![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For me, it's worse than writing the query letter. But before that can happen, I need to create "the package" - which includes a synopsis. With revisions completed, I'm planning to start querying Novel #4 again soon. Have you ever felt that you've taken your story to an entirely new level? What strategies did you use to get there? As a result, it feels like the story is somehow more "complete" even though it was a completed story before I started. I think the reason is that I set out to revise with specific goals in mind, and I made deliberate decisions and choices for the good of the story. I'm not sure how to describe it, but this time my story feels different. ![]() They always seem pretty good to me, until the rejection letters start flowing in.īut after the hard work I put into my latest revision, I now know that there's another level to aim for. And I let my manuscripts "rest" for weeks, sometimes months, and go over each word again before I decide I'm ready to submit them. I get lots of feedback from my critique group and beta readers. But I think that sometimes I just didn't have enough knowledge and experience to know that some of those manuscripts I sent out weren't ready. I hear a lot of advice about not sending manuscripts out before they are ready, and not being impatient. ![]()
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