Found out this morning that I didn't make the cut in not one but two pitch contests I entered into recently, both of which were announced this morning.
Have sent out probably 25 queries with only 1 request for a full, which was ultimately rejected (granted I still haven't heard back from about 1/2 of those, but I don't take that as a good sign).
I feel like my writing is good, but I'm wondering if my story is too generic. But the point is, all this rejection is making me less and less excited about finishing it (and before I get yelled at, YES the manuscript is finished, but it's a trilogy and I'm almost done with the third book; the other two are done). I'm writing this because I love to write, yet I find myself getting wrapped up in the "I NEED TO PUBLISH" craze and it's not good...
On a side note, should I stop admitting in my queries that the novel is part of a trilogy? I feel like that's getting me automatically rejected by people who don't want to take a chance; but I also don't want to lead agents on, so if they request a full, and read it, and think "WHAT? IT'S NOT FINISHED!" and then they're especially angry with me...
OK, so I'm rambling. This was just not a good way to start my morning.
But I'm thinking of just taking a hiatus from trying to find an agent, to sink back into my writing and get it finished. Then maybe I can pitch it as either a trilogy or a reaaaaally long novel, and agents can take their pick.
UGH.
Have sent out probably 25 queries with only 1 request for a full, which was ultimately rejected (granted I still haven't heard back from about 1/2 of those, but I don't take that as a good sign).
I feel like my writing is good, but I'm wondering if my story is too generic. But the point is, all this rejection is making me less and less excited about finishing it (and before I get yelled at, YES the manuscript is finished, but it's a trilogy and I'm almost done with the third book; the other two are done). I'm writing this because I love to write, yet I find myself getting wrapped up in the "I NEED TO PUBLISH" craze and it's not good...
On a side note, should I stop admitting in my queries that the novel is part of a trilogy? I feel like that's getting me automatically rejected by people who don't want to take a chance; but I also don't want to lead agents on, so if they request a full, and read it, and think "WHAT? IT'S NOT FINISHED!" and then they're especially angry with me...
OK, so I'm rambling. This was just not a good way to start my morning.
But I'm thinking of just taking a hiatus from trying to find an agent, to sink back into my writing and get it finished. Then maybe I can pitch it as either a trilogy or a reaaaaally long novel, and agents can take their pick.
UGH.