Latest Query Results
Got my first “form” rejection the other day. Really fast, which means the guy probably just didn’t like my query letter. I doubt he had time to read over my sample chapters. Maybe should work on the query letter more …
The Query Circuit Resumes
Sent out four new queries today … we’ll see what happens next …
Jokes for Writers
Here are some jokes that (maybe) only a writer will find humorous: Writing is 10% typing and 90% staring at your computer trying to find a better way to describe someone eating a piece of toast. When I die and y’all go through my search history, you’ll be disappointed to find mostly just definitions for…
What I’m Writing: Song Lyrics
I’ve decided to title the chapters with some of Tell’s song lyrics. Of course, this means I now have to write said lyrics … Here’s a sample of the inner workings of my favorite half-velyr: Do you see me? Do you know me? Am I just a backdrop scene? My Melancholy Around and around and…
I Write Like Who?
So I tried this writing analysis website recently – I might have found why my science fiction isn’t “grabbing” the editors … I write likeAgatha ChristieAbout Agatha Christie | Analyze your text I mean, I adore Dame Agatha — who doesn’t like a good whodunnit? But shouldn’t I be writing like Isaac Asimov or Robert…
A Day in the Life
People wonder what a writer’s life looks like. Especially when that writer has a complicated and stressful day job the way I do. Some days, I work only 6-7 hours, and on those days I typically try to get some writing done. Some days, I work 12 hours, and on those days I just have…
Rejections Galore
Had one agent send a rejection the day after I queried … I question whether she actually read my synopsis. I also had an agent turn me down because he has too much on his plate at the moment … I can actually sympathize with that one.
New Rejection
I’ve been sending out more queries to keep the total up to about 5 agents at a time. Heard back from one today, but she said it didn’t grab her interest in the right way. I’ve redone Chapter 1 with more tension and conflict, so I’ll just keep trying until I hear something more specific.
A Nice Rejection
Got a very nice letter from an agent today: “Thank you so much for letting me review EARTHBEAT, but I’m going to decline at this time. Unfortunately, your beginning just isn’t pulling me in the way I had hoped. I know you’ve put a lot of time and effort into your project. Take heart: the…
Screenplay?
Toying with the idea of making the novel into a screenplay and putting it up on InkTips while I wait to hear back from the agents I queried. Scrivener has a screenplay option which is accepted by producers, so I’m sure I could do it once I figure out all the proper abbreviations.