The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Editing and compiling my rewrite of "Scotland's Heir" will take a bit of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just heard back from Matt. I knew it was a long shot, but I had to try. And though he enjoyed the manuscript, since his wife died he's no longer looking to expand his client list. Especially since basically everyone of them has written a new novel during the pandemic, which is why it took him so long to get to mine. Unless it's a sure bestseller, he passes on pretty much everything. He had some nice things to say about the plot and the characters, and he thinks I'm not wasting my time trying to get this manuscript published. He encourages me to submit it to agents actively seeking new clients, which is what I'm going to do. So the good news is that the story is good. Bad news is that I now have to go through the process of querying potential agents and keeping my fingers crossed. Back on the grind! No rest for the wicked, I guess. . . Starkess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 On 5/5/2021 at 1:16 AM, Derfel Cadarn said: Just been offered representation by a literary agent and spoken briefly Huzzah! Derfel Cadarn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 On 5/5/2021 at 3:34 PM, Lord Patrek said: Just heard back from Matt. I knew it was a long shot, but I had to try. And though he enjoyed the manuscript, since his wife died he's no longer looking to expand his client list. Especially since basically everyone of them has written a new novel during the pandemic, which is why it took him so long to get to mine. Unless it's a sure bestseller, he passes on pretty much everything. He had some nice things to say about the plot and the characters, and he thinks I'm not wasting my time trying to get this manuscript published. He encourages me to submit it to agents actively seeking new clients, which is what I'm going to do. So the good news is that the story is good. Bad news is that I now have to go through the process of querying potential agents and keeping my fingers crossed. Back on the grind! No rest for the wicked, I guess. . . Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you’ll find a new agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 16 hours ago, Derfel Cadarn said: Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you’ll find a new agent. Thanks. Gotta write a cover letter for the first time in over a decade and I find the process even harder than writing a novel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 40 minutes ago, Lord Patrek said: Thanks. Gotta write a cover letter for the first time in over a decade and I find the process even harder than writing a novel! Yeah definitely. Plus trying to condense a novel with multiple subplots and characters to 500 words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin Meili Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) My book is available for preorder on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094CY14YW Edited May 8, 2021 by Lin Meili typo Derfel Cadarn, The Grey Wolf Strikes Back and Starkess 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Congrats and good luck! Lin Meili 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin Meili Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Thank you! I am setting up an author website and all the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 22 hours ago, Lin Meili said: My book is available for preorder on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094CY14YW Looks great! Lin Meili 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin Meili Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, The Grey Wolf Strikes Back said: Looks great! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 23 hours ago, Lin Meili said: My book is available for preorder on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094CY14YW Best of luck! Lin Meili 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordos Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I thought about introducing a second plot thread in my book. This first takes place in my hometown in Indonesia from the perspective of my main character. The second would take place in my place of birth which is a university town in The Netherlands called Wageningen from the perspective of another character. Doing this would expand the view of the alternate world I'm building. The trouble is my place of birth probably would not look all that different than it did in the real 1953 and possibilities for a profound story are limited. Maybe there is some material here for another future book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 Officially signed up! http://www.johnjarrold.co.uk/news/1571/scottish-author-david-craig-joins-john-jarrold-literary-agency/ The Marquis de Leech, Lin Meili, The Grey Wolf Strikes Back and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 congratulations! all the best going forward. Derfel Cadarn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Awesome news! And Jarrold is one of the best SFF literary agents in the UK! Derfel Cadarn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Congrats! Derfel Cadarn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 A difference betwee the US and UK fantasy markets... n Lin Meili, The Marquis de Leech and Lord Patrek 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Finished another Chapter for Old Phuul tonight. Derfel Cadarn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 And another one. May hasn't been as supremely productive as February and March, but sitting on a 36k manuscript (of good words), with seven chapters sorted, feels great. Derfel Cadarn and The Grey Wolf Strikes Back 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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