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Ms. Melissa Edwards

Stonesong

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Melissa Edwards

Stonesong

270 West 39th St., Suite 201
New York, NY 10018
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Website:
stonesong.com
Twitter:
@MelissaLaurenE
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
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E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Book Club
Commercial
Crime/Police
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Mystery
Romance
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction

Non-Fiction

Humor/Gift Book
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Pop Culture
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Known Clients (current & past)
Flora Ahn
Layla Alammar
Yasmin Angoe
Bea Birdsong
Tim Bono
Precious Brady-Davis
Rachel Braunigan
Celine Choo
Lillian Clark
Bridget Farr
James O. Fraioli
Dianne Freeman
Gideon Kidd
Monica Mancillas
Syed Masood
Syed M. Masood
Amanda K. Morgan
Drew Murray
Julia Nobel
Mathew Rodriguez
Meredith Schorr
Matthew Ross Smith
Christine Suggs
Doug The Pug
Megan Westfield
Ashley Winstead
Brigit Young
Jan Zauzmer
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
QuietSummerDay
03/20/2023 01:25 PM
EQ: 3/6/2023
Nudge w/ Offer of Rep 3/13/2023
Polite Step Aside 3/15/2023
Upmarket, 93k
galian84
03/14/2023 09:43 AM
Email Query: 12/19/22
Full Request: 3/3/23 (sent same day)
Kind rejection with personalized feedback: 3/14/23

99k Adult Fantasy Romance
Sapphire_Demoness
01/15/2023 03:36 AM
Email query: 6th Oct 2022
CNR: 15th January 2023
90K adult contemporary romance (revised to 89K)
Petra_Parsons
10/18/2022 09:16 AM
EQ 7/26/22
CNR 10/18/22 (84 d)

Historical Romance 89k
1edpsf1
10/11/2022 08:21 AM
11Oct22: email query. Cover letter and 1st ten pages
76k, psychological thriller
Dagombos1
09/21/2022 11:01 AM
Email query 9/21/22

Romantic/suspense 112k
otherside
09/12/2022 02:15 PM
Query: 8/23/22
Nudge with offer of rep: 9/12/22
Kind step aside: 9/12/22

Adult romantic comedy, 76k words
Mostamand
09/01/2022 06:38 PM
9/1/2022
libalex92
08/12/2022 10:24 AM
EQ: 06/19/2022
FR: 07/14/2022
ER: 08/12/2022

Nice email, said novel was not commercial enough for her tastes.

Upmarket Fiction 83k
auntdrcb
08/04/2022 03:34 PM
Submitted 8/4/22 women's/upmarket, 90K
Many of the agents at Stonesong are closed to queries
LightofBeauty
07/18/2022 08:25 AM
EQ: 4/14/22
Nudge: 7/17/22
ER: 7/17/22

She said my novel was "too literary" for her but thanked me for the nudge and wished me success.

LGBT Literary Fiction
banaesma
06/17/2022 02:55 PM
EQ: 9 May, 2022
CNR: 17 June, 2022

adult 83k LitFic
ajsruoff
06/10/2022 11:22 AM
FQ 5/5
Full request 6/3, sent same day
6/10 Brief, professional and personalized rejection. She was concise, clear about why it wasn't a fit, and encouraging. I would query her again with future projects.
Adult RomCom 76K
BarbaraDrake
05/14/2022 04:27 PM
EQ 5/14/22

Memoir 84K
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
04/14/2022 02:20 PM
Profile Update: Genres updated. Thanks BlakeParker
BlakeParker
04/14/2022 01:48 PM
i don't believe she reps YA. from her MSWL and website description, think she's adult only
ekdwrites
03/29/2022 12:34 AM
EQ: 02/18/22
Nudge with offer: 03/28/22
50k MG Contemporary
JR_Fox
03/02/2022 03:02 PM
EQ 2/28/22

90k romantic comedy
amylululouise
12/01/2021 07:33 PM
Query 12/01/21

WF 91k
andyscontras
11/12/2021 02:30 PM
EQ -- 11/12/2021 spec fiction 84K
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Last Update:
04/14/2022 - Genres updated.
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