tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post1535974253705730202..comments2024-02-05T00:12:32.364-05:00Comments on Kalayna Price: First Rejection,Kalayna Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-69405652887504475172006-10-24T21:57:00.000-04:002006-10-24T21:57:00.000-04:00Hmm, not too long, a month and a half at most. Thi...Hmm, not too long, a month and a half at most. This was the first rejection, and really, if the editor doesn't want something, I guess it's better to know sooner than fretting forever while it sits in a pile on their desk. <br /><br />Miss snark says 90 days is a pretty standard minimum for reading a full, so I'm trying to forget I have the manuscripts out there for a few more months.Kalayna Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-11359841586684794022006-10-24T19:47:00.000-04:002006-10-24T19:47:00.000-04:00Um...let's see. Stray went out on Jan 2nd and the ...Um...let's see. Stray went out on Jan 2nd and the first offer came in on (Friday) the 13th. Miriam spread the word that we had an offer and set a date for the auction. Which took, like, two weeks, I think. Maybe less. But it was torture.<br /><br />How long has yours been out? I have friends whose books took a long time (more than two years) to sell, but once they did, they sold BIG. So keep your spirits up!Rachel Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508377027354833779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-8034779565653002692006-10-24T11:31:00.000-04:002006-10-24T11:31:00.000-04:00Thanks Fred,
Telling myself "I found an agent, so...Thanks Fred,<br /> Telling myself "I found an agent, so it can't be <b>that</b> bad" does help on the bad days. My agent has three other copies of my ms out there, so now I'm waiting to hear back on those. <br /><br />Thanks Rachel,<br />'Good news' would be great and 'soon' even better. The waiting is definitely a hard part of this business. If my work had taken off as fast as yours (Stray was at auction within a month, wasn't it?) I don't think I would have remembered the other two manuscripts either.Kalayna Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-12907092749857443762006-10-24T10:18:00.000-04:002006-10-24T10:18:00.000-04:00Hmmm. My agent never sent any rejections to me, th...Hmmm. My agent never sent any rejections to me, though I'm sure we got a couple. I hadn't thought about that until now. I sent her six copies of the ms, and I assume she sent them all out. We got offers from four publishers. So at least two of them must have said no, but I never heard about it. I don't even know where else the book went.<br /><br />If it hadn't worked out like that, I probably would have asked. But as it was, the excitement seems to have overcome everything else. <br /><br />I hope you get good news soon!Rachel Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508377027354833779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-89092114311724760792006-10-24T09:59:00.000-04:002006-10-24T09:59:00.000-04:00It sounds like you are taking it well. I'm sure th...It sounds like you are taking it well. I'm sure that there will be other oppurtunities, so just hang in there! It's great that you have an agent. Most writers don't even get that far!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com