A peek inside the query process (at a publisher)

[RK Capps]

Excuse the guy's typos because the message is humbling:

The Writer’s Nook

Novel writing, book marketing, writer craft, creative writing, & productivity.

thewritersnook.quora.com

 

[Jake E]

Excuse the guy's typos because the message is humbling:

The Writer’s Nook

Novel writing, book marketing, writer craft, creative writing, & productivity.

thewritersnook.quora.com

He says that all the feedback forms: 'never say the work was bad' just not right for them.
Honestly, I'd Rather an agent/publisher just flat out tell me my writing was bad, so I could work on it. But I get that they probably receive a lot of abuse from... Unstable people.

 

[RK Capps]

He says that all the feedback forms: 'never say the work was bad' just not right for them.
Honestly, I'd Rather an agent/publisher just flat out tell me my writing was bad, so I could work on it. But I get that they probably receive a lot of abuse from... Unstable people.

Yes, in one way I think you're right, but I wonder if a modicum of respect for the effort writer's put into a book is also there, no matter how bad? Or maybe I'm too hopeful, lol!