tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post2501958096004206834..comments2023-10-30T03:57:36.471-07:00Comments on Creepy Query Girl: Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine?Creepy Query Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-15207317143830407802010-11-18T00:30:10.898-08:002010-11-18T00:30:10.898-08:00I would offer you the best of luck, but with the a...I would offer you the best of luck, but with the amount of hard work and determination you've put into this, You don't need luck :) Like you said, time will go by, and that shiny golden agent will pick up your ms and cry, "yes!" We're all behind you here :)Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-38711226068736018512010-11-14T15:31:42.231-08:002010-11-14T15:31:42.231-08:00I've just blogged about why it's so much h...I've just blogged about why it's so much harder to get published in adult fiction than YA. It might help you understand that it's not you; it's them.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-51881153332083417632010-11-11T12:24:56.857-08:002010-11-11T12:24:56.857-08:00Hmmmm; you'd think someone would publish some ...Hmmmm; you'd think someone would publish some kinda' shortcut for all of us who resort to stalking agents.<br /><br />Keep pluggin' away. I know you can do it.<br /><br /> ~ YayaYaya' s Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10766073744832801633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-4084166415305514492010-11-11T10:00:33.913-08:002010-11-11T10:00:33.913-08:00Vent and vent away! That's what we're all ...Vent and vent away! That's what we're all here for - and we understand. I've been through it multiple time - hang in there. Persistence really is the key!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-72292692268576375352010-11-11T08:05:00.855-08:002010-11-11T08:05:00.855-08:00All i can say is HANG ON! We are all in the same b...All i can say is HANG ON! We are all in the same boat and the only thing keeping us alive is that we're sticking to the rail and trying desperately not to jump or fall into the ocean. <br /><br />Hang on, girl. Never let that passion, that fire, that oomph die because that's what kept J.K.Rowling, Stephanie Myer and many more, where they are today.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873064463647552733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-83562021502785895392010-11-11T07:45:06.857-08:002010-11-11T07:45:06.857-08:00Welcome Laura! Nice to meet you!
Thanks so much ...Welcome Laura! Nice to meet you!<br /><br />Thanks so much Greg for sharing your story. It's easy to forget how important the journey is:)Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-23278309741378316782010-11-11T07:35:15.409-08:002010-11-11T07:35:15.409-08:00I queried and quiered. I polished and polished. Af...I queried and quiered. I polished and polished. After working 5 years on my first novel I was able to sum it up in one sentence and that made ALL the difference. What happens when a lost man finds Christ only to lose his soul? The requests poured in and I choose the agent who was most excited about my novel, Mammoth Mountain.<br /><br />That was over a year ago and though it is still being read by a fantastic editor, it hasn't sold. So even when you get your dream agent it's just another step along the way. The key to staying sane is to use all the emotional ups and downs and pour them into your art. While I've been waiting for Mammoth Mountain to sell I've completed another novel and in a few days I'll send it to my agent.<br /><br />I keep telling myself that the journey is the reward. Don't give up. Someone is going to fall in love with your book!<br /><br />Greg Gutierrez<br />www.greggutierrez.comGreg Gutierrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855863421285825296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-36657890183233972602010-11-11T07:20:45.539-08:002010-11-11T07:20:45.539-08:00I'm happy I just found your blog! I love readi...I'm happy I just found your blog! I love reading about publishing/querying journeys. Best of luck to you!Laura Maylenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058744860709615256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-61588474223156500442010-11-11T06:32:12.879-08:002010-11-11T06:32:12.879-08:00Dora is my source of inspiration ,"Just keep ...Dora is my source of inspiration ,"Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming." Okay, so this is from a kids movie Finding Nemo. But her sticjtuitiveness is inspiring. And I like the movie. Hope this helps. There is someone out there who