Not a top 10 list in the true sense, but an interesting assortment of numbers nonetheless…
7– the number of drafts I wrote before querying agents
96 – the number of queries I sent
10 – the number of requests I received
48 – the number of rejections I received
46 – the number of rejections I received that were form
1 – the number of agent offers I received before I signed
3 – the number of manuscripts I pulled from other agents once I signed (I didn’t give them a chance to offer)
2 – the number of revisions my agent put me through before submitting to editors
98 – the number of weeks from the day I wrote the first word to the day my book sold
2011 – the year my book will come out
Do you have not-so-random numbers? Share!
I'm curious about the number 98 — you know the exact date you started the book?
And of course 2011 is the best number of all — congrats again!
Wow – very cool! I love this and I agree with Jen – 2011 is the best of all!
This was fantastic! I love the numbers and I love that they are not so random!!! Hmm since I'm not quite to the point where you are my numbers will be different…
2 – The number of stories I've written.
4 – The number of ideas I'm working on.
7 – Days. The quickest novel I've ever written.
That was fun!!! Just an FYI I have your interview going up tomorrow morning! Hope you stop by to say hi!
3.5 – the hours of sleep I received last night
13 – the age in months of my first born (hence the 3.5 hours of sleep last night)
.5 – the maximum my patience scale goes up to today (having only 3.5 hours of sleep last night)
Your numbers are so much better than mine. 🙂 🙂
Just came over because of Jackee's recommendation.
I think your numbers are better than mine.
Oh, man, I hope my numbers match up to your numbers because that's about the same number of queries I sent out, the exact number of requests and the same number of fulls out to agents. Here's hoping I'll get that 1 request and 3 retractions!
Jen: I remember the exact day I started writing CREEP because we had just moved into our new house AND had just gotten back from a family vacation (in-laws and all) to Alaska. I remember coming home from the trip exhausted and looking around and wanting to cry because there were so many unpacked boxes. It wasn't the greatest time to get inspired to write… but inspiration always hits at the weirdest times, yes?
Those are all great numbers, guys! Thanks for sharing!
The number for me is six, which is how many years I've been writing, editing, and rewriting my novel. I haven't even made it to the querying stage yet.
But soon. Very soon.