tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post1047980364014290701..comments2024-03-10T19:10:21.334+11:00Comments on Kylie Griffin's Blog: TOPIC: Rejection Letters: "Nearly There" (Part 3)Kylie Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-9130317302730343582010-04-19T12:54:27.789+10:002010-04-19T12:54:27.789+10:00Cassie, congratulations on receiving a "nearl...Cassie, congratulations on receiving a "nearly there" response from a publisher! It's a great feeling - frustrating, exciting, disappointing and thrilling all rolled into one.<br /><br />Good luck on resubmitting those revisions! And thanks for the congrats on the contest results. :-)Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-23811131935468730392010-04-19T11:59:52.977+10:002010-04-19T11:59:52.977+10:00Hi Kylie what a great post. I myself have just rec...Hi Kylie what a great post. I myself have just received a "nearly there" letter but from a publisher. I thought it was really interesting to see that the agent that went into all the detail said a lot of the same things the publisher said to me. Too long, too many scenes that don't move the story etc. She has asked me to revise it and send her something fresh (3 chapters and synopsis)so I am madly scrambling to do them.<br /><br />Good luck with your revising I am sure you will make it fabulous.<br /><br />Congratulations on your contest results too. Excellent and at least you are consistant and the judges are loving your stories.<br /><br />Cassie PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-73082825391653818392010-04-18T12:30:48.836+10:002010-04-18T12:30:48.836+10:00Hey, Paula, no CP group/partner (on or off-line).
...Hey, Paula, no CP group/partner (on or off-line).<br /><br />Before the intro of the CP scheme, I pretty much wrote in isolation, got used to it, so with feedback from this sort of RL would mean I'd then do heaps of reading and upskilling from books, articles etc.<br /><br />If you'd like to discuss this more off-blog then drop me an email - kyliegriffin@clearmail.com.auKylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-52308439924999967842010-04-18T12:12:30.854+10:002010-04-18T12:12:30.854+10:00I have to ask, Kylie - do you have a crit group/pa...I have to ask, Kylie - do you have a crit group/partner to discuss the issues with?<br /><br />Paula xPaula Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540937055235807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-54098711188705836512010-04-17T10:24:22.951+10:002010-04-17T10:24:22.951+10:00Hi Vonnie! Yes, so close it's frustrating at t...Hi Vonnie! Yes, so close it's frustrating at times *lol*.<br /><br />I just hope these examples are helpful to anyone headed down this path and are wondering what what to expect!<br /><br />Knowing what to expect instead of wondering what could be ahead was something I wished I'd had insight into during the beginning stages of this journey.Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-67770875699812174112010-04-17T08:20:02.024+10:002010-04-17T08:20:02.024+10:00So close, Kylie! Those are amazing responses. Righ...So close, Kylie! Those are amazing responses. Right down to practically telling you how to prune etc.<br /><br />You are teetering on that window-sill.<br /><br />VonnieVonnie Hugheshttp://www.vonniehughes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-40771865443419280402010-04-16T20:38:07.395+10:002010-04-16T20:38:07.395+10:00Hi Suzanne - yes, the roller coaster ride of these...Hi Suzanne - yes, the roller coaster ride of these responses left me feeling like I'd spent months on the ride at Dreamworld!<br /><br />Jenn, great to have you drop in. Agent Z is one I've submitted to a few times now because of her responses - she GOT my work even though she eventually rejected it. She remains top on my list.Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-58011406113807092402010-04-16T20:01:48.088+10:002010-04-16T20:01:48.088+10:00What a great post. Z was so generous. Wow Thx for ...What a great post. Z was so generous. Wow Thx for sharingJenn J McLeod - Australia's small town storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383807169757515326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-45053325423062698902010-04-16T19:12:52.781+10:002010-04-16T19:12:52.781+10:00Wow! So close so many times and then the pain. I f...Wow! So close so many times and then the pain. I feel you.Suzanne Perazzinihttp://www.suzanneperazzini.comnoreply@blogger.com