My immediate thought was, 'If she thought it was redundant in this one, she would've hated Being Plumville.' I swear to my mama, that was my first thought. I wish you the best in finding strong representation for your work, and thank you again for giving me the opportunity to consider this project. Other agents may well assess your manuscript differently. As you know, this is a most subjective business and most agents, I believe, take on only those projects that they personally feel strongly about and most confident of selling. However, you should certainly not interpret my decision as the final negative assessment of your manuscript.

The beginning is slow and the references to the cultural race ethnic gap became redundant. Although I am eagerly looking for quality commercial fiction, I ultimately concluded that your writing was not strong enough to make this a clearly marketable project. After careful consideration, I don’t feel this is a project I can take on at this time.Īs I conduct a legal practice in addition to my work as an agent, I am forced to be very selective in both the number and kinds of literary projects that I take on to represent. I apologize for the long delay, but I’ve been simply overwhelmed with submissions all year.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to review a portion of your manuscript, Reconstructing Jada Channing. Normally, I don't post the text of the rejection letters I receive, but this one struck me for a number of reasons.

Being Plumville by Savannah J. Frierson