Sentences with phrase «rejected by agents»

You can then move on to getting rejected by agents, editors, movie producers and book sellers.

Many times, an indie author got rejected by agents because of the poor writing, not because the story was different or not marketable.

If anything, in these cases, is it possible that the digital disruption appears to them (the complainers) to be a chance for them to somehow avenge the wrongs they feel they've been done (presumably when rejected by agents or editors, etc.)?

When independent authors speak of being rejected by agents and editors in the traditional side of the industry, there is frequently a gathering of support and fellow - feeling for them, and this is good on a human level, of course.

For example, I would love to know the average number of times debut best - sellers were rejected by agents and publishers, compared to debuts that flop.

Now, you too can break free from the cycle of writing draft after draft, editing, re-editing, trimming, polishing, and still getting rejected by agents and editors.

I had recently been rejected by an agent that I had queried a few weeks before.

Is there really any difference between an author being rejected by an agent, then writing another novel and trying again versus an author being rejected by Amazon readers, then writing another novel and trying again?

The Art Of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein was rejected by his agent because it is narrated by a dog.

«Being rejected by every agent you queried is not a good excuse to decide to self - publish.

Not exact matches

There's one sole reason why we find ourselves being dictated to by an Albanian reject and his agent in this window: Because our manager was spineless n the last window and indecisive.

Wenger is doing his usual squabbling over trying to save a few pence over transfers, and letting them slip, while wasting millions through not playing players (Joel Campbell, Lucas Perez), selling players for less than they're worth (Woj, Gibbs — who we rejected 10m for and have now sold for 7m), and not renewing contracts, saying players will honour their last year with no problems, which is clearly not the case, and it is not only stoked up by the players, but agents and press as well.

Did Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor blunder by disclosing that Garnett had rejected Minnesota's six - year, $ 103.5 million offer, an indiscretion that embarrassed Garnett and prompted his agent, Eric Fleisher, to declare that Garnett would leave the T - Wolves when his contract expires at the end of the season?

The Foxes are already thought to have seen an # 18m offer for the 27 - year - old rejected by Jupiler Pro League club — though some reports dispute that — and have been told it will take a bid in excess of # 20m to persuade Gent to allow Kalinic and his agent to discuss a move to the Premier League.

In the only other news for today the agent of Andrei Arshavin has claimed that an unnamed English club has had a # 19million bid for the player rejected by Zenit St Petersburg.

BerlinRosen co-founder and principle Jonathan Rosen and AKPD partner John Del Cecato were among those dubbed «agents of the city» by de Blasio when rejecting media requests for emails between City Hall and the two.

Patent examiners, on the other hand, review — and then reject or accept — the patent applications submitted by patent agents on behalf of their clients.

But I finished my first book, snagged an agent, then was rejected by all of the major publishing houses.

By comparison, «Zero Dark Thirty,» which takes on the ten - year deliberations that led to the assassination of Bin Laden, deliberately rejects the gung - ho attitude of Bigelow's previous work and instead ramps up the concept that a woman, whose counsel is often ignored by the men in the CIA strictly because of the gender of the agent, is the person most responsible for the mission's succesBy comparison, «Zero Dark Thirty,» which takes on the ten - year deliberations that led to the assassination of Bin Laden, deliberately rejects the gung - ho attitude of Bigelow's previous work and instead ramps up the concept that a woman, whose counsel is often ignored by the men in the CIA strictly because of the gender of the agent, is the person most responsible for the mission's succesby the men in the CIA strictly because of the gender of the agent, is the person most responsible for the mission's success.

I was rejected by one 300 agents and publishers.

What is the difference between what Harlequin is doing here and what scammer agents do when they reject an author but then steer them to Papa Jack's Editorial to pay a lot of money to «clean up» their submissions... and Papa Jack is another business owned by that agent?

Writing under the pen name of Rachel Abbott, she sold her books through Amazon Kindle after previously being rejected by a number of literary agents.

After all, she said, The Help was rejected by 60 literary agents before she signed with Susan Ramer.

Someone writing for that market might be rejected time and again by editors and agents (and I know a few) when their work was just fine.

One of David's most successful books was rejected over 100 times, by everyone from the top dogs of the Big 5, to some of the greatest literary agents in America, to countless University and independent presses.

I saw writers out there struggling to find freelance work and getting rejected over and over again by publishers and agents who saw no potential in their books.

But if you recognize that even the most successful authors have been, say, rejected by 56 agents, like Kathryn Stocket was with The Help, or faced six years of rejection, like Julia Glass did before publishing Three Junes, which went on to win the National Book Award, it becomes just part of the process, a story you can someday tell about how hard - fought your success was.

25 literary agents rejected one of my all time favorite novels, The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger.

I ended up getting rejected in all categories, including university presses, but accepted by two university presses — making for a hard choice — and had close passes from some trade publishers and agents.

No agent or publisher is going to reject your book if you missed the count by 1k or 5k or even 10k, especially if the story blows them away.

I will shut up in a minute: But if you recognize that even the most successful authors have been, say, rejected by 56 agents, like Kathryn Stocket was with The Help, or faced six years of rejection.

Nowadays, if your manuscript needs editing it gets rejected — most likely by the literary agent who could place it in the hands of publishers.

John Grisham was rejected by about 15 publishers and the same number of literary agents.

Rejected by literary agents, Sheila Rodgers» self - published mysteries went on to sell one million copies.

I was completely rejected by every publisher I sent it to... if I knew then what I knew now, I wouldn't have even queried agents.»

Anything other than a pristine copy is a dead giveaway that your manuscript or sample chapters have been rejected by a previous agent.

Previously to this, his novel was rejected one hundred and thirty times by traditional publishers and agents.

(Note: While I focus primarily on rejection by literary agents, I do think what follows is worthwhile for those who have been rejected by literary magazines and publishers as well.)

Like most beginning writers, they were rejected by book agents.

In a report published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Michael F. Scheier, a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, wrote that optimists tend to respond to disappointments, such as being rejected by a literary agent, by formulating a plan of action and asking other people for help and advice.

After getting rejected by numerous agents and publishers, I pretty much gave up my dream of becoming a published author until about three years ago when a friend mentioned I could just self - publish my books on Kindle.

If you do not follow the guidelines as set out by the literary agent or agency, then the chances are that your work will be rejected.

The first was for a book that was roundly rejected (rightfully so, I must say) by every agent I queried.

Hard to believe that none of the high - priced editors pointed out the mistake in the last paragraph:» I was rejected by one 300 agents and publishers.»

I was rejected by 35 British agents and I thought my fledgling writing career was over before it had drawn its first breath.

So if those odds tickle you, I'd say by all means start polishing up your query letter and begin the process of trying to find an agent, which might take years, and then have him shop your masterpiece, which will likely be rejected, or at best, you'll get $ 5K in three payments over 18 months and have bragging rights for a brief period at the coffee shop.

Well, as of late September, Tor has, I believe, acquired nineteen manuscripts that had previously been rejected and likely numerous times by know - it - all agents.

August 10, 2017 - 12:48 AM by Why Literary Agents Reject Books How to Write Novels WritingNovelsThatSell.com AISLINN KEARNS

If your manuscript has been rejected by multiple agents and publishers, do you know why?

Now this shy writer, who was afraid of being rejected from an agent, has the courage to market himself as a full - fledged, successful, published writer and that couldn't have happened if I didn't start by publishing with Amazon.