June 7

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No sooner had I wrote my post of submitting my queries over the last couple of weeks, I received not one but two rejections. And I'm okay. I have decided I prefer to hear the "no" versus lack of response. One was the standard, "not what I'm looking for at this time..." and the other said the opening pages didn't grab her the way she wanted them to.

I have worried about my opening pages. I have written my first chapter several times, and while I think it is the strongest it has ever been, I also know it might be the most mundane chapter I have. I set the scene, and I had to build the tension to get to the grand reveal. However, if I receive more feedback stating the same, I will need to think of a way to re-frame the beginning of my book. Perhaps I could begin with the big reveal, Isaac standing face-to-face with a faerie and flashback to how he arrived at this moment, but something about that just feels off to me.

I do believe the agents who request to read the first 3 chapters or 30 pages will be more likely to request the full manuscript from me. My one rejection said she did not feel she was the best agent to represent me, and that is what I am taking to heart. The whole purpose of going the agent route is to have someone love my book as much as I do who is willing to fight for its publication. So, if they don't feel like they can do that for me, it is for the best. I know the right agent is out there.

Each rejection is a step in the right direction.

June 7, 2021

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