And yes, Shards (AKA “Big Book”) is still on its way. I recently switched from Pages to Scrivener to help manage it. As Peter O’Toole said in “Creator”:
Posts Tagged ‘literary agents’
Happy New Year! And Yes I’m Still Here!
Posted by jamesviscosi on January 1, 2012
Posted in fantasy, Publishing, Writing | Tagged: Books, creator, david h. morgan, dragon stones, fantasy, happy new year, literary agents, peter o'toole, rejection letters, scrivener, self-editing, shards, the big picture, writing, writing tools | 3 Comments »
Random Rejection: Doyen Literary Services
Posted by jamesviscosi on November 22, 2009
Here’s what I consider an example of a form rejection letter done right: It doesn’t offer uselessly general advice, generic statements about what the agent is or is not looking for, lengthy attempts to justify the rejection, or nonspecific critiques. It’s just a simple “no thank you, try again”, which in my opinion is all a form rejection needs.
Posted in Writing, You Suck | Tagged: doyen literary services, literary agents, Publishing, rejection letters, writing | 4 Comments »
It Had To Happen Someday
Posted by jamesviscosi on March 6, 2009
I had been wondering for a while if this would happen … one of the agents whose (ancient) form rejection letter I recently posted came across the post and added a comment in response. What did he have to say? Read the thread and find out.
Welcome to the wonderful world of new media, where you can get a lengthier comment on a simple blog post than you would ever get on a rejection letter!
Posted in Announcements, Writing | Tagged: literary agents, peter rubie, rejection letters, responses | 4 Comments »
Random Rejection: L. Perkins Agency
Posted by jamesviscosi on February 15, 2009
This week we have another one of those lovely impersonal rejection letters from a literary agency, in this case, L. Perkins Associates:
Posted in You Suck | Tagged: boring, impersonal, l. perkins agency, literary agents, rejection letters, You Suck | 10 Comments »
Random Rejection: Maria Carvainis Agency
Posted by jamesviscosi on January 25, 2009
Well after the last couple of weeks of me being chatty about my checkered past in the horror field, this week we are back on more familiar ground, with a lovely random rejection letter from the Maria Carvainis Agency:
Posted in Writing, You Suck | Tagged: 1990s, adverbs, Books, literary agents, maria carvainis agency, rejection letters, show don't tell, writing, You Suck | 11 Comments »
Random Rejection: Ashley Grayson Agency
Posted by jamesviscosi on October 12, 2008
As I’ve mentioned before, I spent a lot of time trying to get an agent. A couple of times (three, to be exact) I succeeded in getting an agent. Unfortunately, Dan Hooker at the Ashley Grayson Literary Agency was not one of them.
Posted in Books, Writing, You Suck | Tagged: alternate universes, ashley grayson, bad luck, dan hooker, dragon stones, literary agents, melanoma, rejection letters, You Suck | 9 Comments »
Random Rejection: Sandra Dijkstra Agency, 1994
Posted by jamesviscosi on May 19, 2008
So one of the things I used to spend a lot of time on was trying to get a literary agent. (I’ve had a grand total of three over the years, and none of them ever sold a single thing. But that’s a different post …)
Here’s an exchange that’s pretty typical of how my interaction with a literary agent would go. First I would send a query (possibly including sample chapters), and then I would get back something like this:
Posted in You Suck | Tagged: literary agents, lunch, pizza, rejection letters, sandra dijkstra agency | 4 Comments »
