tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post8399006163779420096..comments2024-01-10T04:32:03.578-05:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: Am I Cursed?Writer, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-72653392539100780952008-01-13T23:03:00.000-05:002008-01-13T23:03:00.000-05:00I've had a total of 4 agents, each of them for sev...I've had a total of 4 agents, each of them for several years in a row. I will wait until the dude who runs the agency reads my novel and rejects it before I move on with my search. Thanks for the nice comments, everyone. I'm trying to keep my chin up.Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-88660996765041568982008-01-11T23:46:00.000-05:002008-01-11T23:46:00.000-05:00Will someone else at his agency be inheriting you?...Will someone else at his agency be inheriting you? I agree that that situation does suck and that the replacement is never as enthusiastic as the one who signed you. Unless you are somehow beholden to that agency, I'd say you should start the long, hideous process of agent-seeking all over again. Your current agent owes you at least the courtesy of referring you to another agent who might be a good match for you. Good luck, WR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-85767443594438606112008-01-11T12:47:00.000-05:002008-01-11T12:47:00.000-05:00See the positive, brother. Soon you'll have more ...See the positive, brother. Soon you'll have more fodder for the blog.<BR/><BR/>BTW, how many agents have you had?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-68474102844346896532008-01-11T11:25:00.000-05:002008-01-11T11:25:00.000-05:00A great haiku. Thank you, Q.A great haiku. Thank you, Q.Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-67672014629809583022008-01-11T09:56:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:56:00.000-05:00Gender of threeRejected... for nowMay fortune soon...Gender of three<BR/>Rejected... for now<BR/>May fortune soon smile<BR/><BR/>(How's that for a crappy haiku? I love the art form, but poetry isn't one of my strong suits.)<BR/><BR/>Chin up... or, if you can't keep that chin up, let it sag and blog about your despair! <BR/><BR/>(Stop by my blog and give me some ideas for a hip-hop song title...)<BR/><BR/>Q-bertaThe Quoiblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632853309100258560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-35968881886586234402008-01-11T09:09:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:09:00.000-05:00Dude: Your theories #1 & #2 are false. 1) I keep m...Dude: <BR/><BR/>Your theories #1 & #2 are false. <BR/><BR/>1) I keep my royal bithcing about publishing to my blog (or other outlets); all of my agents have loved (or at least liked and appreciated) me. <BR/><BR/>2)I've had great representation through the years: Two of my agents were major heavy hitters with big-time clients, and two were very promising & on the rise.<BR/><BR/>I guess that leaves #3. Maybe you're right. Maybe they take one look at my new work and decide it's not worth it. Maybe they run screaming from the industry. My mother always said I should find a real job. (Hey, wait, a minute: Mom? Is that you?)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the familiar kick while I'm going down. It reminds me of from whence I came. Dude.Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-31477481335500864122008-01-11T09:01:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:01:00.000-05:00Tough luck, loser. As I see it: 1) You whine and ...Tough luck, loser. As I see it: 1) You whine and complain so much, your agents all want to get away from you. 2) You pick losers who are on their way out because you can't get a real agent. 3) Your writing sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-14310721463183141182008-01-10T19:10:00.000-05:002008-01-10T19:10:00.000-05:00Aw, man, I'm sorry! That's tough. It's a rough wor...Aw, man, I'm sorry! That's tough. It's a rough world out there, lately.<BR/><BR/>You don't have to stick with the agency, though, do you? I mean, why go with someone who's just eating leftovers? Find a new champion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com