Hi, everyone:
I first want to say that these boards have been incredibly valuable to me as a writer. I have managed to avoid vanity publishers and shady agents through people's generous information here, and I have been able to research legitimate agents easily. Plus, listening to the experiences of fellow writers has lessened my sense of isolation.
I am in the process of querying for my memoir, The Strega's Story. So far, I have had three requests for the full manuscript, and a partial, in about eight weeks of querying (I am on my second batch of queries, about twenty-five agents so far). Two agents are still considering the manuscript; my rejection on the partial and the full had some excellent feedback and contact with these agents has given me a lot of hope for the publishing industry, frankly. Usually I'm a bit cynical, but--strangely--querying has made me less so.
Anyway, I am happy to be a member and not a lurker now. I think this is a great community!
I first want to say that these boards have been incredibly valuable to me as a writer. I have managed to avoid vanity publishers and shady agents through people's generous information here, and I have been able to research legitimate agents easily. Plus, listening to the experiences of fellow writers has lessened my sense of isolation.
I am in the process of querying for my memoir, The Strega's Story. So far, I have had three requests for the full manuscript, and a partial, in about eight weeks of querying (I am on my second batch of queries, about twenty-five agents so far). Two agents are still considering the manuscript; my rejection on the partial and the full had some excellent feedback and contact with these agents has given me a lot of hope for the publishing industry, frankly. Usually I'm a bit cynical, but--strangely--querying has made me less so.
Anyway, I am happy to be a member and not a lurker now. I think this is a great community!
