tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post2449375360244294844..comments2023-10-18T04:10:14.756-05:00Comments on Writing in the Dreamstate: Persistence versus DenialJenna Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591399291903261245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post-71603949196689123762010-05-23T18:11:50.010-05:002010-05-23T18:11:50.010-05:00I haven't begun querying yet, but I suppose it...I haven't begun querying yet, but I suppose it will depend on what stage I'm getting rejected. If it's the partial/full stage, I will have to seriously look at my ms again before querying. That said, however, I hope I can persevere until I've exhausted my query list or until my next project is ready. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post-79977294887668715722010-05-19T07:10:27.405-05:002010-05-19T07:10:27.405-05:00Thank you all for visiting and commenting.
Emmase...Thank you all for visiting and commenting.<br /><br />Emmaserene - my heart goes out to you. The waiting is bad enough but getting that close only to have it not work out must really knock you down. But don't let it knock you out!Jenna Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591399291903261245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post-82958082439098673682010-05-18T20:09:05.508-05:002010-05-18T20:09:05.508-05:00I'm never giving up. I love to write and I kno...I'm never giving up. I love to write and I know my book has an audience, different as it is. Plus writing isn't all that I'm interested in doing with my life, so I can afford to wait a few years. Not that I want to...<br /><br />Neat blog, by the way. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post-86319662496284019372010-05-18T13:38:41.543-05:002010-05-18T13:38:41.543-05:00I'm facing that exact dilemma today: how do yo...I'm facing that exact dilemma today: how do you know when to stop? (This, after having cried all over the internet already about an agent--25 yrs in the business!--who rejected me this morning with a 3-line form email after five months on an R & R exclusive and the promise she would "help me make it marketable." I'm still crying.)<br /><br />Do I stop at 100? 126? (Yeah, why 126?) Or when someone just finally says "give it up, your writing sucks!" (This, on a manuscript that was once considered by Penguin/Plume for a trade paperback? Someone thought it was good once!) <br /><br />Do I even continue on my WIP, the third novel in this non-genre that's hard for agents to pigeon-hole?<br /><br />I hope someone post some answers on here. Thanks for asking the question that's been making me crazy all day. <br /><br />In all my self-pity, I haven't forgotten my manners: I thoroughly enjoy your blog. Thanks and keep up the good work. : ) <--*through the tears*honeysockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466169195511305536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post-31885005606754039832010-05-18T12:18:45.437-05:002010-05-18T12:18:45.437-05:00I know someone who got a deal on the first shot, b...I know someone who got a deal on the first shot, but he was writing for a specific niche. Most stories I hear are of authors who receive so many rejections they could paper their walls with them! I haven't started querying yet, but I get the sense that it's a confusing jumble of skill and luck--like blackjack.Jean Michelle Miernikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971882597502010124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post-15808031693730578712010-05-18T10:12:14.214-05:002010-05-18T10:12:14.214-05:00If one gets nothing but form rejections, it's ...If one gets nothing but form rejections, it's time to go back to the drawing board--take a hard look at the query and/or the manuscript. Get more readers--lots of them. Rejection of partials might be a matter of taste, but never getting past query stage is a bad sign that one's marketing materials are poor or that the premise isn't salable.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post-41441391377224848112010-05-18T09:45:51.640-05:002010-05-18T09:45:51.640-05:00Just curious...why 126?Just curious...why 126?Jenna Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591399291903261245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038741495635767257.post-85168368738602700572010-05-18T09:43:40.748-05:002010-05-18T09:43:40.748-05:00I told myself I'd send out 126 queries before ...I told myself I'd send out 126 queries before shelving my novel. I'm not there yet, thank goodness. I've definitely heard of people getting representation after tons of rejections- a lot of people post their stats on Querytracker. <br /><br />Everyone's journey is different!Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.com