I don't know if anybody else is going through this or not.
I'm quite at the end of my tether.
A month or so ago I began a thread here about my intentions of 'trunking' a few of my finished manuscripts.
The thing is...one of them was still in the hands of a publisher. It was its last kick at the can. IF it came back rejected I was going to 'trunk' it with the others.
The history of this manuscript:
1. 2007 - Won a best novel award
2. 2007 - Rejected by a publisher who really liked it...just not enough to allot it one of its few title spaces.
3. 2008-2009 With another publisher, I was told that it was being considered on their short list. 3 months later they asked me if it was still available for them. 1 month later, they said they would contact me soon with their final decision. It was on their short short list. Then NOTHING.
4. 2009 - A third publisher tells me they REALLY like it...but that they are unsure of the age appropriateness of the voice. They are still considering it.
I am getting all sorts of kudos on this damn manuscript. And yet it CANNOT find a home. It makes me want to give up writing. So much of me doesn't care about being published. But with this manuscript in particular, I've been told--even by publishers--that it's publication worthy. And yet...nothing.
HOW DOES ONE GET FROM ALMOST GOOD ENOUGH TO THERE. Point A to Point B. The gap is so close, yet SO far away.
I really had resolved to 'trunk' this one. It was figuratively in the trunk...just awaiting the return from the final consideration it's under. Now...I wonder. If it's almost there, is there a way to bring it THERE.
Kevin, frustrated and wondering what to do to give that extra little bit that this manuscript obviously needs. (I know there must be others dealing with this kind of thing. We can commiserate together)
I'm quite at the end of my tether.
A month or so ago I began a thread here about my intentions of 'trunking' a few of my finished manuscripts.
The thing is...one of them was still in the hands of a publisher. It was its last kick at the can. IF it came back rejected I was going to 'trunk' it with the others.
The history of this manuscript:
1. 2007 - Won a best novel award
2. 2007 - Rejected by a publisher who really liked it...just not enough to allot it one of its few title spaces.
3. 2008-2009 With another publisher, I was told that it was being considered on their short list. 3 months later they asked me if it was still available for them. 1 month later, they said they would contact me soon with their final decision. It was on their short short list. Then NOTHING.
4. 2009 - A third publisher tells me they REALLY like it...but that they are unsure of the age appropriateness of the voice. They are still considering it.
I am getting all sorts of kudos on this damn manuscript. And yet it CANNOT find a home. It makes me want to give up writing. So much of me doesn't care about being published. But with this manuscript in particular, I've been told--even by publishers--that it's publication worthy. And yet...nothing.
HOW DOES ONE GET FROM ALMOST GOOD ENOUGH TO THERE. Point A to Point B. The gap is so close, yet SO far away.
I really had resolved to 'trunk' this one. It was figuratively in the trunk...just awaiting the return from the final consideration it's under. Now...I wonder. If it's almost there, is there a way to bring it THERE.
Kevin, frustrated and wondering what to do to give that extra little bit that this manuscript obviously needs. (I know there must be others dealing with this kind of thing. We can commiserate together)
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