How I Got My Agent, Part I








Three weeks later, she passed.










R.S. Bohn said...

Loved this. Tweeted it.

Congrats again.

Emily White said...

Very exciting story! I can't wait to hear the rest of it. Congrats, by the way!! :)

storyqueen said...

Looking forward to reading the rest of your story!!

And congratulations are in order, I hear!


Amie McCracken said...

I'm sorry. But you can't just stop there and continue on Friday. Seriously! The suspense is killing me!

Krista Van Dolzer said...

I can't wait to hear more about the offer you accepted - and about the offer you turned down. Like you said, I think that's something that every querying writer needs to know about it. Not all agents are created equal.

vic caswell said...

ohman! that near miss must have killed. i'm so sorry you went through that.
mr. perseverance, you did well! :)

Iliadfan said...

Why did you revise from Adult SFF to YA? Do you feel like your story is better for it, or just different?

Can't wait to hear the rest!

Nancy Thompson said...

Thanks for sharing this. It does give me hope which, like you, is waning after so many rejections, two of which were the holy grail type: referrals. But I keep muscling on bilstered with the hope from writers like you, Adam. I'm so excited for you & can't wait to read about the rest of your journey!

The Writer said...

Don't leave us hanging! I really want to know what else happened! *waits not so patiently*

Beth Hull said...

Getting ready to send my query off with referrals from some published friends, and MUST keep in mind "the referral can only get your work seen, not sold." Think I will tape that to my computer - thank you!

Myrna Foster said...

I can't wait for Friday's post! My favorite publication stories are the ones that take a while, even though I know they're rough on the writer. They're easier for me to relate to. It's taken me years just to reach that first query, and it would have taken me even longer, if I hadn't promised Krista I'd query by the end of the year.

Jessica Silva said...

wow. I mean, I knew you had a life before I found your blog (fancy that!), but I hadn't realized yet how long you'd queried and where you were with it before you got your agent. I suppose that's my fault for not reading your archives, but still. admiration for you getting an agent. A LOT MORE admiration for you for enduring this looooong haul to getting one :)

Ellis Shuman said...

Your posts prove that you should really be a writer of suspense novels! I'm looking forward to Friday's post.

A.L. Sonnichsen said...

Oh man, way to leave us hanging!

Yes, I remember being in give-up mode when I got THE email from my agent wanting to set up a phone call. Isn't it funny how that can happen?

Matthew MacNish said...

Every single journey is unique.

Sarah Ahiers said...

I know this is an older post, but man, it offers me a lot of hope. I had 9 full requests right off when i started querying my MS. None of them ended up going anywhere, but reading this post makes me feel much better. It's a hard lesson to learn that a full request, like a referral, really only guarantees a look at the MS and nothing more

Matthew MacNish said...

I guess I had read this. I just didn't remember Cunning Folk.