And look, nearly 10 p.m. EST, and I've just received another e-mail rejection. That's four in one day, morning, afternoon, and evening. I think this could be a personal record.
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I would have been perfectly willing to send the full six months ago by e-mail.
Now I have a shiny new book and the query letter is 1 for 2 returns after 2 days. My hopes are high for this one.
Also, she wants me to send the full on a USB drive via snail mail. That's kind of a pain in the butt.
Now I have a shiny new book and the query letter is 1 for 2 returns after 2 days. My hopes are high for this one.
Also, she wants me to send the full on a USB drive via snail mail. That's kind of a pain in the butt.
You beat my record of three in one day! Well done (you know what I mean
)I have never heard of that. Is that something that some agencies do? Or does she just want a free USB drive? (PS. that was a joke) ((PPS. the second part was a joke. I really have never heard of that))
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I've come across at least one other place that does it that way. It really doesn't make sense to me, manuscripts end up being fairly small files so it's pretty easy to just e-mail them. Maybe she makes jewellery out of USB drives for an Etsy store?
Idea! Dare I say,
Hah! And really, why a USB drive? A novel will fit on a CD. That I could see if the person was paranoid about attachments. But why be paranoid about an attachment from someone you contacted?
It sounds rather crazy all around.
I was out of town yesterday, and after an exhausting day trapped in the car with two small children, I woke to a form rejection in my inbox. Four more to go.
The gods of fate must have heard that my first response was a request so they sent some bad juju my way... My computer fukishimaed last night...
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Just received a rejection from the only agent that has requested to read more (a full). It was very nice, and gave me lots of helpful criticism, but basically told me I was too young to write a book. (I didn't put my age, but he asked for a bio so I put that I was a student). Very depressing as he wants me to change the beginning, but even if I do change it, lots of agents that ask for the first three chapters are still going to see the rubbish beginning, and hit the reject button
Ho-hum, off to eat Mum's chocolates that I bought for Mother's Day......
Ho-hum, off to eat Mum's chocolates that I bought for Mother's Day......
I'm due for another reply. The query shark has been sitting on mine for nearly a week. Sometimes I wish they wouldn't wait so long and just get it over with, like ripping off a bandaid.
Oh Bologna!
No really! It's Bologna.
A lot of agents are deli-meating publishers and authors and such.
Oh I crack myself up! Deli-meating... Good one Drachen. [pats himself on the back]
Sent out five queries yesterday. Woke to a form rejection from one of those today. The rest are crickets.
Maybe it's sleep deprivation, but I have no freaking clue what you're trying to say here. Please forgive me, DJ. What is blogna? That sometimes I wish they'd respond quicker?
Like I said, I was due. Query Shark said no. Not worried. Not crying. Not stopping. Full-steam ahead.
The Bologna book fair.
Biggest children's book fair in the world. If any agents you queried cover children's or YA books they're probably there.
Biggest children's book fair in the world. If any agents you queried cover children's or YA books they're probably there.
Actually I should have said were probably there. The book fair wrapped up yesterday, so hopefully we'll be back on the rejection train soon enough.
Speak 'o the devil.
Second rejection for my current project. That makes it 1 partial, 2 reject, 3 awaiting response.
I know I should be hardened to this by now after 200+ rejections on my last MS, but my heart still leaps when I see agent mail. My mind immediately jumps to the conclusion that it's another rejection.
Second rejection for my current project. That makes it 1 partial, 2 reject, 3 awaiting response.
I know I should be hardened to this by now after 200+ rejections on my last MS, but my heart still leaps when I see agent mail. My mind immediately jumps to the conclusion that it's another rejection.
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Received a rejection today. The agent was unimpressed by the "concept." It was from an agent I queried last year, prior to me re-writing the manuscript (and query letter). I was down until I noticed rejection letter was identical to the first. Maybe it's my query letter skills. Maybe I should have written about vampires. Who have been abducted into the prehistoric past. By angels. In order to solve a mystery. Dang.
Then I skimmed this thread and was really happy, since I've only received a few rejections and you guys are pros. I better send more query letters.
Then I skimmed this thread and was really happy, since I've only received a few rejections and you guys are pros. I better send more query letters.
If a response to a query letter does not mention anything specific about your book it is most likely a generic form letter. Most agents just have a button that they can hit, 'auto-reply reject' which opens the form letter, they might or might not fill in a name, it might actually be your name, then they hit send.
They get hundreds of Queries a week, so I don't blame them, even taking a minute each to reply would cost hours out of their time each week.
They get hundreds of Queries a week, so I don't blame them, even taking a minute each to reply would cost hours out of their time each week.
OK, the crickets gave way to what may be the most succinct auto-reject I have seen yet. Here's what it said:
"No, thank you."
That's it. Kind of made me laugh.
"No, thank you."
That's it. Kind of made me laugh.
I've gotten that one! I added it to my favorite short rejections. It is among company such as, "Not for me, thanks."
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