tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post406494477707554438..comments2023-05-22T10:56:58.915+01:00Comments on Chloe Tells Tales: An Agent - One Year OnChloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-48330588208063342532013-11-18T19:06:52.599+00:002013-11-18T19:06:52.599+00:00Thanks - I've certainly learned so much in the...Thanks - I've certainly learned so much in the last year. Probably more than if I'd got a deal straight away, though that would've been my preferred option! Good luck to you too. Let me know what you get that deal!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-23668541879565133562013-11-18T17:53:32.029+00:002013-11-18T17:53:32.029+00:00Hi, I'm going through a similar process right ...Hi, I'm going through a similar process right now with my book. My agent has received so many positive comments -- and it's not quite right for a particular editor after all that praise for the writing. But I've become philosophical about it. It's a long process, and I'm happy that she's the one sending it out while I work on a new book. Meanwhile, I have learned so much about writing from both my agent, who coached me through some rewrites, and some of the editorial comments. It's so important to know what you are doing right, as well as what you are doing wrong. Best of luck with your novel.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-16933985188901886112013-11-18T16:39:02.267+00:002013-11-18T16:39:02.267+00:00Or maybe it depends on which novel!Or maybe it depends on which novel!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-61976640774663346062013-11-17T16:36:45.106+00:002013-11-17T16:36:45.106+00:00Thank-you. I look forward to that post too!
I kno...Thank-you. I look forward to that post too!<br /><br />I know - we definitely don't like our own lives reading "like pages from a novel"!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-61455857912939882732013-11-17T15:00:46.170+00:002013-11-17T15:00:46.170+00:00As usual, Chloe, you approach your writer's jo...As usual, Chloe, you approach your writer's journey with insight, positivity and perspective. <br /><br />It's interesting how, as fiction writers, we want our work to be filled with conflict, twists and turns, and adventure on the road to triumph and resolution. And yet, somehow, when it comes to our own lives there is often the expectation (from who knows where) that the route from A to B (aspiration to book) ought to be straight and unhindered. We look forward to your 'I have a publisher' post in the not too distant future. DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-61004400805529662622013-11-15T20:13:24.083+00:002013-11-15T20:13:24.083+00:00I'm sure having a baby will put a lot of thing...I'm sure having a baby will put a lot of things into perspective! You'll have to give me your best tips on finding time to write when you have children!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-6679559457320371542013-11-15T17:25:20.707+00:002013-11-15T17:25:20.707+00:00Thank you for this post! You made some great point...Thank you for this post! You made some great points; I think number three is so important. I try to remind myself of that one when I'm feeling discouraged. <br /><br />Thanks, too, for your comment today—and congratulations to you as well! :)Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-33746384577405948652013-11-15T17:07:58.005+00:002013-11-15T17:07:58.005+00:00Bless you - thanks. It wasn't really something...Bless you - thanks. It wasn't really something I wanted to talk about much either but I think it's disingenuous to only talk about the highs. People on this blog and the writing community generally have been really kind to me - honesty is the only way I can repay you all! Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-29809620930674590052013-11-15T16:18:17.368+00:002013-11-15T16:18:17.368+00:00Really interesting,useful, optimistic and enjoyabl...Really interesting,useful, optimistic and enjoyable post, Chloe. Thank you for telling us about your journey - especially when it's a bit of the journey that is usually looked over, or that some writers may not feel happy talking about.<br /><br />Lots of luck.Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-2881977018312900022013-11-15T15:12:28.136+00:002013-11-15T15:12:28.136+00:00I do always think of you (and your new glamorous m...I do always think of you (and your new glamorous millionnaire lifestyle of a contracted author, of course) when I'm fretting over the time it's taking. I'm sure getting so much feedback from professional editors will be really valuable to me, whatever the final outcome. Thank-you for sharing! Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-58919865575449041292013-11-15T15:09:59.122+00:002013-11-15T15:09:59.122+00:00Thanks, Suzi. I'm sure you understand how hard...Thanks, Suzi. I'm sure you understand how hard it is to be positive about things during pregnancy! But I always knew it was a long slog and a long shot. Managing expectations is such an important part of being a writer - well, probably of being anything!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-69808919531602617292013-11-15T15:08:40.167+00:002013-11-15T15:08:40.167+00:00Thank-you. David said something similar - frustrat...Thank-you. David said something similar - frustrating as it is, all there is to do is wait for someone to want the book. It could've happened after a week, it might happen today, it might happen in the New Year or in 10 years time when I've got another three novels out! Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-20545523396724587672013-11-15T14:38:05.238+00:002013-11-15T14:38:05.238+00:00Excellent post - I happily shared it around. A lot...Excellent post - I happily shared it around. A lot of people can (quite rightly) get swept up in the days surrounding an agent's offer and the reality of being on submission can seem almost a let down. I found Mindy McGinnis' Submission Hell It's True (SHIT) series a great insight - they're here http://writerwriterpantsonfire.blogspot.com/search/label/SHIT. Series of interviews with authors about the time spent on sub, rather than looking for an agent.<br /><br />Plus, it took me more than a year to have an editor say 'yes', so I respect your balanced thoughts on all thisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414383276847435706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-88376168746913804772013-11-15T13:48:30.180+00:002013-11-15T13:48:30.180+00:00Good to see you're staying positive. It seems ...Good to see you're staying positive. It seems like writers feel like once they get that agent, it gets the ball rolling, but that's so not true. There's so many other things that need to happen. <br /><br />When I get to that point, and if my first (agented) novel isn't published, it'll suck. But I really believe that there's a time and place for novels and if the first one needs to be set aside until the publishing market is more open, at least that novel will still be there. Ready and waiting.Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-44659395953484813102013-11-15T10:55:24.823+00:002013-11-15T10:55:24.823+00:00It is really good to hear such praise of your writ...It is really good to hear such praise of your writing - as you say, that is the hard bit. All you need now is to find the editor who likes enough aspects of book to give it a shot. Writing is really subjective as you say, and you'll never please everyone, but with every positive rejection there is more hope that someone else will decide that yours is the book for them :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09877883607133338348noreply@blogger.com