Tag: Novels
Query Quest: Postmortem
Last month, I marked the last outstanding query for my novel SECOND DAWN as closed, no response (CNR), ending my first trek through the deep, dark jungle of query land. It was a rough trip, but I learned a lot, and I will absolutely… Continue Reading “Query Quest: Postmortem”
Query Quest: Who Should I Query? (Redux)
Recently, someone asked me what my process is for vetting agents before I query them. Since the question was asked on a social media platform (Bluesky), I could only answer briefly, but I think a longer, more in-depth explanation could be educational. I’ve previously… Continue Reading “Query Quest: Who Should I Query? (Redux)”
Short Story Subs vs. Agent Queries: Two Big Differences
In the last four months, I’ve been querying my novel SECOND DAWN, and while querying a novel is a new to me, submitting my work to publishers is definitely not. I have sent well over 700 short story submissions, so it’s fair to say… Continue Reading “Short Story Subs vs. Agent Queries: Two Big Differences”
Query Response Round-Up: Week of 10/6/23
Another three weeks of querying gone by, so it’s time for a another response round-up. After a few weeks of crickets, the responses have started coming in more regularly. All rejections, but what are ya gonna do? Anyway, there are a couple of interesting… Continue Reading “Query Response Round-Up: Week of 10/6/23”
Query Quest: What Are My Chances Part II
I started querying my novel SECOND DAWN in earnest back in early June, and since then I’ve sent a total of 40 queries, netted some full manuscript requests, and racked up a fair amount of rejections and CNRs. In July, I posted some stats… Continue Reading “Query Quest: What Are My Chances Part II”
Query Response Round-Up: Week of 9/15/23
It’s been another twenty days or so of sending queries and waiting for responses. Things have slowed down a bit–I’m kinda running out of agents to query–but let’s take a look and see how the last three weeks have panned out. First, here’s my… Continue Reading “Query Response Round-Up: Week of 9/15/23”
Query Response Round-Up: Week of 8/25/23
Another week in the querying salt mines. Let’s see how I did and what kind of responses I reeled in. My overall query stats as of today. Total Queries: 30 Rejections: 9 Full Requests: 3 CNR: 1 Pending Queries: 17 Pending Requests: 3 I… Continue Reading “Query Response Round-Up: Week of 8/25/23”
Query Quest: What Are My Chances?
I’ve been using a marvelous database called QueryTracker (highly, highly recommended) to find agents and keep track of my queries. In addition to these vital services, the site provides TONS of data on each agent, and you know me, I fucking love me some… Continue Reading “Query Quest: What Are My Chances?”
Query Quest: A New Rejection Frontier
For the last eight years, I’ve been regaling you (inflicting on you?) tales of rejection woe. Up until now, all of these rejection have had a single source–short story submissions to various genre and literary magazines and anthologies. Friends, that changes today. Not more… Continue Reading “Query Quest: A New Rejection Frontier”
The Accidental NaNoWriMo
November is on the horizon, and that means thousands of writers are preparing to jam out 50,000-word novels in a month as part of NaNoWriMo. I’ve never done an official NaNoWriMo, but I keep meticulous records of how much I write per day when… Continue Reading “The Accidental NaNoWriMo”
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 