Things that made me smile

I just received a rejection for a query I sent in February.

I'm caught between being very amused at the eight month gap and slightly bewildered that the agent (or agent's assistant) bothered. Not to downplay that it's a really nice gesture, because it is, it's just that -

a) I think one can assume that after eight months, the agent either was not interested or too busy to take on a new client or both. Which, you know, fair enough. I'm of the school of thought that I'd rather an agent turn me down when their plate is full and concentrate on their clients than try to take me on and have me get lost in the shuffle because they have ten gazillion things to do and people to deal with.

b) That's time out of someone's day to write (or at least cut-n-paste) and send the email (and probably many others)

So thank you, agent. It wasn't necessary, but it was nice of you. I like your style, and hope we get to work together in the future. If I ever have something that's more up your alley, I'll send it your way.