tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post1847237411959937821..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: Tuesday's Stuff and ThingsJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-1940901320000653362008-09-16T21:22:00.000-05:002008-09-16T21:22:00.000-05:00It's such a long process of fine-tuning everything...It's such a long process of fine-tuning everything. But don't give up! I agree with Terri and Janet that adding wordcount can give layers to your story. Maybe outline first, see what can be developed further, and shine the query letter. Did you get any requests for partials? If not, it might just be the query isn't hitting the mark. But keep at it! :)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-47876275830649281212008-09-16T21:00:00.000-05:002008-09-16T21:00:00.000-05:00that is a great freaking wish! would be awesome t...that is a great freaking wish! would be awesome to get away and still be able to know that everything at home and elsewere was fine. very cool J :)Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392363844762406853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-58286062647679164802008-09-16T20:02:00.000-05:002008-09-16T20:02:00.000-05:00I hear the crickets as I type. ;-)As for the book(...I hear the crickets as I type. ;-)<BR/><BR/>As for the book(s)... Why not self-publish your work? Is that so bad? Dare I say it?<BR/><BR/>Just a thought...<BR/><BR/>*smiles, hugs, and prayers*<BR/>MicheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-70668380361796326172008-09-16T19:49:00.000-05:002008-09-16T19:49:00.000-05:00first off, snooze button...greatest invention ever...first off, snooze button...greatest invention ever! and second, you keep you head held high and keep thinking positive. Everything works out in the end and the end near....wait that sounds dark. Uhmm..great things come to those who are patient...and greater things come to those who find these agents and kick them in balls!Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392363844762406853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-74887673954110795002008-09-16T16:52:00.000-05:002008-09-16T16:52:00.000-05:00Thanks for the encouragement, Melissa. And I wish ...Thanks for the encouragement, Melissa. And I wish the the best with your projects. Maybe soon you can revisit the one on your hard drive!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-6508042552363995482008-09-16T16:11:00.000-05:002008-09-16T16:11:00.000-05:00It's so hard to let go of a project when it keeps ...It's so hard to let go of a project when it keeps tugging you back. I kept querying my last novel until I had accumulated so many rejections that I wanted to cry: the overwhelming theme of the rejections was, "This time period doesn't sell well."<BR/><BR/>So, it's stuck on my hard-drive. I'm not sending out anymore queries. It's not the right time for some reason for this book to be out in the Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-45671780563394563672008-09-16T15:09:00.000-05:002008-09-16T15:09:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you shared where you are now. I am in ...I'm so glad you shared where you are now. I am in a similar situation. I wanted to write a non-fiction but everything I've read says you need a really good platform to do it. Even people I know with agents can't get it published yet because they need to build that up.<BR/><BR/>My fiction book that I am trying to get an agent for was about your word count too. When I looked around, there are very Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-43702686956567692822008-09-16T12:32:00.000-05:002008-09-16T12:32:00.000-05:00Thanks, everyone, for chiming in. I really appreci...Thanks, everyone, for chiming in. I really appreciate your advice and support, now more than ever. Each of you has great points, and I'll consider it all as I move forward with a decision. Maybe I'm making it too hard on myself, when I need to simply step out in faith.<BR/>I'll keep you all posted.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-1455472333527205552008-09-16T11:57:00.000-05:002008-09-16T11:57:00.000-05:00Janna, I know how tough it can be. I've been tryi...Janna, I know how tough it can be. I've been trying to get my second book started for a while now and I'm still waiting to get all my beta feedback for my first book, which is not as long as I like. I think that sometimes we need to walk away from projects to work on something else, so that we get a fresh look later on. Perhaps your first book needs that?<BR/><BR/>Additionally, you can always Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-50102316255660975062008-09-16T11:56:00.000-05:002008-09-16T11:56:00.000-05:00Bliss Lake does sound awfully short. Adding does ...<I>Bliss Lake</I> does sound awfully short. Adding does not have to be padding, you know, it can be deepening instead. Maybe you could have another look at the manuscript and see if any possibilities jump out at you. There was a thread on that just recently, probably still ongoing, at AW.<BR/><BR/>If nothing does, I'd say to continue submitting it without getting too emotionally invested. If Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-65486724198747713612008-09-16T11:50:00.000-05:002008-09-16T11:50:00.000-05:00No crickets here, unless you count that literary J...No crickets here, unless you count that literary Jimminy Cricket who sits on our shoulders, gently but persistently making us feel guilty about...whatever. ;)<BR/><BR/>Two things about your triangle: better that shape than an endless loop-dee-loop of a circle, inside of which, you never know where to turn or on what to concentrate. <BR/><BR/>Have you targeted your agent search to those who Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-35570951262152023672008-09-16T11:24:00.000-05:002008-09-16T11:24:00.000-05:00Janna, I only have two corners but they're troubli...Janna, I only have two corners but they're troubling me too. I had planned to start edits on my memoir today, but I can't get past opening word. I keep thinking that if I just start it'll go smoothly, but I don't wanna!<BR/><BR/>Instead, my novel is swirling in my head and I keep getting ideas on how to fill out different scenes and build up a secondary character. If this were anyone else I'd sayMelanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.com