Let me start by saying that I am not one who wants something for nothing. I only want to work smarter not harder.
Having said that, here is my question. Is there a site, a forum, a chat room, anything or anywhere writers can place their query letters or synopsies so that agents may visit and view without us having to go through the grueling process of copying, sorting, mailing, etc.?
I realize the mentality is to send it in and wait wait wait and then wait some more. However, my test market tells me that my story is as good as anything they have read and is very timely. Keep in mind these people have read this story (manuscript) not knowing who wrote it. I send it in visa email or snail mail and I keep getting the same letters and responses (just like most of us I'm sure). "No thanks, not for us--keep your head up." I also realize it is a numbers game and that 98% get rejected, so this is what we have come to expect.
From what I have read and the instructions I follow, my MS seems to fit most catagories that agents are currently marketing. So, someone tell me where I am screwing up.
Wouldn't it be great if there was a tiny little room where agents could come to "pick and choose"? Yes, it would Virginia.
Okay, if there are any agents out there reading this, keep this in mind; two manuscripts completed. 1. Identity theft in the real estate finance industry (it happens daily)--murder, revenge, intrigue, action. I am being told by my peers that it is as good as anything they have read in quite some time. (Hey you can't make this stuff up) 2. In an area where high school athletics is the choice of religion for the region, a high school hazing gone terribly wrong and the retribution that follows many years later; also getting good reviews. Keep in mind these are everyday people reading these manuscripts--not professionals.
All I really want is for someone to give them a FAIR shot. If they are good, tell me. If they suck, tell me that too.
Looking for a little help from my friends.
thanks guys.
Having said that, here is my question. Is there a site, a forum, a chat room, anything or anywhere writers can place their query letters or synopsies so that agents may visit and view without us having to go through the grueling process of copying, sorting, mailing, etc.?
I realize the mentality is to send it in and wait wait wait and then wait some more. However, my test market tells me that my story is as good as anything they have read and is very timely. Keep in mind these people have read this story (manuscript) not knowing who wrote it. I send it in visa email or snail mail and I keep getting the same letters and responses (just like most of us I'm sure). "No thanks, not for us--keep your head up." I also realize it is a numbers game and that 98% get rejected, so this is what we have come to expect.
From what I have read and the instructions I follow, my MS seems to fit most catagories that agents are currently marketing. So, someone tell me where I am screwing up.
Wouldn't it be great if there was a tiny little room where agents could come to "pick and choose"? Yes, it would Virginia.
Okay, if there are any agents out there reading this, keep this in mind; two manuscripts completed. 1. Identity theft in the real estate finance industry (it happens daily)--murder, revenge, intrigue, action. I am being told by my peers that it is as good as anything they have read in quite some time. (Hey you can't make this stuff up) 2. In an area where high school athletics is the choice of religion for the region, a high school hazing gone terribly wrong and the retribution that follows many years later; also getting good reviews. Keep in mind these are everyday people reading these manuscripts--not professionals.
All I really want is for someone to give them a FAIR shot. If they are good, tell me. If they suck, tell me that too.
Looking for a little help from my friends.
thanks guys.