tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post3885281181879255435..comments2024-02-16T04:42:50.005-05:00Comments on QueryTracker Blog: Guest Blogger: Jim Warner-Rejection Blues: Part 1Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17771807777617244491noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-45984380552035577312010-07-22T14:03:17.684-04:002010-07-22T14:03:17.684-04:00Can't wait for part 2.
Oh, lookie, I don'...Can't wait for part 2. <br /><br />Oh, lookie, I don't have to wait. Part 2 is above this one. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-68503478398411278242010-07-22T07:19:41.410-04:002010-07-22T07:19:41.410-04:00Great post. I can't wait for part 2. I haven&#...Great post. I can't wait for part 2. I haven't even started querying and I suffer from this.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-9515350195669175582010-07-21T22:41:02.696-04:002010-07-21T22:41:02.696-04:00Great post for my rejection blues. Changing keys ...Great post for my rejection blues. Changing keys is hard, much as changing time, or changing the blank page to one filled with words that beg to be read. Rejection of requested fulls is harder than rejection to requested partials which are harder than rejected queries. But at the end of the day it's all rejection. I look forward to Part II.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-43131403570455879262010-07-21T20:06:52.352-04:002010-07-21T20:06:52.352-04:00Thank you, Jim, for an excellent and thoughtful po...Thank you, Jim, for an excellent and thoughtful post. I'm deep into the query phase myself, but I've been lucky to stay out of the rejection blues for more than a moment or two. I think I'm very realistic about the difficulties associated with breaking into the publishing industry, but I'm bound and determined to give it my best shot. I've had enough requests for partials so far that I've at least stopped doubting my query letter (which I was doing when the initial rejections started coming in). BUT, I haven't had responses from any of the partials yet, and I'm trying to prepare myself for that being a bigger blow. This is where the rubber meets the road -- that will be a rejection of my writing, not my query letter. So, as I prepare myself for the blows yet to come, I'm looking forward to your words of wisdom because I know they're about to come in handy...Jen J. Dannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817943866838270699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-66028988466552759832010-07-21T18:58:27.248-04:002010-07-21T18:58:27.248-04:00What a great post, and I can't wait to read pa...What a great post, and I can't wait to read part 2. Rejections do sting, but what keeps me going is writing more material!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-63314328671877882602010-07-21T17:43:24.468-04:002010-07-21T17:43:24.468-04:00I love the comparison to music and the blues scale...I love the comparison to music and the blues scale. I have never thought about the rejection blues and changing keys, but I will keep it in mind if the blues hit. Thanks for the post.Tara McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246124060126729229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-53681063154902438182010-07-21T15:34:28.452-04:002010-07-21T15:34:28.452-04:00What a wonderful inspiring post. Seriously, thank ...What a wonderful inspiring post. Seriously, thank you for writing it. I haven't even began that rejection journey but I know it's coming and I will definitely keep all you say in mind because I know it's a tough world out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-87203255224572026932010-07-21T11:49:28.768-04:002010-07-21T11:49:28.768-04:00Charli, those rejections are the worst, when they ...Charli, those rejections are the worst, when they tell you your characters are flat or your storyline predictable, but don't tell you how or why. Press onward, though. One thing I've learned is that one agent's trash is (sometimes) another agent's treasure:)<br /><br />Thanks, Jim, for the guest post.Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-58934388603052476342010-07-21T11:23:31.188-04:002010-07-21T11:23:31.188-04:00I always find the best cure for the rejection blue...I always find the best cure for the rejection blues is to sit down and reread one of my novels. It reminds me that the real reason I started writing was for myself, not for anybody else. It reminds me that I never feel more alive than when I'm writing. If I ever do get published, that would be great, but I'm not going to lose sleep if I get a rejection letter (or 2, 3, 4...). I feel for that woman who was looking to chuck writing altogether, but I think she needs to look inside herself and ask why she was writing to begin with. She shouldn't need someone else's validation if she really loves what she's doing.John Hazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066085717911349017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-49832481859279993752010-07-21T11:16:28.231-04:002010-07-21T11:16:28.231-04:00Yes, just in time to remind me not to put the cart...Yes, just in time to remind me not to put the cart first. I've got a requested partial waiting to go and I've already got so many dreams and expectations.... Thanks!Victoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012092208934951963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-82819993944802693872010-07-21T11:08:25.683-04:002010-07-21T11:08:25.683-04:00This came at just the right time. I received a rej...This came at just the right time. I received a rejection for a partial. I get the rejection part, to each his own, but with comments like my characters or premise lack depth with no inkling as to how or why, I am lost. Bewildered. And left scratching my head. I hate this Limbo, this place where you just aren't sure where to go or what to do next.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732854288433860194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-59487399422952040012010-07-21T10:20:58.101-04:002010-07-21T10:20:58.101-04:00Me too! Can't wait for part 2! This is a great...Me too! Can't wait for part 2! This is a great description of what it feels like...Claude Forthommehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871790739257823515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-37817299365461619082010-07-21T09:53:45.909-04:002010-07-21T09:53:45.909-04:00Thanks for the post Jim. As far as querying goes, ...Thanks for the post Jim. As far as querying goes, I think I'm sort of bipolar by now. Manic one minute Depressive the next. Can't wait for part two.Brenda Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263237745979525170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-26222530717089222892010-07-21T08:16:23.843-04:002010-07-21T08:16:23.843-04:00Excellent post! And something we all know a little...Excellent post! And something we all know a little (or too much) about. Can't wait for part 2!Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.com