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[Agency] BookEnds, LLC / Beyond the Page Publishing

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Has anyone heard from Kim since she reopened to queries?

Sorry, I know this is a little late... but I e-queried Kim on 2/14 and got a partial request on 2/22. Partial sent the same day, no response yet.
 

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Queried Ms. Faust 2/15, got form reject 3/4. Does anyone want to read Sci-Fi?
 

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Hi setchmo,

If you're getting lots of rejections, consider posting your query in SYW. Trust me, it helps! :).
 

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Queried Ms. Faust 2/15, got form reject 3/4. Does anyone want to read Sci-Fi?

Hi Setchmo. Did you check their submission guidelines before you queried? Bookends specifically mentions they do not represent science fiction so it's not surprising you got a form rejection.

I recommend always checking agency websites to find their guidelines. Most will specify what genres they are interested in. Plenty of agents DO read science fiction. One method for checking which do is to pop by Agent Query (http://www.agentquery.com/) and do a quick search by fiction genre.

Good luck!
 

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Some quick stats: Equeried Jessica Faust on 9th March. Standard rejection received 21st March.
 

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A new agent has joined Bookends: Jessica Alvarez, looking to build up her client list for romance. I just sent mine in! Here's hoping *fingers crossed*
 

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Just got a partial request from Jessica Alvaraz!!! Sooo happy. Now I have to obsess over these pages before sending them :0)
 

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All the very best to both of you, tarak and wildflower90!! It's Jessica's first day today so hope she looks at your work favourably!
 

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E-queried Jessica Alvaraz at 5pm, for my dark urban fantasy, and got a request for a partial at 7pm.

Damn. That's the fastest response ever for me! :D
 
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E-queried Jessica Alvaraz at 5pm, for my dark urban fantasy, and got a request for a partial at 7pm.

Damn. That's the fastest response ever for me! :D

That's awesome! I sent mine last night, so I wonder if she just ignores if she's not interested.
 

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That's awesome! I sent mine last night, so I wonder if she just ignores if she's not interested.

Not sure on that, but when I saw an email from her I thought 'oh, must be a rejection', because it was so fast. I almost died of shock when she said she wanted to read more!
 

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Well my partial came to nout lol. Rejection saying that she just wasn't "that enthusiastic" about my chapters. Uh...ouch. Oh, well back to the query grindstone - and good luck to you all who still have partials out!!!
 

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Those who have queried Jessica, are you just sending the query or are you also including sample pages?
 

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Thanks Toni and Tarak for the feedback. I guess it's decision time.
By the way, I love your hat, Tarak. With the temperatures we have been having in New England, hats are my new favorite thing.