tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post8731752138257286958..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: Of Rejections and Trunk Novelstate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-20405758814547784742007-09-11T14:06:00.000-05:002007-09-11T14:06:00.000-05:00X, don't worry about catching up. What you want to...X, don't worry about catching up. What you want to do is skip a bunch of the dead ends I went down and get to a good publishing position faster than I did-something you're well on your way to doing with the anthology track you're on now.<BR/><BR/>Michele-I wish you luck with the trunk revisions. I've done some of that, which is why book two may see the light of day again sometime before 2010. I know other writers who've managed to clear out their whole backlog after the first couple of books did well, though it's something of a mixed blessing depending on how you've changed as a writer between books.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-44215549759934251932007-09-10T22:38:00.000-05:002007-09-10T22:38:00.000-05:00I have 3 trunk novels. To begin with two aren't ev...I have 3 trunk novels. To begin with two aren't even full length (They're about 50k.) Only one has been shopped. 5/6 Agents said it was beautiful writing but the story wasn't right for the market. I haven't given up on any of them, because I believe they all have merit. I just haven't had time to redo them yet either. So I'm keeping some notes on them, calling them first drafts and planning to someday go back and bring them up to par.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-24092602397804398192007-09-10T20:06:00.000-05:002007-09-10T20:06:00.000-05:00Seeing lists like this used to make me feel like I...Seeing lists like this used to make me feel like I was too far behind to ever catch up. Now it makes me feel like I should never give up. <BR/><BR/>I dunno, Y, I feel good about my current novel. It's number 4. I keep thinking this could be the one that lands an agent and actually gets sold. Gotta think that to stay sane, even if it doesn't pan out. <BR/><BR/>The first three are going to stay in the trunk for a little while longer. It needs to be completely torn apart, half thrown-out, and reassembled into one book. The basic story is good, I think, but it needs a major overhaul and it's not something I want to tackle right now. <BR/><BR/>And I haven't received any rejections for ... a while. My stuff is out, but nothing's come back lately. Oddly, I feel out-of-sorts and neglected.Kelly Swailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712523963592799928noreply@blogger.com