Mighty Casey has struck out.

[megwrites]

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.

Comments

[scififanatic.livejournal.com]

Your novel is good. Trust me! It's good and this agent wouldn't have requested it if said agent didn't sense that it was good. I attended a writer's conference yesterday and an editor from Simon & Schuster talked about how tough the market is right now.

The agent may have decided not to take on the project but that's not to say that another agent wouldn't take it on. Keep sending it out and in the meantime, you can keep writing. 2009 has many more surprises in store. You never know! :o)

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad that you liked it.

I don't have anywhere else to send it out to, aside from the publishers directly. But I am optimstic. Maybe the project I'm starting work on now will come to something. Or maybe I'll make some revision later on and that will make a different.

The support really helps. And I hope you're continuing to work on your writing! I'm still bound and determined that I will have a signed copy of one of your novels in my little hand. :)

[scififanatic.livejournal.com]

I like your plan--you'll keep writing but know that this novel hasn't reached a dead end. You put too much love and time and sweat into this story. It will see the light of day. :)

As for having a signed copy of my novel in your hand, I'm hoping I can get you a rough copy. I've only revised about 19% of it so far but I'm determined to finish it this year.

We're in this together! :)