J. P. Cane

Tag: Shadows

  • My Second Query Rejection

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    I received my second query letter rejection from the agent I wrote to just a month ago. As with the first rejection, this one was not rote and impersonal. I appreciate that. Though the book was not the right fit for her, she implored that I not get discouraged. I will not. I think for many of us querying…

  • Just Submitted My Query

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    I’ve not queried since last year. In between then and now, I’ve had the bruising, but exceedingly worthwhile experience of having my manuscript professionally edited, New York-style. Learning from last year’s experience, we worked together to address the issues and I think what has come out is solid. Hopefully the agent I’ve just submitted to will agree!

  • My First Query Rejection

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    Yesterday, I received my first query letter rejection (my only query thus far) from the agent I wrote to at the end of last year. Given that I thought I might not hear back at all (I’ve heard that agents are dealing with so many queries that some agents, unprofessional agents in my opinion, do not…

  • My Query is Out

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    Finally! I submitted my first agent query today for my novel Shadows. Submissions require a synopsis and the first 25 pages as well. With the help of my critique group and a patient, generous editor, each piece was as polished as I could make it. As Homer Simpson say, “Now we play the waiting game.”…

  • Shadows Novel Updates 1

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    Item 1. Tonight I am planning to complete revisions to a chapter that is comprised of scenes in which the reader meets Michael, a live-for-the-moment conman who charms a couple of women. The first scene is with a young shop owner (the second with an elderly socialite). In the earlier draft, by the end of…