Submission Apocalypse: Day 3

[xerinmichellex]

And so, Agent Y rejected my partial yesterday. Truth is, I had a feeling it was a rejection when I received the SASE, that I avoided opening it until later in the evening. It was a blow, but not a catastrophic meltdown which led me to curl up into a ball and suck on my thumb in my room. I have accepted that, just because I garner partial/full requests, they will be rejected. It is the only thing keeping me sane at this point.

I still have my full out to Agent X and haven't heard anything else on the 7 (maybe 8?) queries that are floating out in cyberspace. Agent X's email stated to give her between 1 to 2 months before following up. I have yet to hit the one month mark, so there we go. I am adding to my list of a few more agents to query in the coming weeks. Also I am writing, writing, writing!

In conclusion, I am disappointed in the rejection, but not to the point of sending Agent Y an email chastising her for not understanding my vision. See, there is a bright side!

Comments

[jack-rowen.livejournal.com]

Yes, there is always a bright side. Keep with the positivity. XD


I currently have a little dilemma: I'm starting the last drafts on my two novels that I began writing around the same time. But I do not know which one I should begin querying to be my, hopefully, debut novel. Any thoughts?

[xerinmichellex.livejournal.com]

Ideally, you should go with your strongest book. I would suggest picking the one that seems to be most marketable in terms of what trends are popular. I would also give your manuscripts out to people and see which one gets the most positive feedback--and which one won't need that much work on.

Before my current querying project, I had another one I was querying. I ended up abandoning it, because the novel has more of a literary bent, which is harder to sell compared to my YA I am querying right now.

I hope that helps...Good luck!

[jack-rowen.livejournal.com]

It did, thank you. XD