Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Magic Number

Today I'm guest posting over at Adventures in Children's Publishing. I'm both terrified and honored that they're including something from me on their amazing blog! Here's a sneak peek at what I wrote:

THE MAGIC NUMBER

A friend asked me the other day how many queries she should send out for a book before giving up.

Seriously?!

My first reaction was, “NEVER GIVE UP!” But then I started thinking about my own querying journey and I realized sometimes, you do have to give up.

I started querying SECRET OF UNDINE in early 2009. I loved that book. It had water faeries and trolls, and two unsuspecting kids who get caught up in a territory war between the magical creatures. It was brilliant. *snarf* I entered it in a prominent contest and won third place. I thought I had it made. Agents were going to be lining up to get their hands on this story...
 

Head on over to Adventures in Children's Publishing to read the rest.


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9 comments:

Laura Pauling said...

I"m heading over now! :)

Beth Kephart said...

congrats!

Stina said...

*runs off to check it out*

Kristan said...

Woot! Hippity hoppin' on over...

Krispy said...

Sounds like a promising read. :) Heading over there now!

Di said...

Just came over here to follow your blog after reading your post on Adventures in Children's Publishing. It was a great read. Thanks for sharing your experiences. :)

bfav said...

I loved your story on getting an agent. It gives me hope. Perseverance and a thick skin are two things you need as a writer.

Susan Kaye Quinn said...

Hopping over! :)

Lori W. said...

So, I'm a little behind in my blog reading, but I just read your post over on Adventures in Children's Publishing, and I LOVED it. I've heard bits of your story before, but you wrote it in a way that inspired me anew!

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