is just waiting to say that one word you want to hear .... YES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-61734453190805976122010-11-11T05:38:26.502-08:002010-11-11T05:38:26.502-08:00Aw, honey. You WILL get there one day. You have ta...Aw, honey. You WILL get there one day. You have talent and determination to back you up too! Just imagine your life if you didn't write? Would you want to live it? I wouldn't. It's times like these you just have to think. What would I choose? Writing, or not writing? You're gonna write anyway, so now all you need is a little ego boost. YOU ARE BRILLINAT HONEY AND ONE DAY YOU'RE GONNA GET REWARDED FOR IT!!!!! :O)Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-3487759617342709712010-11-10T23:00:23.250-08:002010-11-10T23:00:23.250-08:00Whine away girl. This stuff is hard. I'm sorry...Whine away girl. This stuff is hard. I'm sorry you're having a rough go of it. My thoughts are with you. <br /><br />I know you'll get there someday. You have too much voice and are too talented not too.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-52328632924252492872010-11-10T19:07:31.331-08:002010-11-10T19:07:31.331-08:00Every writer is perfectly entitled to whine now an...Every writer is perfectly entitled to whine now and again. It's better than many of the venting alternatives, and way easier to recover from.<br /><br />I know it's beyond frustrating, but keep on going. It can happen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-35177319013274541782010-11-10T17:05:17.723-08:002010-11-10T17:05:17.723-08:00After my recent meltdown...no way I'm going to...After my recent meltdown...no way I'm going to give you grief about whining!! :) Although I haven't read any of your stories, just a few snippets you've posted for blogfests, but it was enough to convince me that you will recieve that CALL some day! Vent all you need...but keep sending out those letters!DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-46755876740469296692010-11-10T15:01:26.777-08:002010-11-10T15:01:26.777-08:00I sooo don't want to be singing this song eith...I sooo don't want to be singing this song either, but I know it's on the menu for all of us. My niece sent me some Bryan Adams "Don't let go"...(of the things you believe in) Sappy, but so helpful on those self-doubting days (which is EVERY day, for me). <br /><br />Like you said, time goes by, if we've worked toward a dream or not.Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-80483075918004176702010-11-10T14:35:00.461-08:002010-11-10T14:35:00.461-08:00It's okay to feel bad for a while after a reje...It's okay to feel bad for a while after a rejection. Just don't stop writing and querying. Come back and keep trying. I have a plethora of rejections, a cornucopia, if you will, of No Thank You notes . . . So, pass the sushi, will you? And add a nice caesar salad to boot.Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787088898112141579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-91605699730667386682010-11-10T14:18:14.955-08:002010-11-10T14:18:14.955-08:00oh, you just hang in there honey. Pretend you'...oh, you just hang in there honey. Pretend you're fishing. Patience and the right bait~ :o) <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-56777884815158563112010-11-10T14:16:16.039-08:002010-11-10T14:16:16.039-08:00You have a really inspiring outlook on time. Than...You have a really inspiring outlook on time. Thank you for sharing your thoughts... and your w[h]ine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-48196310194943006132010-11-10T12:50:13.782-08:002010-11-10T12:50:13.782-08:00I totally hear you Katie. Last Wed I got two e-mai...I totally hear you Katie. Last Wed I got two e-mail rejections, then stopped by the mail box for another hit of joy joy. Then to top it off I got a rejection on my request for a full! I used it as an excuse to eat cookies, cake, ice cream... If this keeps up I'll blow up like a balloonMelissa Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700191547004665402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-5081205617610048212010-11-10T11:47:11.576-08:002010-11-10T11:47:11.576-08:00Wonderful creepy query girl!!!! One thing that shi...Wonderful creepy query girl!!!! One thing that shines through is your gutsy determination!! You get knocked back so many times but by golly you get right back on your feet and you try again and again and again!! And not just churning the same ol THING but improving on IT, working on IT, beavering away and polishing, polishing, polishing!!