Ms. Annie Romano
Olswanger Literary
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General
Annie Romano
Olswanger Literary
- Website:
- www.anniecroninromano.com/literary-associate.html
- Twitter:
- @AnnieCRomano
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Family Saga
Fantasy
• Fantasy, Magical Realism
General Fiction
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Multicultural
Mystery
Offbeat/Quirky
Romance
• Romance, Contemporary
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
History
Narrative
True Adventure/Crime
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Author Comments
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Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
12/13/2022 10:47 AM
Profile Update: Closed to queries.
Mevrouw_Bee
12/09/2022 11:54 AM
FQ: Dec 3, 2022
Commercial Women's Historical Fiction 99k
Somewhat personalized rejection: Dec 9, 2022 -- the unfolding opening pages thing. Although she recommended a comp that I have on my "to read" list...but it just proved that she didn't get the heart of the book either.
Commercial Women's Historical Fiction 99k
Somewhat personalized rejection: Dec 9, 2022 -- the unfolding opening pages thing. Although she recommended a comp that I have on my "to read" list...but it just proved that she didn't get the heart of the book either.
n15writer
12/03/2022 06:29 PM
FQ: 10/25
Somewhat personalized rejection: 12/2
Dunno what you could want if you like the writing and the premise, but thems the breaks I guess
Thank you for sending your query for XXX, and an extra thanks for your patience while I considered your work. I was intrigued by the premise here, and your writing has a distinct and likeable personality. However, I'm afraid the opening pages didn’t reveal this manuscript to be a good fit for me, so I’m going to pass. Publishing is a subjective industry and other agents may feel differently, so I encourage you to keep at it. I appreciate the opportunity to read your work and wish you success on your writing and publication journey.
Best,
Annie Romano
Somewhat personalized rejection: 12/2
Dunno what you could want if you like the writing and the premise, but thems the breaks I guess
Thank you for sending your query for XXX, and an extra thanks for your patience while I considered your work. I was intrigued by the premise here, and your writing has a distinct and likeable personality. However, I'm afraid the opening pages didn’t reveal this manuscript to be a good fit for me, so I’m going to pass. Publishing is a subjective industry and other agents may feel differently, so I encourage you to keep at it. I appreciate the opportunity to read your work and wish you success on your writing and publication journey.
Best,
Annie Romano
marcokatz
12/02/2022 04:51 PM
For the second day in a row, I received a response that showed me that an agent, in this case Ms. Romano, had really considered my work. She even appreciated my patiently waiting while she took time with it. I feel grateful to have had that much of a read. Tantalizingly, her message and the one I received the day before both allude to problems in my writing without providing any specifics. Still, they give me something to ponder. Obviously, different readers will have differing tastes, but perhaps I can also figure out something that will make other readers want to have more pages to turn…
HumanErin
11/22/2022 05:01 PM
We all wonder if our query letter is even getting the agent to read pages, and this response made me think "at least my query letter is working", but then I saw that this is her form response for her rejections. So maybe my pages weren't even looked at and my query did not intrigue? Confused. Although I do appreciate a response, any response.
"Thank you for sending your query for XXXX. Unfortunately, despite the intriguing premise, the opening pages didn’t reveal this manuscript to be a good fit for me, so I’m going to pass. Publishing is a subjective industry and others may feel differently, so I encourage you to keep at it. I appreciate the opportunity to read your work and wish you success on your writing and publication journey."
"Thank you for sending your query for XXXX. Unfortunately, despite the intriguing premise, the opening pages didn’t reveal this manuscript to be a good fit for me, so I’m going to pass. Publishing is a subjective industry and others may feel differently, so I encourage you to keep at it. I appreciate the opportunity to read your work and wish you success on your writing and publication journey."
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
11/16/2022 03:29 PM
Profile Update: Genres updated.
1edpsf1
11/15/2022 05:48 PM
QM: 27Oct22
Decline: 14Nov22
Thank you to those who posted snippets of their similar rejection (@Lightof Beauty, @Caitlin22, @Roadmap).
