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- Dec 13, 2015
Ding, dong, down goes number two.
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Five and six, ring-a-ding-ding. Same basic "personal preferences" responses as mentioned before, but number six even worded it "I strongly urge you to continue seeking representation."
That's still encouraging, right?
No rejections in 10 months? Or is it a case of, this is all too common? Anyway, I've sent out few queries this year, been slack, busy, utterly exhausted, but I did get another DING - rejection last week.
One thing I noticed was a sudden silence from agents I queried earlier this year - a stream of responses, and then nothing at all for the spring and summer. One late August rejection from someone I queried in March.
In preparing to restart my querying efforts a few days ago, I discovered that 4 of the 7 agents I didn't hear from are no longer at the agencies employing them at the time I queried...
Ding! This one wasn't a surprise. I've got a short story that doesn't seem to fit any neat category...they all say they enjoyed it, but it wasn't the right fit for their magazine...
Short story sites/magazines bother me endlessly. I have never seen anything more insular and incestuous than those who make a living off short stories.Children's author, Ian Wallace, asked: "Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?"
Start your own short story magazine! (Just like that...)
Children's author, Ian Wallace, asked: "Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?"
Start your own short story magazine! (Just like that...)
Well, so far for me, they pay a hell of a lot more than my novels do, per hour of work. I'm not sure how that makes me insular and incestuous, but it does help pay the bills. And they're wicked fun to write, so why wouldn't I do it?Short story sites/magazines bother me endlessly. I have never seen anything more insular and incestuous than those who make a living off short stories.