Thanks Serendipity. Even a tough wait is good experience I guess! Thanks for the encouragement and be sure I'll keep on keeping onHm... someone is determined to make my life interesting... almost, but not quite, put the something about the joker in the pile into the list... ahem... OK I gotta warped sense of humour... Welcome half-on-board, Boneman.
Lynn M Love - we're all in this together - everyone starts from a beginning, and you're no exception. We all remember what it was like when it was our first time... me, I was a bewildered mouse...
The list now stands at...
Prizzley - rejected 29/09/2016
DGJones - rejected 08/09/2016
Enshanta - rejected 08/09/2016
Anthorn - rejected 29/09/2016
aThenian
BDFiala - rejected 18/08/2016
Kerrybuchanan
S Blake-Smy
Lynn M Love
Boneman (unsure of whether he's in or out)
Good luck, everyone, whether it is with getting placed with United Agents or getting your novel published elsewhere.
Yep, learning to tough out submissions and what not is all part of the fun. Hang in there.Thanks Serendipity. Even a tough wait is good experience I guess! Thanks for the encouragement and be sure I'll keep on keeping on
Painful, isn't it? I was in the Hodderscape open submission last year and made it through to January seconds reads before my R. It's nerve shredding, every time you open your emails and the longer you're in the more you can fool yourself you're getting somewhere, where as of course it's just they have a huge pile of subs to read through and you happen to be at the bottom.Yep, learning to tough out submissions and what not is all part of the fun. Hang in there.
Painful, isn't it? I was in the Hodderscape open submission last year and made it through to January seconds reads before my R. It's nerve shredding, every time you open your emails and the longer you're in the more you can fool yourself you're getting somewhere, where as of course it's just they have a huge pile of subs to read through and you happen to be at the bottom.
Ah, why do we do it to ourselves?
Thanks for the encouragement all
All true, Boneman. I fit writing in where and when I can - lunch breaks, on the bus to work as well as my allotted writing time in the week. It's not a hobby, it's just me, it's what I do as much as walking and talking. I'm always watching people, always wondering what the story is in any situation. And you've hit the nail on the head for me - publication is about affirmation from professionals, someone who knows what they're talking about saying 'yes, this is good enough for us to back you'.
. Loads of imaginary chocolate winging its way to you... but keep on applying - you never know when you're going to receive a yes!
... I was kind of hoping, fingers crossed and all that... sack loads of sympathy and imaginary creamy chocolates winging their way to you (and your horses if they are allowed to have any)!
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