I've gotten tons of rejections, but as far as I can tell, all of them have been form letters. But I got one the other day that actually did not sound like a form. The reason the agent gave for the rejection was one I hadn't heard before, so that made it sound like it was unique to my particular project. But I'm not sure, so I wanted to get some opinions on it. It said this:
Thank you for allowing me to consider your work. I wish I could send encouraging word as to the marketing prospects for (title of book) through this agency. Regretfully, I just don’t feel confident in my ability to place this work with a publisher in this competitive market. Of course this is just one opinion in a dependably subjective business. Another reader may see immediate possibilities. Please accept my best wishes for success with your writing.
So she's saying she can't figure out a way to market the book. So if she had been able to think of a marketing plan, would she have taken on the book? Do books really get turned down for marketing reasons? It wasn't even a weird genre or anything. I had it labeled Literary Supernatural Suspense. That's not too weird, is it?
Amy comments on this would be great.
Thank you for allowing me to consider your work. I wish I could send encouraging word as to the marketing prospects for (title of book) through this agency. Regretfully, I just don’t feel confident in my ability to place this work with a publisher in this competitive market. Of course this is just one opinion in a dependably subjective business. Another reader may see immediate possibilities. Please accept my best wishes for success with your writing.
So she's saying she can't figure out a way to market the book. So if she had been able to think of a marketing plan, would she have taken on the book? Do books really get turned down for marketing reasons? It wasn't even a weird genre or anything. I had it labeled Literary Supernatural Suspense. That's not too weird, is it?
Amy comments on this would be great.