Comments on: “Don’t Send as an Attachment” http://wickedwriters.com/2010/01/25/dont-send-as-an-attachment/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: By W. J. Howard http://wickedwriters.com/2010/01/25/dont-send-as-an-attachment/#comment-338 By W. J. Howard Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:22:29 +0000 http://wickedwriters.com/?p=599#comment-338 [...] C.J. Ellisson, Don’t Send as an Attachment [...] [...] C.J. Ellisson, Don’t Send as an Attachment [...]

]]> By: C.J. Ellisson http://wickedwriters.com/2010/01/25/dont-send-as-an-attachment/#comment-203 C.J. Ellisson Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:10:40 +0000 http://wickedwriters.com/?p=599#comment-203 I believe Mr. King had 400 rejections and Mr. Asimov had 1,000!! That was the days before the computer age so imagine getting all those rejections in your mailbox and still having the courage to go on? Unbelievable! I believe Mr. King had 400 rejections and Mr. Asimov had 1,000!! That was the days before the computer age so imagine getting all those rejections in your mailbox and still having the courage to go on? Unbelievable!

]]> By: C.J. Ellisson http://wickedwriters.com/2010/01/25/dont-send-as-an-attachment/#comment-202 C.J. Ellisson Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:09:15 +0000 http://wickedwriters.com/?p=599#comment-202 Isn't that a dream come true? I spent weeks critiquing my query letter! I couldn't believe how hard it was. The synopses took me five solid days of eight hours a day - I was ready to pull my hair out! Isn’t that a dream come true? I spent weeks critiquing my query letter! I couldn’t believe how hard it was. The synopses took me five solid days of eight hours a day – I was ready to pull my hair out!

]]> By: Knowlton Thomas http://wickedwriters.com/2010/01/25/dont-send-as-an-attachment/#comment-201 Knowlton Thomas Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:25:18 +0000 http://wickedwriters.com/?p=599#comment-201 If only the market was so saturated with wannabe writers, the true-bloods wouldn't need to shed sweat and tear for days (or weeks!) crafting the "perfect" query. We could just sit down with an editor, explain our magic, and get published. If only the market was so saturated with wannabe writers, the true-bloods wouldn’t need to shed sweat and tear for days (or weeks!) crafting the “perfect” query. We could just sit down with an editor, explain our magic, and get published.

]]> By: W. J. Howard http://wickedwriters.com/2010/01/25/dont-send-as-an-attachment/#comment-199 W. J. Howard Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:06:55 +0000 http://wickedwriters.com/?p=599#comment-199 Great story C.J.! I always love to hear the number of rejections popular authors gets before they make it big. Makes it seem all the more ordinary, yet still annoying for us up and comings. Great story C.J.! I always love to hear the number of rejections popular authors gets before they make it big. Makes it seem all the more ordinary, yet still annoying for us up and comings.

]]> By: Gregory Marshall Smith http://wickedwriters.com/2010/01/25/dont-send-as-an-attachment/#comment-198 Gregory Marshall Smith Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:32 +0000 http://wickedwriters.com/?p=599#comment-198 Oh, I don't know, C.J. Rejection slips could be seen as a badge of honor. I mean Stephen King got tons of rejection slips when he first started. Of course, everyone who sent him a rejection slip died a mysterious and horrible death. I don't recommend that sort of thing. Great piece, though. I guess we should follow the guidelines for query letter, but be open to change. Oh, I don’t know, C.J. Rejection slips could be seen as a badge of honor. I mean Stephen King got tons of rejection slips when he first started. Of course, everyone who sent him a rejection slip died a mysterious and horrible death.

I don’t recommend that sort of thing.

Great piece, though. I guess we should follow the guidelines for query letter, but be open to change.

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