tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post7681094106013427195..comments2024-03-21T08:24:26.083-04:00Comments on Where Fantasy and Love Take Flight: The Grief of QueryingNicole Zoltackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-87302463345741045342011-10-15T14:19:32.285-04:002011-10-15T14:19:32.285-04:00I love this! I'm getting very close and my que...I love this! I'm getting very close and my query letter is on it's 9th edit. It's now in the hands of an author from whom I won a query critique.<br /><br />I don't know if I can do this ...Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-78527713358221986292011-10-14T10:13:51.063-04:002011-10-14T10:13:51.063-04:00I hate the process. Self publish. The big six keep...I hate the process. Self publish. The big six keep putting out the same thing anyhow.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962862566388212238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-30977395350308746422011-10-14T09:01:40.660-04:002011-10-14T09:01:40.660-04:00Good luck Nicole. Sounds like and exhausting proce...Good luck Nicole. Sounds like and exhausting process.<br />Sue Bkatsrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071353967222221634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-43264132756863491252011-10-14T08:46:51.781-04:002011-10-14T08:46:51.781-04:00Oh man, this is so, so true. Not only of querying,...Oh man, this is so, so true. Not only of querying, but other parts of the process too, like critiques and revision letters. <br /><br />Have a great weekend, Nicole!<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-60297836427728832832011-10-14T07:56:36.163-04:002011-10-14T07:56:36.163-04:00LOL! I love that.LOL! I love that.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-59504945847731305802011-10-14T07:29:39.669-04:002011-10-14T07:29:39.669-04:00:) That's all I can do right now. Querying is ...:) That's all I can do right now. Querying is rough work, and it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, sometimes.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-25668030801494463602011-10-13T23:47:55.681-04:002011-10-13T23:47:55.681-04:00This is a great list. I'm about to start that ...This is a great list. I'm about to start that horrible path too. Well, probably in January, but I think I like Acceptance the most. <br /><br />Just have to keep at it and try not to let the rejections get you down.K.T. Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477211734721721621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-17846950468573287572011-10-13T18:52:20.977-04:002011-10-13T18:52:20.977-04:00I like the last one. Let's just start with tha...I like the last one. Let's just start with that and forget all the misery in between.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-23041304314167118152011-10-13T18:42:28.299-04:002011-10-13T18:42:28.299-04:00How very true. I'm kinda in the bargaining sta...How very true. I'm kinda in the bargaining stage of querying at the moment. Have a full out and all I'm asking is for a reply...can't take the waiting! <br /><br />J.C.<br /><br /><i>Join me in the <b><a href="http://jc-martin.com/fighterwriter/2011/10/trick-or-treat/" rel="nofollow">Trick or Treat Spooktacular</a></b>! Could you help make the Grand Prize a brand new Kindle Touch?</i>J.C. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567971311643106302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-22746147026005096412011-10-13T18:17:00.038-04:002011-10-13T18:17:00.038-04:00Ha! What a great post. Love it. You summed this up...Ha! What a great post. Love it. You summed this up so well! Best of luck as you query. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-47335943572485282122011-10-13T15:55:09.609-04:002011-10-13T15:55:09.609-04:00Ha! You're on the mark with this one. Great po...Ha! You're on the mark with this one. Great post.E. Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634213563563094173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-42088851941310026632011-10-13T14:49:00.695-04:002011-10-13T14:49:00.695-04:00You totally hit the nail on the head with your pos...You totally hit the nail on the head with your post, Nicole! Thanks for sharing your humorous take on the process. :)<br /><br />Oh, and I launched a giveaway today!David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-14229020134915080352011-10-13T13:42:52.641-04:002011-10-13T13:42:52.641-04:00It's funny but it's true....It's funny but it's true....Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-27358551982170636422011-10-13T13:31:01.335-04:002011-10-13T13:31:01.335-04:00I'm in the, "I'm a writer whether you...I'm in the, "I'm a writer whether you appreciate it or not, damn it!"<br />Great post!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-24802294049563186002011-10-13T13:11:04.683-04:002011-10-13T13:11:04.683-04:00Hilarious post. Don't give up. Some of the gre...Hilarious post. Don't give up. Some of the greatest authors were rejected dozens of times before being accepted.<br /><br />You can do it!danicapagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759243590973703725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-81911506093666761242011-10-13T12:48:31.919-04:002011-10-13T12:48:31.919-04:00So hilarious :) Hahaha! So true.
Sarah Allen
(my ...So hilarious :) Hahaha! So true.<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-57098278432000055652011-10-13T12:34:44.464-04:002011-10-13T12:34:44.464-04:00Isn't that the truth. What a cycle. I think we...Isn't that the truth. What a cycle. I think we're all a little crazy.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-47546508895901904722011-10-13T09:37:18.236-04:002011-10-13T09:37:18.236-04:00Excellent, funny post! It took me three novels to ...Excellent, funny post! It took me three novels to get an agent. The manuscript has yet to be sold, but I'm still writing whether it happens with this novel or the next or the next...D.E. Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256696009575732721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-9686876419712157532011-10-13T08:55:26.779-04:002011-10-13T08:55:26.779-04:00Good luck...and yea, I've gone through the ent...Good luck...and yea, I've gone through the entire cylce...YESTERDAY!Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-72570415921203641452011-10-13T08:32:07.994-04:002011-10-13T08:32:07.994-04:00Nicole,
Keep querying! It took me four books of q...Nicole,<br /><br />Keep querying! It took me four books of querying to get an agent. If I'd stopped after the third book, I wouldn't have one right now. <br /><br />You have to keep at it!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-44114524294033105682011-10-13T07:42:55.526-04:002011-10-13T07:42:55.526-04:00The bargaining one made me laugh out loud!The bargaining one made me laugh out loud!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com