Jaime's Wench Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Let's wait and see if you feel that way after a few rejections. :PI automatically went to like this... then I realised I wasn't on Facebook.The boy I've been texting has just sent me his 20,000 word 'novel' to read. I am trying to stop myself from telling him it isn't even long enough to be a novella. I do hope he can punctuate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebenstone Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Let's wait and see if you feel that way after a few rejections. :PRejections are a part of the game. I've piled up an impressive list. But do remember those rejections are what makes them human. At that given moment, the moment your MS is in front of an agent or an editor, you work may or may not be right for them. Another moment it might be the opposite results. Keep that in mind. Rejections are part of the game. Don't be afraid of them, wear them as a badge, even if it becomes an entire coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Wear them like a badge of honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Fitzpatrick Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Rejections are a part of the game. I've piled up an impressive list. But do remember those rejections are what makes them human. At that given moment, the moment your MS is in front of an agent or an editor, you work may or may not be right for them. Another moment it might be the opposite results. Keep that in mind. Rejections are part of the game. Don't be afraid of them, wear them as a badge, even if it becomes an entire coat.What a great post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basebourne Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Wear them like a badge of honor.and in silence, or they'll honor you again! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoë Sumra Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'm not afraid of rejections, just fed up of not getting actual rejection letters and having the six-month-wall-of-silence instead. They said I would get rejection letters, damn it! :tantrum:(Only part joking. Look, I understand why agents don't bother to reject: time pressure, and not wanting to get drawn into a conversation with the unprofessional. It's just annoying, to the extent that I've queried one agent whom I know doesn't take SFF because I knew she sent actual rejection notes.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basebourne Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 It would certainly be preferable for them to give a copy/pasted kind rejection and ignore future correspondence to avoid being drawn into a convo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'm not afraid of rejections, just fed up of not getting actual rejection letters and having the six-month-wall-of-silence instead. They said I would get rejection letters, damn it! :tantrum:Reminds me of another New Zealand small press I tried to deal with at the start of the year. Their website promised reply within six weeks. I sent a query in, waited eight weeks, then sent a (polite) enquiry into how affairs were proceeding. After two further weeks, still nothing, so I thought that perhaps their email wasn't working, so I used the website messaging thingy to post a follow-up. Still nothing. Then I wrote them an actual (still polite) letter. Still nothing.At that point I gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebenstone Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'm not afraid of rejections, just fed up of not getting actual rejection letters and having the six-month-wall-of-silence instead. They said I would get rejection letters, damn it! :tantrum:(Only part joking. Look, I understand why agents don't bother to reject: time pressure, and not wanting to get drawn into a conversation with the unprofessional. It's just annoying, to the extent that I've queried one agent whom I know doesn't take SFF because I knew she sent actual rejection notes.)The worst, for me, was when an agent was really interested in my book but wanted me to do a rewrite...I did it and then he wound up rejecting me. That was almost it, I was ready to cash in my ticket and be done with it. It was the worst feeling. But you get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 The worst, for me, was when an agent was really interested in my book but wanted me to do a rewrite...I did it and then he wound up rejecting me. That was almost it, I was ready to cash in my ticket and be done with it. It was the worst feeling. But you get over it.Ouch. Double ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdXRoss Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Well, I've now completed my re-edit of my manuscript, but I've decided to let it sit for a bit since I've started making progress on a second novel, this one a full-on sci-fi project that's been gestating for a long time.About 10,000 words in thus far and its starting to get a little bit of traction. I'm intent on finishing it one way or another, but I'm considering shifting this one up to the query stage first if it drafts and redrafts okay. On the one hand it might be trickier sell than my current, fairly grounded project, as this one is set some 3,000 years into the future, when the various human worlds, colonised centuries earlier, are rediscovering each other and teetering on the verge of a galactic war. There's no aliens as such, but plenty of weird technology and strange not-quite human any more civilizations, coming out of a murky interstellar dark age, with some hints of foreboding sinister locked away in humanity's now partially forgotten history amongst the stars.But on the other hand, this is a more straightforward story, focussing on two runaways, one from the galaxy's worst slum and another from gated privilege, getting tangled up in espionage, action, mystery and horror - a plot which might be described as Star Wars running head first into HP Lovecraft. There's plenty of ancient spaceships, deserted decrepit space stations and colonies were horrible things once happened, and (I hope) delightfully hateable villains.That and the book, if it goes as planned, should be a more manageable length of 70-90k (rather than 142k) and the narrative a lot less labyrinthine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefingers In The Air Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Would anyone be interested in a sample chapter or two from the first book in my series? I was thinking of possibly doing a reading on Skype in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I wouldn't mind listening but around what time/date were you thinking of doing it? [Also, I'd have to know the time differences between where you live and I do.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I have Skype too by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefingers In The Air Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Let me check my winter break schedule from college and get back to you shortly. It's 5:35 PM where I live, if that helps you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Where I live in Texas its currently 4: 39 in the afternoon so I think there's about only an hour's difference between us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefingers In The Air Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Okay, not too bad a difference at all. Looks like my last day of classes are December 9 and exams are December 10-16. So maybe the 18th or 19th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Let me check my schedule quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Just checked. I finish my fall classes on the 12th so I'm free that day. What time were you thinking of doing the reading? Also, if your going to do it on Skype send me your Skype name or add me, whichever you prefer, I don't mind giving mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefingers In The Air Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 The evening is always best for me, I'm more relaxed. Say, 6:00 PM Eastern? Eta: if you could, just PM me your information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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