Ok, before I rant, I want to get this out in the open first:
I know I am not the only one, and that this is common, but it's still frustrating!
Ok, having thus admitted that I realize I am neither special nor deserving of pity, I have to flex my fingers in frustrated angst at this practice of agents sending letters of rejection even though they have never read any of the work. On the basis of a brief paragraph or two, I have gotten a great deal of rejections.
Obviously, my query letter must be lacking. Seems to me that sort of thing should be expected. After all, I am not a salesman; if I were, I wouldn't need an agent, would I? Granted, I know as much about the publishing business as I do about rocket science, but it seems to me that, in order to determine if you can sell a book, you really ought to READ it first.
Ok, I am done, and with little in the way of casualties other than my dignity and a small portion of my sense of idealism. Now I am off to curl up with my copy of Writer's Market and prepare for the next round of submissions.
Cheers!
I know I am not the only one, and that this is common, but it's still frustrating!
Ok, having thus admitted that I realize I am neither special nor deserving of pity, I have to flex my fingers in frustrated angst at this practice of agents sending letters of rejection even though they have never read any of the work. On the basis of a brief paragraph or two, I have gotten a great deal of rejections.
Obviously, my query letter must be lacking. Seems to me that sort of thing should be expected. After all, I am not a salesman; if I were, I wouldn't need an agent, would I? Granted, I know as much about the publishing business as I do about rocket science, but it seems to me that, in order to determine if you can sell a book, you really ought to READ it first.
Ok, I am done, and with little in the way of casualties other than my dignity and a small portion of my sense of idealism. Now I am off to curl up with my copy of Writer's Market and prepare for the next round of submissions.
Cheers!