I find rejection letters from Literary Agencies quite a lot better than
some comments had lead me to believe.
I also appreciate that some have
also become adept at gentle let-downs.
However, I have just had
one of the most 'promising' rejection letters to date, from a major UK
agency, who actually stated that they had 'read my first novel, and
thought it stronger than many recent submissions, and an enjoyable
read'.
Should I relish such a rejection letter?
Yes!
That
actually gives me so much more hope, as the rejection was more about not
identifying a publisher who would take the genre, rather than the text
itself not being up to the mark.
I wish all agencies could be so
emphatic - for better or worse - and include a short constructive
critique.
It might deter those who decide to put their draft back on the
shelf!
Promoting an author writing Victorian crime and murder novels, with a timeline in 19th century Leicester -'The Borough Boys' series. Book one, 'Jack Ketch's Puppets', introducing Samson Shepherd. Book two, 'Death lurks in Cock Muck Hill'. Book three, 'Without Fear or Favour'. New works always in progress.
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