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Ms. Shawna McCarthy

The McCarthy Agency, LLC

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Shawna McCarthy

The McCarthy Agency, LLC

456 9th Street, #28,
Hoboken, NJ 07030
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Fantasy
General Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Science Fiction

Non-Fiction

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Known Clients (current & past)
Daniel Abraham
Eric Flint
Nicola Griffith
Alex Jannings
Jane Jensen
J.F. Lewis
Wil McCarthy
Christopher Rouochio
Jeffrey Scott
Robert Charles Wilson
Sarah Zettel
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
Feldelroy
03/17/2023 05:51 AM
EQ 9/7
PR 9/7 10 pages
10/5 3 chapters and synopsis
Space opera 160k words
Nudged on 3 chapters 12/20/22
Still no response 2/16/23 Should I nudge again?
3/15/23 nudged again. Have revised version 106k.

Note: I've almost started enjoying the sort of shroedinger's query status of this, but hoping for a response...

Form rejection 3/16/23. Sigh
oceanofnotions
02/15/2023 06:04 PM
@mbowman she's on Agent Query, where it says to send your query only in an email: https://agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=509
Otherwise pretty hard to find info!
mbowman
01/30/2023 11:10 AM
Oh, you might be right. Is there any info about this agent?
Patrick (Admin)
01/27/2023 10:23 AM
I'm not sure about that, mbowman. This agent is Shawna McCarthy but the website is for Sean McCarthy.
whitandrews
12/05/2022 11:46 AM
I don't think she actually read my query or my follow-up. It's OK if her list was full or she just didn't like it. A great reason for agents to use form letters instead of what are intended to be more personal rejections, I think...

"Thanks for thinking of me, but I'm afraid I find the dystopia to be somewhat over familiar."

OK, but my query said

"compelling vision for a future which is neither dystopic nor utopian -- not even allegorical! -- but instead recognizable as a place driven by human connection."

galian84
11/26/2022 07:25 PM
Email Query: 11/17/22
Closing this one out after 9 days since it seems she responds fast if interested.

99k Fantasy Romance
richinman81
10/18/2022 08:35 AM
EQ: 10/18/2022
Adult Fantasy 106k
lucabura
09/18/2022 09:32 PM
Adult Historical Thriller/Action Adventure
EQ: 9/17
PR: 9/18, sent requested pages same day
Don't have high hopes, but always nice to find interest in the story out there.
KatieCingel22
07/01/2022 11:11 AM
EQ: 5/1/22
CNR: 7/1/22

Adult Fantasy 130k
jonmhansen
04/25/2022 11:10 AM
Email query: 01/21/22.
Closing this after no response: 04/25/22.

Urban fantasy, 85,000 words.
writervfp
04/18/2022 05:28 PM
18/april- QUERY SENT
joelee__
02/24/2022 02:06 PM
EQ: 2/24/22

Fantasy 139k
banaesma
02/22/2022 12:18 PM
EQ: 1 February, 2022
CNR: 22 February, 2022

adult 83k LitFic
Freebe52
02/16/2022 07:12 PM
EQ: 2/9/22
SiFi T Travel 80K
gwprouse
02/12/2022 03:28 PM
EQ: 12/20/21
CNR 2/12/22
Adult Fantasy 109K
jclepp
02/11/2022 06:14 PM
EQ 2/11
80,000 words science fiction
chiara1900
01/31/2022 02:06 PM
EQ: 1/31/22

Fantasy 124k
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
01/28/2022 03:23 PM
Profile Update: Genres updated.
barnett42
11/22/2021 02:18 PM
EQ 10/25/21
PR 10/26/21 (first 10 pages)
Rejection 11/22/21
92K fantasy
UnderTheTree
11/12/2021 09:20 AM
11/12/21 query emailed
54k fantasy
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01/28/2022 - Genres updated.
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