Waiting on agents

[Madhairday]

I wondered whether anyone else is in the pit of submissions and might like to join me. I was on a thread like this a couple of years back when I wrote a YA (I had some interest but it didn't end up going anywhere) - and now I've written an upmarket commercial fiction (up lit) book and just about to start submission rounds. Part of me wonders if I am mad, going through that hell again, the rejections and the waiting, but I know I'd be cross at myself if I never gave it a try, especially as I've had extremely positive feedback from readers so far.

So here I am, collecting myself up, trying to craft a synopsis that simultaneously sounds alluring and yet reads as a plain old synopsis, and a covering letter that sings. Then there's the researching of the agents. I have just one in mind so far, so a long way to go with that.

Anyone else want to join the ride?

@TheCurrywurstPrion such brilliant news, congratulations! Reading you’ve found an agent made my day.

@BecauseOfIndia agree that it is all so subjective and, while it can be hard, I think it’s important to keep that in mind so as to not lose confidence. I’ve had a bunch of short stories published and had a very swift, very negative rejection on one from a magazine I really liked. That same story, without any edits or changes, subsequently got published in a much better ‘higher tier’ literary magazine. I’m glad I had not binned it after that rejection!