Hello! Thank you for this wonderful forum

Hi there, I'm a first time poster here.

I just finished my first manuscript and got my first detailed rejection on a full from a literary agent I really respect and admire.

I read her email while hunting for gifts at Marshalls and cried in the back of the store (the manager sniffed around me a few times, I'm pretty sure he thought I was shoplifting).

After I got over the initial waves I realized that she was right - I have a lot to improve. I finished my first MS with no feedback on it or my query letter, no beta readers. Not because I'm so good, but because I don't know any other writers and felt too shy to engage on the internet.

Now I realize that I have to push myself to do these things to make my writing stronger. Thank you for this wonderful community and I hope I will be able to participate and give back.



Cheers!

Thanks for the greetings everyone! I'm happy to see so many new people, I hope that 2017 will bring us a lot of good writing fortune!

Thanks again very much everyone! I realize that it is an opportunity to have a detailed rejection - just the few comments the agent made have already helped me understand how to improve my work. Looking forward to interacting with everyone!