Edit forget it, I emailed her instead
Also: YAY FIRST REJECTION!! Automated response within two minutes of sending because my word count was too high. I'm not 100% sure it's a rejection of course because it didn't actually say that, but I'm pretty sure it is. Still, what's a warrior without battle scars?
I've heard of YA fantasy novels exceeding 120K, like Cassandra Clare's City of Bones which was a bit over 130K, but I really did try to bring it down. The first draft was 160K and I got it down to 127K. Still too high, though I was hoping some agents might still look at it.
Oh well, I'll see how this batch goes and if I get the same responses, I'll start chopping plot lines
Thanks Colleen!