tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post6743864534262781341..comments2024-03-18T18:27:58.049-07:00Comments on Heath Lowrance: Ah, the Sweet Smell of Rejection...Heath Lowrancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-31890655391751376282011-07-25T08:14:22.717-07:002011-07-25T08:14:22.717-07:00Thanks for all the support, mates. Rejection is ju...Thanks for all the support, mates. Rejection is just part of the deal when you've chosen to do this writing gig, and normally I have a thicker skin than that. The day I wrote this, however, it had gotten to me a bit. No worries-- like AC/DC says, I'm back in the saddle again.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-70833859510527351032011-07-25T03:06:16.014-07:002011-07-25T03:06:16.014-07:00"My names Andrew and I've had a manuscrip..."My names Andrew and I've had a manuscript rejected". I have an agent, he's sent it to 10 publishers. Five have said no, the rest we'll wait and see. Lots of them cite what the 'market' does and does not like. Really, it's all about individual choice/whim on their part. The hardest thing about being a writer who is trying to get a book out there is that no one will ever give you the same piece of feedback twice. It's infuriating and, like you say, you want to give up. You just gotta keep plugging away. At least that's what I tell myself. By the way, love the site. Keep up the good work. <br />Andrew Nette<br />www.pulpcurry.comAndrew Nettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169836176301196321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-14087686403144667282011-07-24T07:06:23.559-07:002011-07-24T07:06:23.559-07:00Seconding all the encouragement above: Don't g...Seconding all the encouragement above: Don't give up. And also: Don't second-guess. Remember Heinlein's Rules -- instead of rewriting because of rejection, write something new and send the rejected thing out again. Then you double your chances of success.Ron Dionnehttp://writingdark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-48647173105135494372011-07-23T01:54:43.769-07:002011-07-23T01:54:43.769-07:00Hi! Heath Lowrance...
I'm not a writer or auth...Hi! Heath Lowrance...<br />I'm not a writer or author...Therefore, I'm most definitely, outside Of the box when it comes to what authors feel like when a [or their] book(s)is rejected. <br /><br />However, with that being said, I do feel empathy toward writers whenever negative situations occur as they try to promote their books.<br /><br />By the way, I agree with author Pattinase [Abbott's] comment [When she say <i> "Don't give up..."</i>] and I also think that the Kindle is another form Of marketing tool that assist or help writers/authors get their books in the <i>"public eye"</i> too!<br /><br />Thanks, for sharing a very honest view about being a writer and rejection too.<br /><br />deedee ;-Dratatouille's archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369967577590947967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-73188743362117914042011-07-22T22:06:38.010-07:002011-07-22T22:06:38.010-07:00You could always get breast implants and start buy...You could always get breast implants and start buying Tan in a Can by the case. I hear it worked for Snooki.<br /><br />The right agent is out there somewhere. This is one less door you gotta knock on while you're looking for him/ her.Rick Maynardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-86202318536063046912011-07-22T16:13:17.590-07:002011-07-22T16:13:17.590-07:00And thank you, Radio... it never gets easy, but we...And thank you, Radio... it never gets easy, but we keep doin' it...Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-62876552841116076152011-07-22T15:30:25.321-07:002011-07-22T15:30:25.321-07:00Thanks, Seth. I'm back on the horse, for sure....Thanks, Seth. I'm back on the horse, for sure. And I'll check out Nemesis!Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-61370267471526084882011-07-22T15:30:15.471-07:002011-07-22T15:30:15.471-07:00I'd like to say something positive, but since ...I'd like to say something positive, but since I'm just getting my foot in the door, all I can say is, "You and me both, brother."Radiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551411789036050549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-34593305012753968622011-07-22T13:36:45.053-07:002011-07-22T13:36:45.053-07:00Hi Heath,
Keep at it - The Bastard Hand was brilli...Hi Heath,<br />Keep at it - The Bastard Hand was brilliant - Noir with a bit of something extra. I'm with a small publisher who has the freedom to publish books he likes (ie he is the editor and the man in a suit making a decision)http://nemesispublishing.com/Home.aspx @nemesisbooks on Twitter.<br /><br />They haven't been going long and the only book out their is on cycling. My book and one by an Aussie girl are both Crime and dark. Come and join us :-) If you don't mind (cos I'm going to anyway) I'm going to send him a link to this site and tell him to start pestering you.<br /><br />I'm not being kind I'm being very selfish - I want to read the book.<br /><br />SethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-87778417450329404332011-07-22T11:30:45.009-07:002011-07-22T11:30:45.009-07:00Absolutely true, Sharon. And thanks for the encour...Absolutely true, Sharon. And thanks for the encouragement...<br />Patti, I'm re-thinking my game plan, and wondering if, in this day and age, an agent is even relevant. Have you looked into the small press for your two manuscripts?Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-47410413889948197672011-07-22T11:14:18.341-07:002011-07-22T11:14:18.341-07:00I'd like to throw in a thought here. There ar...I'd like to throw in a thought here. There are people who really love this genre of writing. And there are websites that cater to those - including selling electronic copies of books, instead of the paper/bound versions. <br /><br />While you might be shopping for an agent for the paper book world, what about looking for these sites for selling your electronic versions. I have websites that I go to multiple times a week to see the new books that might be coming out in the genre that *I* like. :DSharon Pikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-88047494162543248382011-07-22T10:11:21.568-07:002011-07-22T10:11:21.568-07:00Don't do what I do and give up. I have two com...Don't do what I do and give up. I have two complete ms. that I sent to under ten agents each and then just gave up. I have heard recent stories of writers who sent ms. to fifty agents, found one and sold it to a publisher within weeks. Truly. I'm too old to play this game but you're not.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-60307936585213866892011-07-22T09:35:38.611-07:002011-07-22T09:35:38.611-07:00I really appreciate the kind words, gentlemen, it ...I really appreciate the kind words, gentlemen, it means a great deal to me. Already feeling better about it...Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-59521602634007753622011-07-22T09:01:54.233-07:002011-07-22T09:01:54.233-07:00ahem **coughs**
Snubnose Press...:)ahem **coughs**<br /><br />Snubnose Press...:)Brian Lindenmuthhttp://snubnosepress.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-6955927461805026732011-07-22T09:00:20.961-07:002011-07-22T09:00:20.961-07:00That hurts. But it's about the marketplace. No...That hurts. But it's about the marketplace. Not about the art. That novel probably has too much balls. Find it a home man, and by the time you're eighty, you will have sold 3 millions and have seen two film adaptations of it from different eras.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.com