Today has been a very interesting day. I’ve received several agent passes on my book, Raven’s White Hart, which I know is pretty much par for the course and got the latest one today.
The most interesting thing to me is that they are all basically a variation on “I’m not excited enough to take you on.” So, being the analytical type, I started to get into some sort of mental spiral about this. Most of these rejections have been based on the first 3 chapters. Some on less than that.
I’m SO tempted to see if I can make some bigger bang at the start of the book. But I really DO think it starts at the right place for the story. My test readers really like it - and no, they aren’t my family and best friends since jr high. They are real, avid readers OF THE GENRE.
For some reason this has now turned into a great bout of “suckitis” and the thought that I could actually have a life again if I just gave up keeps coming up to haunt me. It SOUNDS like temporary over-reacting. But if I logically know this is very common and expected and to not take rejections personally, why am I?
43 is a little old to be trying the “I’m taking my ball and going home” now isn’t it?
I tried to kick myself in the butt. It didn’t have much effect. Sigh.
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