Aside from having my first agent give me a page of glowing comments, he passed on the first two chaps and proposal. He said that it would have been more interesting if the text came from the POV of the actual paleontologist that dug up the dino site. Now wait just a minute...I told him up front tha I was the one recording this story from facts and past events much like a reporter would do. That info was in the initial query. He said by my writing it, it gave it an "article" feel to it. Would I have to be at the Little Big Horn to record the events? Wouldn't my thorough research be enough?
His positive comments, "You've done an extraordinary job putting this proposal together--absolutely no question about it. I thought the writing was fine and the story truly amazing."
His rejection is very nebulous. And if I allow myself to dig real deep into his gut motive, I see this, "I really don't think you have the PLATFORM to write this book. It should be coming from a PHD."
Does narrative non-fiction mean it comes from the actual person/source?
Totally confused.
Triceratops
His positive comments, "You've done an extraordinary job putting this proposal together--absolutely no question about it. I thought the writing was fine and the story truly amazing."
His rejection is very nebulous. And if I allow myself to dig real deep into his gut motive, I see this, "I really don't think you have the PLATFORM to write this book. It should be coming from a PHD."
Does narrative non-fiction mean it comes from the actual person/source?
Totally confused.
Triceratops