Earlier this week I printed out my manuscript of my children's book, planted a kiss on the coversheet (don't worry, not a lipsticky one) and sent it on its merry way to The Agent Who is Interested and Wants to See More.
Fly, fly, fly, my pretty one!
Call it denial or pessimism or preoccupation with various other mad and crazy things that are going on in my life, but I have a feeling that this will come to nought. I'm normally generally optimistic, but I just have a nagging doubt that this will turn out to be THE ONE. Can't be more specific - and it's certainly nothing to do with the agent involved - it's just something in my gut that is telling me not to get my hopes up. So with that in mind, I'm going to submit to another couple of agents. Everyone knows/will know that they're not the only ones looking at my book, so hopefully no one will be too put out.
Got to give myself a fighting chance, gotta spread the love!
Sunday 9 December 2007
Rejection 3
Just so I don't get too big for my boots...! The postman brought me another response from the original batch of agents I had targeted for my children's book.
Quite funny actually, as this one arrived hot on the heels of the email from The Glorious Agent Who is Interested and Wanted to See More. The fact that someone out there thinks I'm worth a second look really did take the edge off this new rejection!
So, it was a form letter. In fact, it wasn't even a letter, it was a slip! And they sent my manuscript back too, in spite of the fact I'd asked them to recycle it. I have to say it was pristine. I don't believe for a moment that it has been read, or if so, then only the first page.
None of this bothers me. The reason? I was at a writers' conference a couple of weeks ago and spoke to some people in the know who told me that this particular agent has very recently left their agency (I got the impression it wasn't amicable) and will be setting up a new agency in the New Year. The people I spoke to told me not to submit yet. Ah. Already had submitted. Oops.
So, I'd already written that one off in my head, with a view to finding the agent's new contact details and re-submitting to them in 2008. Which to be honest, I probably still will! I honestly don't think that they've seen my ms...and if I'm wrong, well, no doubt I'll get another slip!
Quite funny actually, as this one arrived hot on the heels of the email from The Glorious Agent Who is Interested and Wanted to See More. The fact that someone out there thinks I'm worth a second look really did take the edge off this new rejection!
So, it was a form letter. In fact, it wasn't even a letter, it was a slip! And they sent my manuscript back too, in spite of the fact I'd asked them to recycle it. I have to say it was pristine. I don't believe for a moment that it has been read, or if so, then only the first page.
None of this bothers me. The reason? I was at a writers' conference a couple of weeks ago and spoke to some people in the know who told me that this particular agent has very recently left their agency (I got the impression it wasn't amicable) and will be setting up a new agency in the New Year. The people I spoke to told me not to submit yet. Ah. Already had submitted. Oops.
So, I'd already written that one off in my head, with a view to finding the agent's new contact details and re-submitting to them in 2008. Which to be honest, I probably still will! I honestly don't think that they've seen my ms...and if I'm wrong, well, no doubt I'll get another slip!
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