Hey.
I'm not going to write the full story of my life and how I started writing here in this thread, this is just a quick question I'd appreciate if you answered, and I'll go straight to the point as to not bore you.
I've received around 15 rejections for my young adults novel, some of them aren't even "physical" because of the famous no-answer-means-no policy a few agencies use.
The question here is... should I give up already? Should I just move on to another project and consider the end of this one? (I haven't started writing a second novel yet, although I did write 2 sequels for the first book of the series I queried, out of fun and enjoyment of course.) Or should I keep going, sitting and awaiting for that rare legendary knight of salvation (one agent out of 20, miracles.)
I'm aware that rejections are really common and one as a writer who wants to be published MUST be ready for them. However I believe we all have got our limits, and pushing this further might be counterproductive, for me and for everyone.
So, what do you think?
Thanks in advance for the answers, and feel free to show your opinion based on personal experience or random thoughts of the moment.
Andrew.
EDIT: It's also worth adding that I haven't got asked for partials whatsoever, just plain rejections.
I'm not going to write the full story of my life and how I started writing here in this thread, this is just a quick question I'd appreciate if you answered, and I'll go straight to the point as to not bore you.
I've received around 15 rejections for my young adults novel, some of them aren't even "physical" because of the famous no-answer-means-no policy a few agencies use.
The question here is... should I give up already? Should I just move on to another project and consider the end of this one? (I haven't started writing a second novel yet, although I did write 2 sequels for the first book of the series I queried, out of fun and enjoyment of course.) Or should I keep going, sitting and awaiting for that rare legendary knight of salvation (one agent out of 20, miracles.)
I'm aware that rejections are really common and one as a writer who wants to be published MUST be ready for them. However I believe we all have got our limits, and pushing this further might be counterproductive, for me and for everyone.
So, what do you think?
Thanks in advance for the answers, and feel free to show your opinion based on personal experience or random thoughts of the moment.
Andrew.
EDIT: It's also worth adding that I haven't got asked for partials whatsoever, just plain rejections.
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