The opposite of no.

FINALLY – A response to an agent query that didn’t say NO! I got a “SEND MORE PAGES!” Happy dance!
Ok – I know this is not the same as a yes, but it’s better than a no. I just sent off 30 pages of my baby. The response from the bot was [...]

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A rejection more real

Saw Julie and Julia last night. Best. Movie. In YEARS.  It spoke both to the foodie and the writer in me.  GO. SEE. IT.
Today was a Tonyless Saturday. He’s been working a lot of Saturdays lately. It has to do with his new job title (same pay – less help). ANYWAY, I gave up and [...]

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Gag me

Two more rejections today. IF you are keeping score -  I have sent 20 query letters to agents, and only 6 can still be considered to be still alive. Dat’s a lotta rejection.
Sigh.   SO – I am going to start writing a new book. Take that!

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What? Didn’t you read the directions?

It’s been almost two weeks since I got a rejection letter from an agent.  I take this two ways. First, I know that not getting a ‘no’ isn’t entirely like getting a ‘yes’, but avoiding a ‘no’ is better than getting one. (Whoever understands that crazy sentence gets to be mayor of Wackytown.)
But, on the [...]

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A promising rejection!

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 [...]

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Suddenly – there was more rejection.

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….

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This just in – more rejection

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 [...]

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Rejection = 1 – New Queries sent = 3

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 [...]

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