Of course, who said it would be? I’m not delusional by any means.
So I got a nice email this morning from the prospective literary agent, politely informing me that she did not feel the necessary spark of connection. C’est la vie.
The search continues with Larson Pomada Literary Agents so, I’ve updated my timer to reflect the 4 week turn-around.
So the second submission to Arena was really just a fluke… in case you all didn’t know that by now. It’s been a while since I updated, but in my defense there hasn’t been much happening in terms of my book. K?
I purchased a copy of Writer’s Digest and really began looking at everything that I could be doing to get my book on the market. It was a bit disappointing to find out that I probably need representation. Not because I don’t like the concept… believe me, having someone go to publishers and bat for me on my behalf is amazing. Not to mention the benefits of being able to submit to publishers at all (many only accept pitches from agents)… but because it’s another hoop to have to get through on my road to publication.
I’ve submitted a query to the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. I have 6 weeks before I hear anything so you know what that means: Another countdown timer. I’m excited about this one though. I’ve read the bio of the agent I’m trying to get, and I think we match perfectly… She, on the other hand, will have to think likewise.
Last week I put together an email submission for The Friday Pitch as part of my submission to Allen & Unwin. From the guidelines, I was told that if they had not contacted six days later at the end of the business day, they were not interested in me.
Because of the time difference, I found out they weren’t interested on Wednesday. Naturally, I was a little disappointed, and to raise my own spirits I decided to submit my manuscript to them again so I could get some satisfaction out of knowing the editors had one more pointless submission to read before the end of the week.
I even considered doing it continuously every week until I got published elsewhere.
Anyhow. The irony is that after the second submission I got a confirmation email from Arena stating they received my submission. I never got a confirmation email the first time! Does this mean they didn’t get it the first time? I think they’re on to my plan for revenge and are turning it back on me.
Nevertheless, I guess we’ll see what happens the second time around.