Comments on: Saying Goodbye to a Book http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ericka Scott http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13976 Ericka Scott Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:41:42 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13976 Congratulations on typing The End. It sure is a bit scary sending in a submission. . .then comes the really awful part -- THE WAIT. I wish you luck on this. . .I, personally, love serial-killer romantic suspenses, so you can count on me picking up a copy if it's published! Congratulations on typing The End. It sure is a bit scary sending in a submission. . .then comes the really awful part — THE WAIT.

I wish you luck on this. . .I, personally, love serial-killer romantic suspenses, so you can count on me picking up a copy if it’s published!

]]> By: Kara Lennox http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13974 Kara Lennox Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:10:14 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13974 Kristina-- I didn't think I had much of a southern accent, but strangely whenever I say "I'll" this software thinks I'm saying "All." In fact, it misunderstands me a lot! It seems to have good days and bad days. Kristina–
I didn’t think I had much of a southern accent, but strangely whenever I say “I’ll” this software thinks I’m saying “All.” In fact, it misunderstands me a lot! It seems to have good days and bad days.

]]> By: Kristina O'Donnelly http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13973 Kristina O'Donnelly Fri, 05 Jan 2007 23:00:48 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13973 Dear Kara, Thank you for sharing! Indeed some characters won't let go of the writer :roll: until THEY are done with you. I hope that this agent will do right by you and find a suitable home for your novel/s. By the way, I'm intrigued about the bit re. dictating the novel while you were driving. Ah, technology! Would that I could train my own software to decipher my accent .... Best wishes, always Kristina Dear Kara,
Thank you for sharing! Indeed some characters won’t let go of the writer :roll: until THEY are done with you. I hope that this agent will do right by you and find a suitable home for your novel/s.
By the way, I’m intrigued about the bit re. dictating the novel while you were driving. Ah, technology! Would that I could train my own software to decipher my accent ….

Best wishes, always
Kristina

]]> By: Kara Lennox http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13942 Kara Lennox Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:42:20 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13942 Gina-- It's been a while since I finished a book strictly on spec, and it's kind of freeing! Since I have no editor but me, I can write only to please me, and it's nice. Michele-- Having an agent who likes your work and is confident she can take you where you want to go in your career--that is absolutely priceless. I know I'm lucky! Samantha-- When I started my agent hunt, I literally hadn't written a query letter in more than 15 years. I had forgotten how nervewracking it can be, sending stuff out with no stamp of approval from an agent. Spyscribbler and Bethany--thanks! Of course, selling on proposal for the first time is scary, too. You're excited for about a day, then you get scared--what if I can't finish it? What if it goes all wrong? What if I can't make the deadline??? Gina–
It’s been a while since I finished a book strictly on spec, and it’s kind of freeing! Since I have no editor but me, I can write only to please me, and it’s nice.

Michele–
Having an agent who likes your work and is confident she can take you where you want to go in your career–that is absolutely priceless. I know I’m lucky!

Samantha–
When I started my agent hunt, I literally hadn’t written a query letter in more than 15 years. I had forgotten how nervewracking it can be, sending stuff out with no stamp of approval from an agent.

Spyscribbler and Bethany–thanks! Of course, selling on proposal for the first time is scary, too. You’re excited for about a day, then you get scared–what if I can’t finish it? What if it goes all wrong? What if I can’t make the deadline???

]]> By: Bethany http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13941 Bethany Fri, 05 Jan 2007 02:55:55 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13941 Good for you! And man, the day I can send a proposal versus a full book will feel glogrious. But since I get bored doing only one thing, I am SURE I will have a few full books I'll still need to write. I just can't stay status quo... sound familiar? Good luck with the book! Crossing my fingers for you! Good for you! And man, the day I can send a proposal versus a full book will feel glogrious. But since I get bored doing only one thing, I am SURE I will have a few full books I’ll still need to write. I just can’t stay status quo… sound familiar?

Good luck with the book! Crossing my fingers for you!

]]> By: spyscribbler http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13940 spyscribbler Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:38:42 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13940 Good luck with it, Kara! Good luck with it, Kara!

]]> By: Samantha Hunter http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13939 Samantha Hunter Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:16:13 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13939 Kara, bigtime congrats! I have only felt that "finishing regret" once, with my Blaze HotWires series. Usually I'm just relieved to have made it to the end. :) Having just finished a first ms that I'm seeking representation for as well, it took me days to finally get up the nerve to send some queries -- that was new, too. With my category book, even my first one, I felt very confident. This time, it was cold fingers all the way... LOL But you know, the thing is that it sound like you love your book, and that's how I felt about mine. I'd love for it to sell, and plan to ride it to the end to make that happen, but even if it didn't, isn't it nice to have had that particular writing experience? Best wishes on it, and many more, Sam Kara, bigtime congrats! I have only felt that “finishing regret” once, with my Blaze HotWires series. Usually I’m just relieved to have made it to the end. :)

Having just finished a first ms that I’m seeking representation for as well, it took me days to finally get up the nerve to send some queries — that was new, too. With my category book, even my first one, I felt very confident. This time, it was cold fingers all the way… LOL But you know, the thing is that it sound like you love your book, and that’s how I felt about mine. I’d love for it to sell, and plan to ride it to the end to make that happen, but even if it didn’t, isn’t it nice to have had that particular writing experience?

Best wishes on it, and many more,

Sam

]]> By: Michele Dunaway http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13938 Michele Dunaway Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:30:21 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13938 Hi Kara, Congrats that the new agent wants to see everything! That's always so exciting anyway. I can understand your pain as you write, though, for I've been there. I've given my agent permission to kick me in the posterior if I don't have the work done by March when I see her in NYC. So I'm going to be killing myself to get it all done, but it's time. Sometimes I wonder if we hold on simply because we're comfortable and jumping out into that unknown (or pushing out our baby and our characters) is rather scary. Michele Hi Kara,

Congrats that the new agent wants to see everything! That’s always so exciting anyway.

I can understand your pain as you write, though, for I’ve been there. I’ve given my agent permission to kick me in the posterior if I don’t have the work done by March when I see her in NYC. So I’m going to be killing myself to get it all done, but it’s time. Sometimes I wonder if we hold on simply because we’re comfortable and jumping out into that unknown (or pushing out our baby and our characters) is rather scary.

Michele

]]> By: Gina Ritter http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13937 Gina Ritter Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:21:16 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13937 Right now I have no choice but to write books that may never sell. LOL! But it really says something that you're very attached to even the villain. It's most likely made for an emotional work that's goingto be hard to put down! Right now I have no choice but to write books that may never sell. LOL!

But it really says something that you’re very attached to even the villain. It’s most likely made for an emotional work that’s goingto be hard to put down!

]]> By: Kara Lennox http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-13936 Kara Lennox Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:39:44 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/01/04/goodbye/#comment-13936 LOL, Allison. I've had a couple of comments disappear, too. What's up with that? LOL, Allison. I’ve had a couple of comments disappear, too. What’s up with that?

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