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I spent literally half of my life writing a YA fantasy novel. I finally finished the first draft three years ago and have since revised it a couple of times. I started querying earlier this summer. I've gotten one partial request so far, but all my other responses have been form rejections or CNRs. I've submitted to 20-25 agents, using four different versions of the query. I'm really excited about the agent who has the partial and I'm still waiting to hear back on a few queries, but I'm not optimistic, especially since most of the agents who've expressed a desire for books like mine (based on mswl and interviews) have already rejected it.
I knew going into querying that it would be a difficult sell, but it's still really disheartening, especially after spending so many years writing the book. I was really excited about finally being able to share it with the world and now I don't think it's ever going to happen.
I'm working on another project now. The project is more query-friendly and less complicated which means I can write it much faster, but it's hard to stay motivated. I haven't even finished outlining and I'm already losing the spark.
I knew going into querying that it would be a difficult sell, but it's still really disheartening, especially after spending so many years writing the book. I was really excited about finally being able to share it with the world and now I don't think it's ever going to happen.
I'm working on another project now. The project is more query-friendly and less complicated which means I can write it much faster, but it's hard to stay motivated. I haven't even finished outlining and I'm already losing the spark.