Full letter:
Dear ___,
Thank you for sending your query for XXX. Ultimately, despite the interesting premise, the opening pages didn’t reveal this manuscript to be a good fit for me, so I’m going to pass. Publishing is a subjective industry and others may feel differently, so I encourage you to keep at it. I appreciate the opportunity to read your work and wish you success on your writing and publication journey.
Best,
Annie
Decline: 14Nov22
Thank you to those who posted snippets of their similar rejection (@Lightof Beauty, @Caitlin22, @Roadmap).
Full letter:
Dear ___,
Thank you for sending your query for XXX. Ultimately, despite the interesting premise, the opening pages didn’t reveal this manuscript to be a good fit for me, so I’m going to pass. Publishing is a subjective industry and others may feel differently, so I encourage you to keep at it. I appreciate the opportunity to read your work and wish you success on your writing and publication journey.
Best,
Annie
LightofBeauty
11/01/2022 04:10 PM
EQ: 10/20/22
ER: 11/1/22
Same awkward and clunky "opening pages didn't unfold as smoothly as I'd hope" form rejection.
ER: 11/1/22
Same awkward and clunky "opening pages didn't unfold as smoothly as I'd hope" form rejection.
Catlin22
10/30/2022 05:23 PM
10/20 - Submitted via QT
10/30 - Polite form rejection, in part: "While the premise certainly intrigued me, the opening pages didn’t unfold as smoothly as I'd hoped, so I’m going to pass."
10/30 - Polite form rejection, in part: "While the premise certainly intrigued me, the opening pages didn’t unfold as smoothly as I'd hoped, so I’m going to pass."
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
10/20/2022 07:50 AM
Profile Update: Open to queries.
roadmap
06/29/2022 02:07 PM
heartbroken about this one.
form rejection after 49 days
"While this premise caught my attention, the opening pages didn't pull me in to the extent I'd hoped."
upmarket romance
form rejection after 49 days
"While this premise caught my attention, the opening pages didn't pull me in to the extent I'd hoped."
upmarket romance
bethanykhudson
06/07/2022 03:13 PM
Form query: 4/7/22
Full Request: 6/7/22
Historical fiction with Southern Gothic elements 116k
Full Request: 6/7/22
Historical fiction with Southern Gothic elements 116k
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
06/01/2022 01:12 PM
Profile Update: Closed to queries.
writervfp
05/27/2022 11:51 AM
31/march- QUERY SENT
27/may- rejection, slightly personalized
queer magical realism, 77K
27/may- rejection, slightly personalized
queer magical realism, 77K
Catsamoa79
05/17/2022 07:29 PM
EQ: 3/2/22 (prior to her change to QM)
ER: 5/17/22
Form letter
ER: 5/17/22
Form letter
wsingletary
03/31/2022 10:49 AM
Responded promptly and professionally to my query.
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
03/16/2022 01:50 PM
Profile Update: Now using QueryManager. Genres updated.
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
03/02/2022 07:52 AM
Profile Update: Open to queries.
caitlinavery
01/13/2022 10:33 AM
9/28: queried with 1st 15 pages
11/7: got a personalized rejection.
Her helpful comments were very similar to another agents, who requested a revise and resubmit for my opening chapters. I recently finished the revision and let Anne know that, asking if she'd be interested in seeing the new version. She agreed (and responded in like 5 min)! So I just sent her the first 20 pages / 4 chapters on 11/7.
1/12 rejection
11/7: got a personalized rejection.
Her helpful comments were very similar to another agents, who requested a revise and resubmit for my opening chapters. I recently finished the revision and let Anne know that, asking if she'd be interested in seeing the new version. She agreed (and responded in like 5 min)! So I just sent her the first 20 pages / 4 chapters on 11/7.
1/12 rejection
banaesma
12/07/2021 12:30 AM
EQ: 20 October, 2021
ER: 6 December, 2021
Polite form rejection.
Adult 83k LitFic
ER: 6 December, 2021
Polite form rejection.
Adult 83k LitFic
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- 12/13/2022 - Closed to queries.
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