I Got a "No" From an Agent...kinda

Hi, everyone!

I'm completely ecstatic right now. After a ton of editing, I started sending my WIP out to agents. In this new wave, I heard back from an agent (just today) with a rejection, but a temporary one. It was a "revise and resubmit". The agent loved the story but thought another round or two of edits would be appropriate, adding a ton of notes for me to get started with, such as using more "show" and less "tell" (sufficed to say, I will be posting my work in SYW after I make the edits for further feedback ). And best of all, the agent said my query letter was EXCELLENT!

thothguard51 said:

Good news, sounds like a win-win situation...

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Thanks. It really feels good to know I'm heading in the right direction.

Thank you everyone for your support. I will definitely post the query in the appropriate forum soon.

EMaree said:

Congratulations, and good luck with the R&R! They're not easy but I bet you'll rock it.

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Thankfully the R & R isn't too crazy in terms of what needs to be fixed. I was just told to fix some small grammar/word choice issues (i.e. the use of "he" vs. "the colonel", with preference on the former) and inject a little more "show, don't tell" in character and setting descriptions.

Thank you for the vote of confidence, too. I appreciate it.

ETA - I'm probably going to resurrect my dormant SYW thread and post the new and improved version of the opening pages.

ETA #2 - The query is posted in the "Successful Queries" thread for those who would like to see it.

This just in...heard back from another agent who wants to see my material.