I finished my MG novel and have submitted it to quite a few agents. My heart pounds each time I check and recheck that I have the correct agent's name on my query, have followed the submission guidelines to a T, and then, as I push the send button I can hardly breathe. Through the process of writing and beginning submissions, I have discovered that I want to be a published author more than anything else I have ever dreamed of (other than being a wife and mother).
I am excited and hopeful and nervous and sick to my stomach when I start thinking about it. What if it's not good enough? What if they never even read it because my query letter isn't intriguing enough? What if they do love it? So far, I have gotten back a bunch of rejection emails. Then I rewrote my query letter and now have one request for a full. That means I am on the right track, I hope. She described my character as incredibly engaging and authentic. I pray that the rest of my book continues to live up to that high praise. I know that a request for a full means little, but it is a step. I am holding my breath and trying to be patient as I await her final decision on the full MS.
But this is a big step for me, I am proud of the fact that I finished my book. I edited the heck out of it. I sent it out to betas to get critiqued. And now I have sent it to agents. No matter what, I am so proud of myself and am trying to not get discouraged with this part of the process. Thanks for all the help here, on the three lines thread, the first 200 words thread and the plethora of information posted on here to help get me to this point.
I am excited and hopeful and nervous and sick to my stomach when I start thinking about it. What if it's not good enough? What if they never even read it because my query letter isn't intriguing enough? What if they do love it? So far, I have gotten back a bunch of rejection emails. Then I rewrote my query letter and now have one request for a full. That means I am on the right track, I hope. She described my character as incredibly engaging and authentic. I pray that the rest of my book continues to live up to that high praise. I know that a request for a full means little, but it is a step. I am holding my breath and trying to be patient as I await her final decision on the full MS.
But this is a big step for me, I am proud of the fact that I finished my book. I edited the heck out of it. I sent it out to betas to get critiqued. And now I have sent it to agents. No matter what, I am so proud of myself and am trying to not get discouraged with this part of the process. Thanks for all the help here, on the three lines thread, the first 200 words thread and the plethora of information posted on here to help get me to this point.
