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glitter_n_goreDid you know that February is National Women in Horror Recognition Month? Because it is. I am watching the Oscars right now, and couldn't be more tickled to see so many genre films in major categories this year. That's just awesome. I haven't seen Black Swan yet, but I sure hope Natalie Portman gets to take home that Best Actress award.
As for me, I officially achieved my resolution this week! I have exactly six queries out to literary agents, which is what I said I'd do by March 1st, so I'm technically early. (Yay!) I still have more to send, but not until I get that synopsis hammered into perfection. I have a draft, so to speak, of said synopsis, but it's just brain vomit at this point and needs serious polishing before I can show it to a professional and be able to look myself in the face.
I have heard back from exactly three of the agencies I sent stuff out to. Two of them said "No," which of course is fine because it's expected at this point in the process. One of them, however, one of the BIG ones, and a super-top-top choice for me personally, asked to see my full manuscript. I flipped the hell out when I saw that request--I'd prepared myself for a sea of "No's," and maybe a request for a partial, but not this, at least not so early. I went spazzing around the office, telling everyone, "GUYS, THEY WANT TO READ MY BOOK!!" at the same time trying to remind myself that I haven't actually gotten an agent yet, they just want to look at the work and see what they think of it. There is still nothing set in stone at this point, and anything could happen.
But, guys, they wanna read my book!!
That's the big news right now, so there's not a whole lot else to say. I did start working on another one of my WIPs. It's going in a totally different direction than I thought it would, but the good news is I have an end in sight. That doesn't always happen to me, but having a conclusion to write towards sometimes helps. Fingers crossed, folks.
My goals for this week are to wrap up that synopsis and get more queries out. Wish me luck!
As for me, I officially achieved my resolution this week! I have exactly six queries out to literary agents, which is what I said I'd do by March 1st, so I'm technically early. (Yay!) I still have more to send, but not until I get that synopsis hammered into perfection. I have a draft, so to speak, of said synopsis, but it's just brain vomit at this point and needs serious polishing before I can show it to a professional and be able to look myself in the face.
I have heard back from exactly three of the agencies I sent stuff out to. Two of them said "No," which of course is fine because it's expected at this point in the process. One of them, however, one of the BIG ones, and a super-top-top choice for me personally, asked to see my full manuscript. I flipped the hell out when I saw that request--I'd prepared myself for a sea of "No's," and maybe a request for a partial, but not this, at least not so early. I went spazzing around the office, telling everyone, "GUYS, THEY WANT TO READ MY BOOK!!" at the same time trying to remind myself that I haven't actually gotten an agent yet, they just want to look at the work and see what they think of it. There is still nothing set in stone at this point, and anything could happen.
But, guys, they wanna read my book!!
That's the big news right now, so there's not a whole lot else to say. I did start working on another one of my WIPs. It's going in a totally different direction than I thought it would, but the good news is I have an end in sight. That doesn't always happen to me, but having a conclusion to write towards sometimes helps. Fingers crossed, folks.
My goals for this week are to wrap up that synopsis and get more queries out. Wish me luck!