<br /><br />BRAVO and good for you!!!! It's easier to just lay down and giving up. It's harder and more soul destroying to do the complete opposite. But by golly the rewards - the pot at the end of the rainbow - are so worth this pain!! <br /><br />You will succeed. <br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-16217791474462206182010-11-10T11:17:23.055-08:002010-11-10T11:17:23.055-08:00Yes, Jessica's story is a light in the darknes...Yes, Jessica's story is a light in the darkness! Something for the rest of us to cling to as we go through our own query wars. I'll be there with you soon. I'm excited to get there, but also dreading it. Best of luck to you!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-48824031044263689522010-11-10T11:16:09.481-08:002010-11-10T11:16:09.481-08:00Hang in there, Katie! You'll get there! Yes, t...Hang in there, Katie! You'll get there! Yes, the querying absolutely and totally SUCKS. I hear you on that one... but you are doing all the right things... it will come together.<br /><br />(I want wine with my whine, thanks)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-81546954232661748132010-11-10T10:45:40.621-08:002010-11-10T10:45:40.621-08:00Thanks for your funny, insightful comment on my bl...Thanks for your funny, insightful comment on my blogpost about Nathan Bransford.<br /><br />But you have every right to whine. It's brutal out there. Getting brutaller by the minute. Just a few years ago, my mediocre queries (I didn't know any better) almost always got a partial request. Lots of fulls. I landed an agent, who couldn't sell my books, so I wrote some more. Got a better agent. She couldn't make a sale either, but I kept going.<br /><br />Now I can write a killer query with a fantastic hook for a super-polished ms. and I get nothing, zilch, nada. I'm actually flattered with a one-sentence form rejection--OMG, they acknowledge I exist!!<br /><br />The publishing industry is in a state of upheaval and the few editors who haven't lost their jobs are terrified and they're taking their fear out on agents. The only rule is "Nothing can be done that hasn't been done before." That's why nothing sells but YA, paranormal, and gimicky mash-ups.<br /><br />The people who are really suffering are readers. I remember when I always had ten new books on my "can't wait to read" list: fun books for grown-up ladies. Not involving brain eating monsters or revisiting the horrors of high school. Sigh. <br /><br />I'm not sure what we can do about it, but be assured it's got nothing to do with your voice--if it's anything like the one on your blog, it's fabulous. <br /><br />We may have to start up self-publishing collectives for genres like smart, funny women's fiction. It has been vilified by the industry for no apparent reason. But it appeals to the vast majority of readers--who are women over 40. (How many of your mom's friends are that heavily into into zombies?) <br /><br />OK, now I got to whine, too.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-8247633933603170852010-11-10T10:34:59.681-08:002010-11-10T10:34:59.681-08:00I got an agent on my first book. Lost him then had...I got an agent on my first book. Lost him then had to write three more books before I got another agent.<br /><br />The ups and downs of this business never end (Sarah Dessen even posted a while ago about her continuing self doubts). The only way to succeed is to stick with it. And it is worth it, IMO. Only the writers who mange to hold onto that belief will make it.Jennifer Hoffinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-19098808594437949852010-11-10T10:08:30.751-08:002010-11-10T10:08:30.751-08:00you know how we all secretly wish we had Ian Somer...you know how we all secretly wish we had Ian Somerhalder locked in our basement? its the same with queries, u just need to find that one amazing agent who you will click with, ur Enrique Iglesias is still out there. If all of those 5 rejections wanted to rep u it prolly would not have worked, so hang in there and wait for the right agent.Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-38248113589422739612010-11-10T09:54:16.346-08:002010-11-10T09:54:16.346-08:00Whine whenever you need! No worries there.
You wi...Whine whenever you need! No worries there.<br /><br />You will make it. You have made such great progress already. Getting requests and what not is HUGE anyway! Just keep trying and keep bettering yourself. That's all we as writers can do right? You will find that ONE agent for you. It might just be they are there and you just haven't mailed them yet but I fully believe that you will find the one.Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.com