Q 12/9 via email Literary Novel 100K wds
R 12/19
Thank you for thinking of me.

I've had a chance to consider your work and unfortunately, I didn't connect with it as much as I needed to move forward. I think I should step aside for someone who has a strong vision for your work and can truly be its best champion. Of course this view is subjective, but I've found it does not serve a client well if an agent is not deeply attached to a book. The agent needs to feel totally invested to go the long run on a submission.

There is the right agent out there for you who will be the tireless advocate that this project deserves.

Good luck with your writing endeavors and I wish you much success.

Best regards,
Darlene

women's fic

Q 6-3-25
full requests nudge 6-12-25
X 6-17-25

Crime thriller, 74K words

Queried: 7/27/24

Form rejection: 8/9/24

The length of her email suggests it might have been a personalized response, but its generic nature compels me to chalk this one up as a form rejection. The turnaround time and fact she responded is a silver lining.

Rejected at 91 days. WF 78k.

Met this agent at a pitching event and as I sat down, she commented on my last name in a rude way and this of course made me all the more nervous and my pitch went downhill from there.

There are nice ways to behave and she isn't nice.

I had submitted my work by email to her 30 days before, but I didn't mention it in the pitch - so've marked this as a rejection though it seems she doesn't have the decency to reply by email anyway. By the way, my name is funny, and I'm more than happy to make a joke about it when someone asks me about it in a nice way. Is making fun of names still a thing in 2023?