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Ms. Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC

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Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC

Website:
marsallyonliteraryagency.com
Twitter (X):
@C_H_Armstrong
AALA Member:
Yes (Visit Site)
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Book Club
Commercial
Horror
Mystery
Romance
  • Romance, Contemporary
  • Romance, Fantasy
  • Romance, Historical
  • Romance, Paranormal
  • Romance, Regency
  • Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
  • Young Adult, Horror
  • Young Adult, Mystery
  • Young Adult, Thriller/Suspense

Non-Fiction

none
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Known Clients (current & past)
Caitlin Alexander
Kelly Beck
Kely Beck
Jim Cagany
Rebecca Crowley
Melanie Doctors
Christina Elle
Abby Honold
J.C. Kenney
Soniya Kulkarni
Erica Lucke Dean
Tara Lundmark
Jamie McLachlan
Annie McQuaid
Andy Millman
Gary Moore
Nina Nouwens
Timothy O'Neill
Shameez Patel Papathansiou
Haley Phelan
Andy Reilly
Erin Rose
Rachel Schieffelbein
Jaqueline Snowe
Maren Soderbeck
Elizabeth Soule
B.B. Swann
Christy Swift
Taylor Thompson
Jennifer Wilck
Lawren Wood Largue
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
Keanaflanders
12/05/2024 01:09 PM
Update from Cathie posted via BlueSky 12/4 states she is still working through partials and fulls, and will open roughly in mid-late December.
avilak90
11/09/2024 08:33 PM
She deactivated her Twitter account - looks like she's on Blue Sky now - @charmstrong.bsky.social
LunaRossa
11/03/2024 01:48 PM
Hi Chels03, Cathie posted this in Twitter:

I know some of you were waiting for me to open today, and I'm truly sorry. I really need to get through the submissions currently in my inbox before I should reopen, and I'm running behind by a couple or three weeks. I promise to open soon!

Hope this helps :)
Chels03
11/03/2024 01:05 PM
I thought she was opening to queries on Nov 1?
JAM24
11/02/2024 10:15 PM
Paranormal Rom-Com 75k
Queried: 10/13 following a conference pitch session. She encouraged me to submit a query.
Partial Request (first 5 chapters): 10/17
Partial Manuscript Rejected: 11/2
I'm not sure if everyone gets the same rejection letter or if she has a few different versions she sends out. Good luck everyone!
Rejection Letter with my info removed:

Hi [NAME],

Thanks so much for allowing me to read the first five chapters of [TITLE]. Unfortunately, this is a pass for me.

While your writing is engaging and there's nothing I can recommend for improvement, my current client list has expanded to a number that requires I be especially scrutinizing in what I take on. For that reason, I'm looking for manuscripts that take my breath away and give me an electric "zing" under my skin. And sadly, that's such a personal reaction that often has no real rhyme or reason beyond the chemistry I, as the reader, have with the characters and writing. It also means I'll unfortunately be passing on a lot of really wonderful projects I know will find success in better hands.

I'm sorry I don't have better news, but please understand this is a completely personal thing and says more about my tastes as a reader than of you and your writing or the story itself.

Thank you again for considering me, and I wish you the very best as you continue your querying process.
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