Posted: Nov 03, 2011 4:32 pm
Durro wrote:Feedback from several literary agents was that it was interesting, provocative, humorous and well written, BUT just not a sure-fire sellable prospect in this "difficult" market and thus, not worthy of taking a risk on. One agent asked for 3 lots of sample chapters and nearly took it, but just wasn't 100% convinced.
So, I am my own worst critic and may be exaggerating the lack of quality. I'm thinking of judicously editing it and trying again, but I was so deflated by the initial attempts that it's hard to be motivated to try once more.
it would be a shame to let it go to waste,i found your stories very interesting,durro.
it's a very competitive industry and to get rejections is just normal even for people who have been doing it for quite some time,try if this link helps a bit:
http://michaelhyatt.com/advice-to-first-time-authors.html