So I’ve been equerying agents to represent me in hopes that I can get a lofty publishing deal. I think my book is great, has mass appeal and is written in an easy to understand, inspirational style. I’ve been having so much fun receiving REJECTION emails from agents.
Here are a few:
Thanks for taking the time to query me and/or send your writing sample.While your project sounds interesting, it’s just not what I’m looking for atthis time. Please keep me in mind, however, for future projects as I’malways looking for well-written commercial fiction and nonfiction with astrong voice and unique angle.
Thanks for your query, but I’m not the right agent for your work. I apologize for the impersonal nature of this response which is due to the large number of queries I receive every week. I wish you the best in your search for representation.
Thank you for the query, although I am not the right agent for this particular project.
So far I have received 9 rejection letters.
I have a plan B, which was originally my plan A but I decided to see what it was like to query an agent. I’ve heard that people can get 100 rejections before they find someone to represent them.
I found this great site called Query Tracker that lists active agents with their contact information and users can post feedback about what it was like to deal with the agent.
If I don’t get an agent by the time my book is all layed out and edited, I’m gonna self publish with a Print On Demand company, which means I’ll have to find sponsors and do my marketing myself, which won’t be too rough because I have brilliant people in my roledex who love to share wisdom and enjoy it when I share wisdom and information in return and I LOVE coming up with creative marketing ideas. It’s second nature.
So…Let’s turn this into a game. We could even place a bet to see how many rejections I’m going to get before I get an agent. Every time I get an rejection I’ll post the rejection sign and the number.
How many rejections do you think I’ll have to go through?