tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post3234535250797765392..comments2024-03-26T19:52:25.909-04:00Comments on PT Dilloway: Zounds! It's Two Cent Tuesdays: Nice Rejection!PT Dillowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-52163798597710695092013-04-30T19:19:18.047-04:002013-04-30T19:19:18.047-04:00That would be funny if it was a form letter, rando...That would be funny if it was a form letter, randomly dashing dreamsNigel G Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587936933402372050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-58757676982646531152013-04-30T16:06:42.038-04:002013-04-30T16:06:42.038-04:00That's assuming they looked at it enough to kn...That's assuming they looked at it enough to know to send the nice one. I think most queries get the glance and "whatever" approach.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-56003540329326848542013-04-30T15:09:48.139-04:002013-04-30T15:09:48.139-04:00My rejections for my novels have mostly been form....My rejections for my novels have mostly been form. Except not so nice, only stuff like "no thanks, good luck though."<br /><br />So maybe they have levels of forms - "hey, I liked this one, send rejection form 'b', you know, the nice one"Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-35266068922414267242013-04-30T13:59:30.788-04:002013-04-30T13:59:30.788-04:00My belief is that agents should be seeking out aut...My belief is that agents should be seeking out authors, not the other way around. Until that starts to happen, agents shouldn't be messed with at all.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-77453500753245793052013-04-30T12:20:14.072-04:002013-04-30T12:20:14.072-04:00You're lucky if you get even a form rejection....You're lucky if you get even a form rejection. Because you can just as easily get no response at all. So much better!Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-73471973458801523342013-04-30T11:47:24.972-04:002013-04-30T11:47:24.972-04:00Years ago I wrote a children's book and I sent...Years ago I wrote a children's book and I sent it off to an agent who wrote back to tell me that in forty years he'd never read a worse children's book. I swear this is true! At least he was honest and I doubt it was a form letter.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-34270990460041830152013-04-30T11:46:57.358-04:002013-04-30T11:46:57.358-04:00He he. Oh you are so evil going around popping the...He he. Oh you are so evil going around popping the balloon of the starry-eyed dreamer writer who wants so much to be rich and famous so she can lord it above all others.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-21614825247037936482013-04-30T11:16:58.890-04:002013-04-30T11:16:58.890-04:00Yeah, this happened to me a few times when I first...Yeah, this happened to me a few times when I first started out. I was all excited because the letter said the publisher thought it was interesting, but not excited enough about the project. OMG! Of course, after getting enough of those, you start to see the pattern and get bitter. Like you said, unless it's really specific about your work, it's a form letter. Which sucks, because they're giving authors false hope. Funny you had the duplicate letter years apart - she couldn't mix it up a little?Nigel G Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587936933402372050noreply@blogger.com