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Firlefanz
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Sent off my novel today

I just hit the send button, after some frantic scrambling earlier today. Now I feel calm. This is for the first round, just a summary and the first 10 pages.

Getting this published would be really great. emoticon

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Good Luck! emoticon

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Firlefanz
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Thanks! emoticon

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Good Luck Firle! emoticon

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Firlefanz
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Re: Sent off my novel today

I sent them my whole novel by mistake, rather than the summary. Of course, the guy organizing this noticed right away, so I could correct that. *laughs*

In addition, I told them I'd be on vacation, so it may be very fortunate they already have the whole thingamajig.

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Lucky for you though, you must have been quite nervous while sending it off. emoticon
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Good luck, Firle!

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Firlefanz
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Well, the jury decided that none of the manuscripts was good enough. No winner for this contest.

*sigh*

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That's to bad. emoticon

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Sorry, Firle! Go treat yourself to a consolation ice cream sundae or something. That's what I'd do. emoticon

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Firlefanz
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Thanks, guys.

Don't know why this is getting me so down, except that I already felt ill and called in sick at work before I found out. emoticon

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I sent it off to my agent this morning, even though I'm not happy with their communication skills. Still, it beats submitting to publishers on my own.

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Submitting to publishers yourself is work intensive?
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From what I've read a lot of publishers won't even look at a manuscript that isn't submitted through an agent, QS2. emoticon

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Firlefanz
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QS: Yes, it's tough, because publishers prefer to get "preselected" work through agencies.

Also, agents are supposed to know publishers and editors, and have a good idea who to approach with a certain type of novel. That definitely enhances success.

My agent responded happily and promised to get back to me after looking at my novel. emoticon

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