Okay, guys, I'm going to do it.
In February, I'm going to start submitting The Last Song to agents.
This month (this WEEK, I should mean) I'm going to email/text/Facebook message/WHATEVER the people who have the manuscript and said "Please, guys. Please try to get to it by January 31."
This may be unreasonable. It might not be. I maybe should wait longer. I might not need to wait at all. I need other human eyes to cross my work before I take such a big step. But I feel like I can't wait, either. I'm not sure there's anything else to add to the text, anything else to take away. Of course, if my readers tell me I've done something terrible, I need to fix X things, that February thing could get pushed back.
I want it to be ready, though. I'm ready. I look at Library Journal, Kirkus, publishing blogs. What's coming out in 2015. It isn't me, not yet. But it won't be if I don't sub.
Good luck with the agents! And I think it's okay to give them a Jan. 31 deadline. That's still more than three weeks away.
ReplyDeleteI gave my (hopefully gentle) nudges today, and those who responded did so enthusiastically, so we'll see how it goes! I do have such thoughtful and helpful friends, I feel very lucky.
DeleteHi, here's to you finding an agent - and quickly! I too, don't think it's unreasonable to ask for the Jan 31 deadline. You might have blogged about The Last Song before..., but can I ask what it's about? (I love the title)
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks so much! I hope so too, but I feel like I need to be mentally prepared to be in for the long haul.
DeleteThe Last Song is a modern take on the Orpheus and Eurydice Greek myth, set in Detroit, with Orpheus a successful rock star.
Now that's a great idea/premise. Orpheus as a rock star. I can dig it. :)
DeleteThank you! I really enjoyed writing it, and I do hope I'm able to find somebody who, what do we say, shares my vision of it? Also enjoys it? ETc. etc.
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