Monday, July 20, 2009

Funny thing, rejection letters, especially those that come from agents and publishers. If any of you have ever tried to get a book published, then you understand what I mean. Okay, if you are J.K. Rowling or Stephenie Myer, then you probably don't understand, because fate had a different plan for you. But for the rest of the aspiring authors out there, you know what I mean. My personal favorite rejection letter came from an agent in New York who actually asked for a copy of my completed manuscript. Imagine how exciting that was! Wow! His rejection letter was quite polite. He told me what he loved about my book, and explained what he "just couldn't get into." The problem is, he wasn't talking about my book... or my characters. I'll probably never know which manuscript he read, or claimed to read, but I can rest assured it was not my novel.
Well, onward---ever onward. As long as there are voices in my head, and dreams that linger for days---until I immortalize them with my pen---I will continue to write on. Right on!

5 comments:

The Rejection Queen said...

Wow you have a beautiful family. I must say :) Good job.

Mindy Morgan said...

Thank you for visiting my blog. It's very new, and a work in progress. I hope you don't mind that I put one of your quotes on it... I love the sex scene comment. Of course, I gave you credit. Thanks for the compliment too about my family. Do you have kids?

The Rejection Queen said...

Yes, I have a kid...does it make a difference if he has four legs? hahaha...he's still my baby :)

Your blog is great. I am reading "The day I stopped writing"...sounds familiar to me...

Johanna said...

Hi Mindy,

Write on, write on. I'd been writing full time for 15 years when my historical novel "The Wives of Henry Oades" sold to Random House last year. It subsequently sold to Germany and to Harper Collins in the UK.
So hang in there. Johanna

Mindy Morgan said...

Thanks Johanna. Wow, 15 years? That's amazing. Congrats on your book deal---Random House... that's huge! Is there a website for your book?