tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216148259709853591.post2157093418634244978..comments2013-09-18T08:16:31.919-07:00Comments on Random Musings and Other Literary Tid-Bits: Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold 'EmNatasha Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535719481335251794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216148259709853591.post-88025836053240810102012-09-21T09:12:24.734-07:002012-09-21T09:12:24.734-07:00Lexa, I agree. Form rejections are the worst. I mu...Lexa, I agree. Form rejections are the worst. I must admit most of my have been those, too. Although, I have received a few that were personal-about 3 out of 15, I think. I might be jumping the gun, so to speak, by making changes so early in the query game, but I really want to make my novel something others will want to read--not just something I love. I also am concerned that I might inadvertently make my work less appealing by making the "wrong" changes. Ugh...the worry never ends! haha<br /><br />Thanks for your helpful words and good luck to you, as well!!Natasha Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535719481335251794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216148259709853591.post-52330067591754120782012-09-19T19:37:24.429-07:002012-09-19T19:37:24.429-07:00I'm in the same situation as you, looking aska...I'm in the same situation as you, looking askance at the rejections in the Inbox and wondering if I should re-think the ms. The problem is I haven't gotten a word of feedback from agents, and form rejections tell you nothing. (Even two rejections of fulls didn't have a word of negativity or a suggestion.) So what if I make changes, and I inadvertently make it <i>less</i> appealing to agents? O.o I'm holding 'em at the moment. I believe in the ms, and I think it's too early to panic. Wishing you the best of luck in your query process! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216148259709853591.post-88981977516298577422012-09-19T15:34:05.320-07:002012-09-19T15:34:05.320-07:00P.S. I hope I win your critique contest!!P.S. I hope I win your critique contest!!Natasha Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535719481335251794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216148259709853591.post-67443511236634080572012-09-19T15:08:37.418-07:002012-09-19T15:08:37.418-07:00Hi Tamara,
Thanks so much for stopping by. Glad t...Hi Tamara,<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by. Glad to hear I'm not alone when it comes to holding onto something that just might not be working. I know published authors always say they received LOTS of rejections and it only takes one, but I'm a problem-solver and when I get the same type of feedback I've just gotta do something before I've queried every agent and there's no one left! ;)<br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement. I am hoping this round will be better. <br /><br />Also, I took your advice and removed the word verification. Hopefully, that will get others to leave more comments on my little blog.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />NatashaNatasha Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535719481335251794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216148259709853591.post-42671267824347934692012-09-19T12:42:00.950-07:002012-09-19T12:42:00.950-07:00P.S. I noticed your blog is pretty new. Someone to...P.S. I noticed your blog is pretty new. Someone told me on the second day mine was up that I'd get more followers/comments if I turned off Captcha. (The little thing where you have to type in the number/letters on the computer to comment.) I didn't even know it was on. So, I watched a little video on how to turn it off and got rid of it. You might get more comments if you got it off here. :)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216148259709853591.post-82618701927561524832012-09-19T12:39:03.390-07:002012-09-19T12:39:03.390-07:00I ended up trunking my first book. The one I rewro...I ended up trunking my first book. The one I rewrote completely four times. Four. The one I worked on non-stop for three years. The one I loved above all other things in my life. Okay. That last one might've been an exaggeration, but still. I really loved that damn book. Sixty rejections later, I figured it wasn't happening. <br /><br />I decided to try to write something more "commercial" Hence, the new book. Light sci-fi romance with contemporary elements. Can I call that contemporary light sci-fi? Hmmmm...that's kind of a mouthful. What do you think?<br /><br />So, I just got my first rejection letter on the new book yesterday. I took it stupidly hard. I mean, it was ONE rejection. Please. That's not even worth shrugging over. But, it was the first rejection and I've only sent out three queries, so I got super sad. I just don't want to do sixty rejections again...you know? <br /><br />I mean, I had a couple requests with the last book. A couple partials and a couple fulls.Nothing panned out. I'm very nervous about that happening again. I'm like...what? I friggin wrote something commercial. But maybe I only think it's commercial? Ugh.<br /><br />Alright, I'm going to stop violating your comment section now. I just popped by to say hello. You entered by GUTGAA critique contest. And don't worry. My critiquing skills are awesome. I'm really good at telling other people how to fix their stuff--I just have a harder time looking at my own. I lose all objectivity. haha. <br /><br />I think your idea to rename the genre/title and give it another shot is a really good one though. Don't give up!!!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.com