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.