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So I have had several agents review the first fifty pages of my mystery novel, and one asked for the full manuscript befire rejecting me (kindly).
Then an agent I targeted very carefully asked for the first 50 pages and a synopsis. She actually called me to say how much she liked the characters and story, asking for the rest of the novel on a 30-day exclusive. I tried not to be, but I was excited... then I got a sweet email this morning saying "no thanks."
I feel frustrated because she knew the overall plot, apparently liked my characters and writing (to some degree, having seen the first 50 pages), so what went wrong?! I plan to sit down this weekend and reread the whole thing, with an eye to some major overhaul. But I'm partly venting and partly asking: what more can I do?!?!?!
Then an agent I targeted very carefully asked for the first 50 pages and a synopsis. She actually called me to say how much she liked the characters and story, asking for the rest of the novel on a 30-day exclusive. I tried not to be, but I was excited... then I got a sweet email this morning saying "no thanks."
I feel frustrated because she knew the overall plot, apparently liked my characters and writing (to some degree, having seen the first 50 pages), so what went wrong?! I plan to sit down this weekend and reread the whole thing, with an eye to some major overhaul. But I'm partly venting and partly asking: what more can I do?!?!?!