Michaela Whatnall
Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
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General
Michaela Whatnall
Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
Los Angeles, CA
- Website:
- www.dystel.com/
- Twitter (X):
- @mwhatnall
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Action/Adventure
Commercial
Contemporary
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Historical
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Middle Grade
• Middle Grade, Contemporary
• Middle Grade, Fantasy
• Middle Grade, Historical
• Middle Grade, Literary
• Middle Grade, Mystery
• Middle Grade, Science Fiction
Multicultural
Picture Book
Romance
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Contemporary
• Young Adult, Fantasy
• Young Adult, Historical
• Young Adult, Literary
• Young Adult, Mystery
• Young Adult, Paranormal
• Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
• Young Adult, Romance
• Young Adult, Science Fiction
Non-Fiction
Cultural/Social Issues
Food/Lifestyle
History
Humor/Gift Book
Juvenile/Graphic
LGBTQ+
Multicultural
Narrative
Pets
Pop Culture
Sports
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Known Clients (current & past)
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Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
TheresaHedges
07/22/2024 11:40 AM
QM: MG Fantasy adventure 52 K 9/7/2024
FR: 22/7/2024
"Thank you very much for your query for __________, which I was grateful for the chance to review. Unfortunately, I don't feel that I'm the best fit for this project at this time. I wish you the very best of luck in finding the right home for this work and thank you, once again, for giving me the opportunity to consider it."
FR: 22/7/2024
"Thank you very much for your query for __________, which I was grateful for the chance to review. Unfortunately, I don't feel that I'm the best fit for this project at this time. I wish you the very best of luck in finding the right home for this work and thank you, once again, for giving me the opportunity to consider it."
natalieparis
07/10/2024 03:29 PM
@jsppp87 For those who don't filter their inboxes by genre or other features, or skip around randomly, I bet that it has something to do with the way that queries are displayed on the backend. I would guess that they're shown in a paged view, and if the agent sees "OK, top of page 4 is where the queries I've already answered start, so I just need to answer pages 1-3" any queries that are at the bottom of page 4 are likely to get skipped.
This is total speculation on my part-- I have no idea what the Query Manager backend looks like haha. But from my own experience with dealing with "inboxes of stuff" this is the kind of thing that super easily happens. Even if you have ways to sort by oldest-unanswered-- things stack up, slip through the cracks, etc.
This is total speculation on my part-- I have no idea what the Query Manager backend looks like haha. But from my own experience with dealing with "inboxes of stuff" this is the kind of thing that super easily happens. Even if you have ways to sort by oldest-unanswered-- things stack up, slip through the cracks, etc.
jsppp87
07/10/2024 01:04 PM
Does anyone have any insight into why agents skip large batches of queries and sometimes never come back to them? Genuinely curious after watching many query timelines, and would love to know what happens in those cases
kmtomasko
07/03/2024 04:47 PM
Query 6/17/24
Form rejection 7/03/24
79k literary fiction/paranormal
Form rejection 7/03/24
79k literary fiction/paranormal
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- 03/23/2023 - Genres updated.
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Rejected 07/22/2024
83k contemporary fantasy