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That's what an agent who read the first 50 pages of Mad World said anyway. He said he thinks I'm a talented writer, but well, it's pornographic and unmarketable and it will alienate all the readers.
The rejection hurts, but that's not what I'm really feeling right now. I never thought it was pornographic or unmarketable. It's dark and a bit hard-core and rough and not light summer reading, but, I don't know...I had the foolish (though not uncommon notion) that if I loved it enough, everybody else would love it too.
He said he'd like to see my next work. I don't have anything for him right now. A bunch of unfinished WIPs that I don't have any real faith in.
To top it all off, I have received nothing but rejection letters from MFA programs. They base their decisions heavily on writing samples. I'm waiting to hear from two more schools (the most prestigious schools) and then I can try to get my life back together and figure out what I'm going to do once I graduate in May.
The rejection hurts, but that's not what I'm really feeling right now. I never thought it was pornographic or unmarketable. It's dark and a bit hard-core and rough and not light summer reading, but, I don't know...I had the foolish (though not uncommon notion) that if I loved it enough, everybody else would love it too.
He said he'd like to see my next work. I don't have anything for him right now. A bunch of unfinished WIPs that I don't have any real faith in.
To top it all off, I have received nothing but rejection letters from MFA programs. They base their decisions heavily on writing samples. I'm waiting to hear from two more schools (the most prestigious schools) and then I can try to get my life back together and figure out what I'm going to do once I graduate in May.