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I've been querying for almost a month or so, and I'm happy to say that I've had one request for a full and one request for partial. But I'm starting to believe those positive nibbles have arrived ONLY because I wrote a good query letter, and that maybe my MS actually sucks. The evidence to date: both positive requests have come to me through query-letter-only agents.
Today, a quick and kind e-ject landed in my inbox (two actually, but one was clearly a form), reigniting my paranoia. Here's the heart of the matter:
"I loved the pitch; you have a lot of great and fresh ideas. But I'm afraid I wasn't as drawn into the story as I'd hoped."
That sounds to me like the agent was initially hooked and then read my MS and barfed a little, right??
This is my second go-round on an agent search, and maybe last time I had less time available for paranoid speculations. This time, I'm walking around with black circles under my eyes, twitching a little, hitting "refresh" on the email 18 hours a day and bursting into tears when people ask me probing questions, like, "What time is it?"
Every rejection brings you closer to your goal, right? But what if my "goal" is gray cubicle life? *faceplants on keyboard*
Today, a quick and kind e-ject landed in my inbox (two actually, but one was clearly a form), reigniting my paranoia. Here's the heart of the matter:
"I loved the pitch; you have a lot of great and fresh ideas. But I'm afraid I wasn't as drawn into the story as I'd hoped."
That sounds to me like the agent was initially hooked and then read my MS and barfed a little, right??
This is my second go-round on an agent search, and maybe last time I had less time available for paranoid speculations. This time, I'm walking around with black circles under my eyes, twitching a little, hitting "refresh" on the email 18 hours a day and bursting into tears when people ask me probing questions, like, "What time is it?"
Every rejection brings you closer to your goal, right? But what if my "goal" is gray cubicle life? *faceplants on keyboard*