email query sent 3/20/23

100k ya fantasy

Hi! I just signed with Ginger & Nicole and wanted to leave a note about my experience before logging off QueryTracker. (Copied this reply to Ginger's QT page as well.) In typing this, I'm actually realizing I queried Nicole exactly 13 months before querying Ginger.

81k YA speculative thriller (Southern Gothic)

Queried Nicole: 1/3/22
Partial request: 1/20/22
Sent: 1/21/22
Rejected: 2/16/22

Queried Ginger: 2/3/23
Notified offers of rep: 2/4/23 (Quick turnaround because I queried her right before *the call* in which I was pretty sure I'd receive an offer)
Full request: 2/6/23
Follow up by GCL asking to dive in right away: 2/7/23
Sent: 2/7/23
Received offer from both Ginger and Nicole: 2/15/23

I was pleasantly surprised by the offer(s) actually because I'd queried Nicole a year before, received a partial, and been turned down, so I hadn't tried Ginger until the very end. The beginning of my book hadn't changed much, which goes to show how much of it is timing and luck—which can be awful but also encouraging!

I ultimately decided to sign with these two! I appreciated their persistent follow ups about wanting to work with me, the books they've worked on, the mix of devoted attention and experience, etc,. I was really afraid to tackle the extensive revision they wanted but have just figured it out and realized how much stronger it'll make our submission, so I wanted to highly recommend their editorial vision too. Wishing the best to all of you!

EQ: 1/6
CNR: 3/8

89K YA Fantasy

EQ: 2/9/23
Partial Request: 2/27/23
Sent the same day.

YA Fantasy 90K

EQ: 2/8

YA Fantasy 88k words

12/10/22 YA
12/22 partial request
12/23. Sent first 50 pages per request
2/1/23. Form rejection consisting of two sentences

EQ: 11/29/22
Partial request: 12/16/22
ER: 1/19/23

MG Fantasy 64K

10/5/22 - original query
23/12/22 - notified of offer of rep
4/1/23 - request for full
10/1/23 - kind step aside

Email Query: 11/17/2022
Partial Request: 12/07 sent on the same day as pdf
Full Request: 01/09 send same day

YA Historical 86k

EQ: 3 December 2022
PR: 19 December 2022 (Partial sent same day)

Upper MG Scifi-Horror 41k

EQ: 10/15
Nudge with offer: 12/8
Full request: 12/9
*she did not send me a confirmation of receipt, but when my decision deadline was extended she did reply!

@liannz No she didn't confirm receipt for me

Email Query: 9/28/22
CNR 10/25/22

YA Contemporary Fantasy

Query - 23 Aug
Partial request - 30 Aug
Form rejection - 26 Sep

After a CNR from Nicole, I've decided to try Ginger. Their website doesn't say not to, and I doubt that Nicole shows queries she's not interested in to Ginger.

MG Fantasy

@fictiongirl from experience during our call & throughout the decision process, Nicole shows every MS she's considering to Ginger and Ginger reads them all and approves, so it could get rejected if it is the same project?

Query: 7/8
Partial Request: 7/27 sent same day
Full Request: 8/12 sent same day
Form Rejection:9/22

YA Fantasy 90K

Has anyone ever queried both Ginger and Nicole? Ginger requested a partial from me but passed on it, and I'm wondering now if I can query Nicole.

EQ: 05.05.22
PR: 05.18.22
Full Request: 06.08.22
Revise & Resubmit: 08.02.22
Sent notification of an offer of rep: 9/6/22
Offer of rep & call scheduled: 9/6/22
Offer declined 9/17/22

I have to say that Nicole is so kind and considerate, capable and truly had great editorial vision for my book. It was very difficult to say no to her.

YA Contemporary 79k

EQ: query only 9/14/22

YA contemporary fantasy