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- Jan 27, 2007
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Okay, let's just face the fact that when I go crazy, it's a short trip, but STILL. GEEZ. In less than one month:
1. Following a handful of editors taking my non-fic proposal to their boards, then saying no, one editor seemed particularly enthusiastic, said her boss liked the idea, and couldn't get it past her pub board anyway.
2. My agent started suggesting that self-publishing might work for me simply because editors are a good judge of what works, and the fact that so many of them had been interested was a sign that my work could make it if I could just get it in print (more about that here if you want to tell me my agent is wrong). But she would follow up with two editors who had not answered her last emails to them.
3. One editor WRITES BACK (!!!) and says she will take it to her board on Friday.
4. Wednesday here. No response from editor and, given her poor email communication history, no way to know what that means.
5. The OTHER editor who hadn't responded writes to say that she had gotten busy but "still very interested in this project!" (exclamation points hers) and wanted to know if it was still available.
GAAAAAAAHHHH! It's good but GAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
(P.S. No idea where to post this--accomplishments? Rejections? Non-fic? Feel free to move it if I guessed wrong.)
1. Following a handful of editors taking my non-fic proposal to their boards, then saying no, one editor seemed particularly enthusiastic, said her boss liked the idea, and couldn't get it past her pub board anyway.
2. My agent started suggesting that self-publishing might work for me simply because editors are a good judge of what works, and the fact that so many of them had been interested was a sign that my work could make it if I could just get it in print (more about that here if you want to tell me my agent is wrong). But she would follow up with two editors who had not answered her last emails to them.
3. One editor WRITES BACK (!!!) and says she will take it to her board on Friday.
4. Wednesday here. No response from editor and, given her poor email communication history, no way to know what that means.
5. The OTHER editor who hadn't responded writes to say that she had gotten busy but "still very interested in this project!" (exclamation points hers) and wanted to know if it was still available.
GAAAAAAAHHHH! It's good but GAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
(P.S. No idea where to post this--accomplishments? Rejections? Non-fic? Feel free to move it if I guessed wrong.)