OK, that one hurt.

Weeks of silence hurt, don't they?

I had an agent request a full, and then tell me he had no room for new clients... After asking me who I would see publishing it. Talk about getting jerked around.

Anyway, sorry you had to go through that. On the other hand, at least inspiring that level of interest is a good sign, isn't it?

oh man i feel for you. My first book was hosted on a free ebook website. i got an email from the blue from an indonesian publisher who said he loved the book and wanted to translate it and publish it in his own country. i was over the moon thinking, hell my first book will be published in a language i cant understand, let alone read. we exchanged emails back and forth for 3months, then he just stopped answering my emails. that was harsh

Ugh. I'm sorry. That's hard. Hopefully something will soon come along and make you forget all of that.

It's tough, but hang in there and take full advantage of that referral!

Don't give up. Keep pushing.

That totally stinks. I posted a similar experience on a different thread. The hot and then cold response of three different agents. I was starting to think all agents were bipolar or something. One agent had her assistant CALL ME to say how much she was enjoying my ms and could I just hold on a little longer for a response because she was still reading it. My hopes -- they were at 30,000 ft and climbing after that. Then she shot me out of the sky like I was skeet or something.

All I can think is that this is the nature of business where attention spans are short and there is always something new coming up over the horizon. Try to treat this hurt like you would any other: digest and forgive -- then hang on like a monkey. With your toes if you have to.