Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rejection, writing a novel on June 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I got this letter today (the names have been changed to protect, well, everyone):
Dear Emilie
Thank you so much for your interest in Shmancy Literary Agency. I am afraid, however, that I will have to pass on this project. As I am sure you are aware from my website, your manuscript is simply not what [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
May parents called me from my house yesterday. Thisng were getting a bit hot there. No A/C. Rutabagas!
I get home and find that, no, our relatively new air system is not on the fritz, it’s just wheezing under the strain of a very dirty air filter. No problem. Alas, as I walked out of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rejection, writing a novel on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yep. Another. Polite, but no feedback.
For those scoring at home:
15 queries sent.
3 rejections.
1 DCU-WCY overdue.
I guess that means I have 11 live ones out there.
Here’s the part where I itch to send out more queries….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rejection, writing a novel on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been a busy bee this weekend. The grand total for Literary Agents I am sending letters to is now up to 13. I just received a quick rejection from one I sent an e-mail query to yesterday. I won’t name names, but you might stumble across him in my blog roll. He’s got great [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rejection, rewriting, writing a novel on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I got my knickers in a wad to send more queries today. I rewrote the first chapter and proofed the synopsis and got busy.
Here’s the funny thing about literary agents: they all want different things. Some want you to mail your stuff, others only want on line submissions, some do both. Regardless of how they [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rewriting, writing a novel on June 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So – here’s my thinking. If my feedback is saying “TOO MUCH BACK STORY” in chapter 1, I should turn BACK STORY, into just STORY, right? I’m turning it all around, and shoving some of the back story into other chapters.
This is the third major rewrite for Chap 1, but I think it’s [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Father's Day, playgroup, Trail mix on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today we made our Father’s Day Project for the playgroup: Trail Mix.
The hook here is the note on the little baggies:
DAD!
I’ll follow you ANYWHERE. I made a snack for us to share along the way.
The kids liked scooping and tasting the dried apples, bananas, coconut, cranberries, papaya, golden raisins, peanuts and walnuts. (Only the older [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged writing a novel on June 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just got my first rejection letter! Yea me! As of this very moment, no one wants my book!
Here’s what it said:
Dear Emilie:
Thank you for your recent query letter. I appreciate your patience while I’ve considered your project.
Your premise is intriguing and your writing is smooth and commercial, but I felt there was a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged American Idol, Friendship, Justin Taylor on June 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve never seen an episode. Let’s start there. I don’t want to. I don’t like subjective game shows, or subjectively judged sports either. I like games like Jeopardy where there is, generally, ONE right answer. Hit it and you get the $$$, miss it and you lose. Simple. Clear cut. I also hate it when [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chenda and the Airship Brofman, writing a novel on June 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just finished making the PDF of my manuscript. Chenda and the Airship Brofman is 336 pages long, and 106,683 words (not counting my headers). Yes. It’s finally done growing. Now, my biggest fear is someone asking me what can I cut.
I am now waiting for feedback from my few volunteer readers. My friend P-R [...]
