Last week, I received a forwarded message from my agent. It was a rejection letter from one of the publishing houses he’d sent a proposal for The Race that Lies Before Us. While I would love for every response to be a request for the full manuscript, I have to admit that I’m pleased with this response.
Before you decide that I’m headed for the loony bin, let me explain. In this rejection letter, the editor stated specifically why my book was being turned down—and it had nothing to do with the quality of my writing. While querying agents, the vast majority of responses I received were form rejection letters, so this rejection with an explanation was a nice change of pace.
3 comments:
That's great you got a more specific reason. Rejections are hard but when you get specific and helpful or encouraging feedback, it makes the rejection a little easier to handle.
Congrats on your first rejection letter!!! Okay, that didn't sound right...
But seriously... sometimes it's nice to get the first one out of the way. Praying that your MS finds a home exactly where God wants it to!
Sorry it was a rejection, but at least it was helpful. I pray your manuscript finds the right home soon.
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