Yesterday I received my first rejection from an agent. Not my first rejection ever, mind you, but the first from an author’s representative. She was also the first and only agent I have queried. Because I felt a connection there. From my research, which included reading her blog and books she has represented, I really [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 16, 2008
Waiting Game
Waiting is nothing new for us writers. We wait for critiques from mentors, instructors and critique partners. We wait for responses from agents and/or editors. And wait. And wait…
So, I’m trying to decide – do I keep waiting for two specific editors to respond to my queries for Transparents, or go ahead and query an agent? What [...]
June 1, 2008
Procrastination
Why does writing involve so much other stuff?
Tonight I’m procrastinating writing a synopsis. I really don’t enjoy writing synopses. Especially because I write mysteries, and I don’t like to give away the ending. In writing. It physically hurts to put my ending down in black and white.
Then there’s the time I spend researching publishers, editors [...]
