I've been overwhelmed with things to do and it's kept me from sending out a lot of queries (or anything else for that matter). But I got another partial request (in less than 12 hours from sending it) and my query included sample pages so they've presumably seen a little bit of my writing before the request.
So far I've sent out eight queries that have resulted in two form rejections and two partials. Three of the others are still inside the response time given in their info. The last didn't have a response time given. My first partial got rejected though :(.
Believe me, being asked for partials is really a hopeful sign. It usually takes a lot of rejections to get an acceptance. Some writers deal with this by papering a well with rejections. In terms of coping strategy, naturally your goat will vary.
Being asked for partials is a great sign, Gud. And rejection is just par for the course, which I know you know -- just keep sending stuff out as you can.
I need a working title for this new project. The only thing that's sprung to mind is The Blackbird Crown, which sounds cool, except I have zero idea what it would have to do with the story.
Um ... no. But thank you!
This is the carnival story set in the 1920s, I should have probably said.
Carny phrases:
Truthfully Advertised and Honourably Presented
Every player wins a prize!
Come One, Come All
The Only and Original
Three Days Only
Carnival prizes in that era included celluloid dolls, including Kewpie dolls, that usually wore sort of flapper headbands and brightly colored feathers; ruby flash glass that could be engraved with names and dates; and carnival glass.
