I took my third backpacking trip in Henry Coe State Park in early June. My previous trips were both out-and-back affairs, starting and ending at the park’s northern headquarters on East Dunne Ave. For this outing I planned a through hike instead, entering the 87,000 acres of parkland at the headquarters entrance and leaving via [...]
I reluctantly closed the door on all my outstanding submissions this week. The last agent on my list had lost my submission. After sending it to him again, he said he’d look at it right away. It’s been over two weeks now, so he can’t be too excited about the manuscript. It’s time to call [...]
I bought myself a new garden tool for this summer’s vegetable garden. It’s a Ladbrooke soil blocker and it’s designed to simplify the process of raising plants from seeds. They’re manufactured in England, but you can buy them at a number of online resellers or make one yourself, if you’re up to the task. The [...]
I’ve received two more rejections since my last update, one of them in response to a requested partial. The agent liked the writing but found the plot and action too much like a video game instead of a novel. I found that very interesting, and more than a little unexpected. I’m coming to the end [...]
I’m back from the holidays, and ready to face a new year. I sent out a couple more queries this week to some new agents. I also started separating out “No Reply” from the other rejection types in my statistics. In this age of electronic submissions no reply usually means no interest, but I wanted [...]
This will be a short post today. There hasn’t been a lot of news with the holidays approaching, and my progress has been dismal. I’ve sent out a few more queries and received two more rejections since my last update. Then there was the agent who simply didn’t respond to my query one way or [...]
My epic agent quest continues, but without much success. I’ve received two more rejections and one request for a partial since my last update. These latest responses are a mixed bag. The two rejections were form letters with no feedback. The third reply included a request for an exclusive (which means I have to wait [...]
Where did the week go? You write a manuscript critique or two, send out a few agent queries and a handful of resumes, and before you can say rejection, it’s Friday again. That means it’s time for another agent search stats update. As you can see from the table, my response time is still pretty [...]
I got my first request for a partial manuscript from an agent today. That was promising after getting two rejections earlier this week. I’m still sending out queries, chipping away at my list of prospective fantasy agents a little bit at a time. The running totals are posted in the table to the right. The [...]
As if finding an agent for Renegade isn’t difficult enough, I’m also searching for a day job… still. The last year has been a rough one for job seekers. Unemployment rates in California have been above 10% since January and don’t look to be dropping below that threshold anytime soon. The renewable energy market hasn’t [...]
