for your patience as I made my way through my reading to consider it. Unfortunately, the writing style didn't engage me in the way I hoped it would, and so I must pass. I'm of the mind that authors should take all feedback that comes in a pass with a grain of salt, but in case it's helpful to you I wanted to share a little more. Personally, I found the first person present tense oddly distancing in these early pages. I felt like there was too much emphasis on small visual details and little on the character emotional state or concerns, and as a very character driven reader, this meant I wasn't feeling engaged with the character soon enough, which is why I put it down. I wish you all the best and hope you find a home for this project soon.

Thank you for the opportunity, and take care,"

Sigh...

Queried 2/27 and accidentally forgot to put her name on my letter. Immediately sent an apology
Polite rejection on 3/14 with a note not to worry about my mistake

Queried 12/4/24
Nudged 3/5/25

I know the agency policy is after 90 days, consider it a rejection, but I can't help but think I was in her maybe pile, seeing as there were rejections all around me and she normally responds to all queries. So I sent a polite nudge, and I'm still waiting, hoping to hear back. I had also done a submission package critique with her last year through The Manuscript Academy, so I'm going to keep this open for a bit longer and keep my fingers crossed.

Received personalized rejection letter at 100 days.

@JennyRenzo If you pull her data from the last year, it shows seven of her nine full or partial requests happened after 90 days. The latest was 103 days.