tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post1596386177509079264..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: The Deal with Deals for a SeriesThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-20560089436078702442008-01-22T15:46:00.000-05:002008-01-22T15:46:00.000-05:00I know everyone says to send an SASE, but is an SA...I know everyone says to send an SASE, but is an SASE strictly necessary? A lot of agents and editors don't reply back even with a form letter so if I don't hear back I assume disinterest or it got lost. If there is interest it's never done with an SASE, but by phone or email. So isn't an SASE some kind of cosmic "Please reject me, pretty please, I'm even giving you the noose to hang me with?"<BR/><BR/>As for returning the manuscript, I usually make a new copy of whatever has been requested because if it's bent or has coffee stains or anything else it looks unprofessional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-13993369470937805942008-01-21T12:09:00.000-05:002008-01-21T12:09:00.000-05:00"Wait until the agent becomes your agent."Hmmm... ..."<I>Wait until the agent becomes your agent.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Hmmm... Sounds very much like "Don't mention the sequel in your query letter" to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-28109935769825718512008-01-20T22:48:00.000-05:002008-01-20T22:48:00.000-05:00There are tons of writers in the romance market th...There are tons of writers in the romance market that write in series, and it's very common for romance novels to be written in trilogy, in catagory romance as well as full length novels. <BR/><BR/>As a matter of fact, I'm kind of a series 'junkie,' in that if I buy or am given a book in a series, I must have all of the books in that series. I tend to make my husband a little nuts with this obsession. <BR/><BR/>Series authors, (off the top of my head) Julia Quinn, Tracy Ann Warren, (both historical romance) Susan Kearney has a series of scifi romance novels (5 in total, I believe), JR Ward, Mary Janice Davidson, (paranormal romance), and let's not even get me started on the number of series in catagory length that I've read. <BR/><BR/>So in that respect, romance varies a lot from other markets, I guess, because they seem to like or in some cases prefer books in series.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274178330113713370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-29965088884177180152008-01-15T23:26:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:26:00.000-05:002HyperWriter,Wait until the agent becomes your age...2HyperWriter,<BR/><BR/>Wait until the agent becomes your agent.The Rejecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-63953377724787645932008-01-15T22:18:00.000-05:002008-01-15T22:18:00.000-05:00Termagent: #10= good. um, right? REJECTER:so say y...Termagent: #10= good. um, right? <BR/><BR/>REJECTER:<BR/><BR/>so say you've written a book that would work just fine and dandy as a stand alone, but you're working on the sequel at the time of querying. do you mention it in the query or wait till you've signed with the agent to decide whether or not to add the second book?<BR/><BR/>Thanks :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-17133782767678493202008-01-15T18:55:00.000-05:002008-01-15T18:55:00.000-05:00So what're we supposed to send rather than a #10 e...So what're we supposed to send rather than a #10 envelope? A tyvek? A box? Sheesh. A #10's good enough for the brevity of the rejection slip you're gonna send anyway. Put the MS in the recycling bin and move on, and leave us our #10 SASEs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-46245324174625025092008-01-15T15:07:00.000-05:002008-01-15T15:07:00.000-05:00I've rarely seen them, but I guess my boss just do...I've rarely seen them, but I guess my boss just doesn't do a lot of them.The Rejecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-47862413517845308232008-01-15T09:49:00.000-05:002008-01-15T09:49:00.000-05:00I second the comment on multibook contracts. The p...I second the comment on multibook contracts. The publisher I work for rarely does a single book contract; it's usually for two or three books. If the company is going to put all this money into promoting the book and the author, we want to stay with the author long enough to reap the rewards! A career rarely takes off with the first book. Granted, the fiction we publish is of the less literary variety (more romance, mystery, etc than the next KITE RUNNER), so maybe that's the difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-34377829281211254732008-01-15T09:03:00.000-05:002008-01-15T09:03:00.000-05:00Note to self: dump the lifetime supply of 3 5/8 by...Note to self: dump the lifetime supply of 3 5/8 by 6 1/2 inch SASE envelopes.<BR/><BR/>Note to self: create more books in a seven book mystery series. Let agent know.<BR/><BR/>Note to self: get a day job, getting published is going to take a lot of time.<BR/><BR/>Note to self: buy more whiskey.Rick Bylinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493557860835710721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-56080564519459358612008-01-15T03:37:00.000-05:002008-01-15T03:37:00.000-05:00Meanwhile, for the series to stand out, you've got...Meanwhile, for the series to stand out, you've got to have an original idea. And where do you get those? How do we make up for what life is missing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-51550882413016842002008-01-15T00:21:00.000-05:002008-01-15T00:21:00.000-05:00I think you may be overstating the rarity of multi...I think you may be overstating the rarity of multibook contracts a bit...at least in the romance genre. As a rule, when I make an offer, I see little reason to buy only one book if I can buy two--that is, if I liked the ms. enough to buy it, it's worth it to acquire a second book. And these aren't huge contracts; usually in the range of low five figures.<BR/><BR/>But I'd say that in genre fiction it's easier to get a multi-book deal than for a novel that's just general fiction (or a nonfiction proposal). And I hate those stupid little envelopes, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-31888595246649532112008-01-14T22:50:00.000-05:002008-01-14T22:50:00.000-05:00It seems to me that fantasy writers especially lov...It seems to me that fantasy writers especially love to write a books as a series. Nearly every, as yet unpublished fantasy writer I encounter is working on a trilogy. In my mind this is a bad idea for a first time novelist. Write something really good. One book with a beginning, middle and end. Get it published. Then think about expanding it to a series. What agent is going to pick up a new author who's "trilogy" is really just one 350,000 word story?D. Robert Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767102761946467095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-13516882202104678382008-01-14T22:38:00.000-05:002008-01-14T22:38:00.000-05:00*i* HATE stationery envelopes, too!! people who se...*i* HATE stationery envelopes, too!! people who send queries with mini SASEs don't deserve to get any response from me. rar.moonrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294151043419378509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-35415599449327515422008-01-14T22:32:00.000-05:002008-01-14T22:32:00.000-05:00Thriller: See the Prey series by "John Sanford." M...Thriller: See the Prey series by "John Sanford." More common in mysteries, starting with Agatha's lines.<BR/><BR/>Romance... Well, in chick lit there are many. For instance, there's Meg Cabot, who always seems to generate a series, and the Shopoholic series, and a number of others. But you are right, I can't think of any romance writers who write in series.<BR/><BR/>But note, both in chick lit and in mysteries, there isn't an established endpoint. Grafton may have to wrap things up with Z, but Evanovich can keep up with the numbers for a long, long time. And people like Robert Parker just keep hacking them out, perhaps long past their main characters are viable...Statladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979706156460965594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-84170440459177888202008-01-14T20:30:00.000-05:002008-01-14T20:30:00.000-05:00midlist - A strange beast, partly mythical, possib...<I>midlist</I> - A strange beast, partly mythical, possibly associated with some amorphous fossilized remains.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.com