Wow, thank you for all of the nice birthday wishes! I am off to work but will return this afternoon and give reps.
I've been quiet and not very productive since I started querying. I think it's because I haven't started out very well -- out of 6 queries sent: 2 form Rs, a no response means no, and waiting on 3 (these range from days to 3 weeks). I did realize one agent wasn't a good fit. I've hesitated sending out more because I'm hoping for some sort of idea of what's sinking me, but there's no way to tell at this point. I do know my word count is high, and I'm considering tightening again before I send out any more Qs, hopefully to get the word count down below 130K. Historical fiction is supposed to have a bit of leeway for world building, but this still is prob too high for a debut.
Anyway, I know I've got to outline the next book, so I'm mulling over the main plot line and internal conflicts. At least my thoughts are starting to drift more frequently to the new story -- I'm taking that as a good sign.
I hope today brings productivity to all and good news to at least some of you here.
I've been quiet and not very productive since I started querying. I think it's because I haven't started out very well -- out of 6 queries sent: 2 form Rs, a no response means no, and waiting on 3 (these range from days to 3 weeks). I did realize one agent wasn't a good fit. I've hesitated sending out more because I'm hoping for some sort of idea of what's sinking me, but there's no way to tell at this point. I do know my word count is high, and I'm considering tightening again before I send out any more Qs, hopefully to get the word count down below 130K. Historical fiction is supposed to have a bit of leeway for world building, but this still is prob too high for a debut.
Anyway, I know I've got to outline the next book, so I'm mulling over the main plot line and internal conflicts. At least my thoughts are starting to drift more frequently to the new story -- I'm taking that as a good sign.
I hope today brings productivity to all and good news to at least some of you here.