Ouch.
Remember how I said I got the quickest rejection letter ever (7 minutes)just last week? Well, that record's been smashed.
Back in February I'd queried agent William Reiss from John Hawkins Literary Agency. I sent him an e-mail (which was acceptable), but I never heard back from him. Checking on Verla Kay's Blue Boards, I could see people getting responses as quickly as the same day. This, to me, meant one thing. My query had fallen into that great abyss where none return.
So, seeing as it's been a number of months, I re-queried him and even attached a note, saying that author Terry Trueman recommended finding Ron Koertge's (STONER & SPAZ)agent. Done and done.
5 minutes later, I got this:
Dear Mr. Troupe:
No thank you, but thank you for writing to me about your novel.
Yours sincerely,
William Reiss
Ouch.
The sort of good news? I've got 5 queries out there, waiting to see what'll happen. This is the week where I start the snail-mail process. I've got the stamps. I've got the names. I just need to send 'em out, dang it.
Labels: bill reiss, eating crow, lighting quick, rejection, wounded pride
posted by TKT @ 9:21 AM
2 Comments:
Don't feel too bad about the content of the rejection. That's a canned response, it's given to every query he turns down.
Just wanted to say hi and good luck! You seem to be working hard at getting your writing out there and I hope it all pays off for you.
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