Novel Update
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:36 pm
From lb's mega-quiz:
248. What is the title of the novel vandalrmc began writing 2 years ago?
Answer: The Memory Box
I am in the part of the journey known as Submission Hell. I have a list a potential agents and I eagerly queried a bunch of them and waited for the good news.
And waited. Nope.
So I sent out more and waited.
And waited. The rejections piled up and up and up.
Nothing.
Then I tweaked my query letter and tried again.
After 50+ rejections I got a nibble and sent a partial manuscript (50 pages) out to a major agent. I haven't heard back from him, yet, but it takes time.
A few days ago I got another nibble from an agent who read the first chapter. Send us 100 pages, pronto. Yes, ma'am.
Yet another agent wanted to know how I came up the idea for this crazy story, so I told her the tale. If all goes well, she'll want to read the whole thing (which is the ultimate goal). I can wait, I'm good at that.
There are still agents on my list, so I'm still sending it out there.
It's a big pond.
Meanwhile, I'm past the 5,000 word mark on novel #2. That's how it's done. Send out one manuscript, then write another, better one.
Just for the heck of it, I entered The Memory Box into the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest and made it past the first round (which means I didn't screw up the submission). The next cut is Jan 15.
So I'm writing.
And waiting.
And hoping.
(Sounds like a Buddy Holly song.)
Maybe Baby.
248. What is the title of the novel vandalrmc began writing 2 years ago?
Answer: The Memory Box
I am in the part of the journey known as Submission Hell. I have a list a potential agents and I eagerly queried a bunch of them and waited for the good news.
And waited. Nope.
So I sent out more and waited.
And waited. The rejections piled up and up and up.
Nothing.
Then I tweaked my query letter and tried again.
After 50+ rejections I got a nibble and sent a partial manuscript (50 pages) out to a major agent. I haven't heard back from him, yet, but it takes time.
A few days ago I got another nibble from an agent who read the first chapter. Send us 100 pages, pronto. Yes, ma'am.
Yet another agent wanted to know how I came up the idea for this crazy story, so I told her the tale. If all goes well, she'll want to read the whole thing (which is the ultimate goal). I can wait, I'm good at that.
There are still agents on my list, so I'm still sending it out there.
It's a big pond.
Meanwhile, I'm past the 5,000 word mark on novel #2. That's how it's done. Send out one manuscript, then write another, better one.
Just for the heck of it, I entered The Memory Box into the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest and made it past the first round (which means I didn't screw up the submission). The next cut is Jan 15.
So I'm writing.
And waiting.
And hoping.
(Sounds like a Buddy Holly song.)
Maybe Baby.
