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Mr. James McGowan
BookEnds, LLC
136 Long Hill Rd.
Gillette, NJ 07933
Website: www.bookendsliterary.com
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ER: August 14th, 2019
Full Request: 7/30
Rejected after informed of offer of rep from another agent 8/10 said he didn’t connect with the writing.
Adult thriller 85k
I queried him after Jessica Faust rejected my full and suggested (as she always does) to try another agent at bookends. I enjoy his videos with Jessica. He comes across as smart and funny. Wont lie and say I’m not disappointed he passed.
7/26: Personalized rejection, said he didn't connect with my voice like he'd hoped
Thriller, 79K
FR 7/15/19
ER 7/27/19
Upmarket Paranormal
Kind rejection. Very quick responses which I highly appreciate. Liked my writing but didn't feel invested with the fantastical elements of the plot. Suggested Naomi Davis but won't be querying her as she doesn't technically represent my project's genre and the one closest to it (urban fantasy) is on her do not query list.
ER: 7/23 (had my query all of eight hours)
YA LGBT
Bookends published a blog post saying he was looking for novels with missing kids. That's my novel. Got a form reject, so apparently not a compelling enough query. His genre list doesn't specify LGBT, so it's also possible he's not compelled by said characters.
FQ 6/24/2019
Pitched at DFWCon this weekend- querying per his request
7/22- passed- not a good fit.
72k Thriller
Literary Suspense
ER: 7/20/2019 about midnight in NYC, so he probably dumped me during cocktails after a show.
ER: 7/18/19
He said in a youtube video recently (BookEnds does a ton of videos) that he reads queries "in passing", and often just scans them on his phone while he's doing something like sitting at the doctor's office or watching his nephew's little league game. Good to know.
FR 7/11/19
ER 7/19/19
Met James at a conference and he was awesome.
Full+synopsis. Seriously, guys...you do need a synopsis before you start querying. I know they're a pain to write, but I'm so glad I don't have to stress-write one before sending off this ms.
Kind rejection. Liked my MC right away but didn't connect with the voice as much as he'd hoped.
ER 7/11/19 (Passed--not right fit)
FR: 6/24/19
ER: 7/13/19
Re-query with new project that fits PB #MSWL
ER 7-9
Form rejection, but I have a lot of respect and appreciation for his turn around time.
FR: 6/5/19
ER: 6/10/19
Kind rejection. Intriguing, but he didn't have the "feeling."
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