In my inbox this morning: 1 full request for Creep (meaning the agent wants to see the entire manuscript). 1 short story acceptance from the 6S Review. All in all, a freakingly awesome good day.
Query Hell
The method to my madness
There's a method to reading emails from agents, editors and publishers, and I've come to master it quite well. Here's what I do when the special email address I set up specifically for submissions has(1) New Email: My heart immediately does a thing. Sort of like...
I’m back!
After ten days of Mexican sun, I am sad and happy to be home. Vacations are good for the soul. Unfortunately, the rejection mill doesn't stop because one is taking a break from one's life. I got a form rejection via email while I was lying by the pool...
Obsession
Confession: The problem with querying is that I never stop thinking about rejection. I think I may be masochistic. And maybe a little bit twisted. Because here's another confession: The rejections make me feel kind of good. Not really, really good...