tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post333425232947396911..comments2023-06-04T08:46:35.240-04:00Comments on Life with a Flourish!: No Thanks, but I'll Tell Ya WhyA.J. Freyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490138130935376612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-16299890972824403582010-07-03T17:13:26.115-04:002010-07-03T17:13:26.115-04:00Great plan of attack! I went for the slow method t...Great plan of attack! I went for the slow method too and so far it's working out nicely. Professional feedback is a very helpful thing.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-62774709866078719982010-07-03T13:49:37.515-04:002010-07-03T13:49:37.515-04:00well done you! How great that an agent took the ti...well done you! How great that an agent took the time out to help you, as well!<br /><br />I agree that it pays to query slowly, and to think things through. I have a list of agents for my next project, and have decided to target only 2-3 at a time, for this exact same reason. It also makes you do a *lot* of research into individual agents - ie, they might rep your genre, but that doesn't Elizabeth Bramwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693182585136055698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-54900457241152766482010-07-02T22:47:30.931-04:002010-07-02T22:47:30.931-04:00I've sent out 6 on my first novel. So far, I&...I've sent out 6 on my first novel. So far, I've received 3 form rejections. I expect the same out of the other three. After those, I think I may send out another 5 or 10.<br /><br />I'm with you on querying slowly. I've spent about 5 years writing this trilogy, and although I love it, I understand it may never mean anything more than "my first writing project". I&#dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-57622776278702505572010-07-02T22:06:54.135-04:002010-07-02T22:06:54.135-04:00I found this post very helpful and interesting! I&...I found this post very helpful and interesting! I'm stumbling around in queryland myself.Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.com