The Quest shall return next week. I was taken up with a thought and wrote on that this week. I was thinking about something recently, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. In talking to my historically minded friends, I mentioned that one of my favorite historical themes is theContinue reading “A History Thought”
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The Quest #7
Not much this week. No rejections, which is odd. I suppose that means there’s going to be a flood of them in the coming weeks. It also means I got ahead of the pile. Haha. The funny thing about the change of the months is that more agents are open the first few days ofContinue reading “The Quest #7”
The Quest # 6
So, recently I finished going through the pages of Manuscript Wishlist and Query Manager. It’s a good site, designed to help writers find agents. I just don’t know how successful it is at matching them. I sent a query to most agents I saw who represented fantasy books. I looked for people I was excitedContinue reading “The Quest # 6”
The Quest #5
Progress remains steady in querying. I’ve discovered the most deflating thing is when an agent I thought was a good match declines to represent me. It doesn’t discourage me from continuing, but it does feel like a missed opportunity. What could have been, huh. I will say, the meanest, pettiest part of me has theContinue reading “The Quest #5”
On Honesty
On Honesty (with an introductory digression on the nature of the Essay) I will get to the premise of this essay soon, I promise. I wouldn’t lie to you. Not here at least. Not in an essay about honesty. But before I begin that essay, I felt I needed to write this one. I know,Continue reading “On Honesty”
The Quest # 2
I had a busy weekend with a friend’s wedding, so I only managed to query two agents since the last posting. Which is great because I had two rejections last week. I have achieved replacement rate. I’m not discouraged by the rejections. That’s the business. I barely have ten. Breaking in is harder than writing.Continue reading “The Quest # 2”
Michael Frutig 