megwrites | Mighty Casey has struck out.

Quick!Agent rejected me about an hour ago.

This means, officially, the Tower!Guy has bombed completely. I've got one more place to send it, but I officially hold out no hope at all and expect rejection as well.

I guess it wasn't a good novel, but I have no idea what else I could do to make it better. I did my best. My best wasn't good enough. The cheery little lies they tell you in school don't cover these things.

Just have to write something else, hope it fares better.

I still love writing, but I don't love this bit at all. This is the painful bit. The part where you hurt and there's nothing you can do about it.

And just for the record? There is no skin thick enough for this, either. I defy anyone not to feel abject disappointment when they work for years at something and come to failure. I guess you just take it and move on.

Besides, it was just the first try. There are other novels. There will be other chances. Other rejections.

Maybe, eventually, there will be good news. Just not now.

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Of course, now I go read the rest of the comments and see you've queried 25 agents. But still. I think I have 40 folks on my A-list spreadsheet, which is more YA oriented and less fantasy oriented, but I'm happy to send you the sheet if you want it. Overall, in your position, I'd still be trying with my second and third string, but that's because I'm an Aries. ;) Or something. Actually, it's because I started out in short fiction, and I don't know how to stop sending stuff around, I think.

(BTW, I didn't even try to hawk my first book, being so fraught with misery after my first readers sent their feedback, so kudos to you for having the cajones.)

I would love it greatly if you sent me that list. Obviously I've missed some people or excluded folks that I shouldn't have! I confess that I may have been too picky this time around. All the ones I queried were AAR agents, because most of the research I did said to look for that, but now with what you just said, there are probably some I should give a second look to.

I will also say that I didn't have a first or second string. I just had a list of agents that I thought I had the best chance of getting some kind of deal with.

But if I've missed something, I definitely want to go back and revisit the issue.

That's funny you should mention signs. I'm a Taurus. Supposedly we're supposed to be really stubborn. My fiancee is such an Aries, though. I don't know that I believe in the Zodiac, but sometimes, I can't help but wonder...

I'm totally up for any help I can get. I'm willing to step up to bat again with other agents.

And thanks so much. I totally owe you.

Whoops! Now I'm the one who didn't read all the responses. Well, I'll still send you the list even though I'm sure there will be duplicates. :)

I'm sending you the email, and one other avenue, which you may've already tried--but it makes for fascinating reading.

Mighty Casey has struck out.

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