Comments on YA Highway: Impatience: The Ugly Beast

Tiffany, I saw your comment and was like, nuh-uh, ...

2010-02-09T22:18:49.329-05:00

Tiffany, I saw your comment and was like, nuh-uh, you're beautiful! Then I got it.

Rachele, good luck!!

And Kaitlin: great post. Waiting is so, so tough, but that's no reason to jump the gun and further hurt your book's chances in what's already an insanely competitive industry. Your query letter should be as perfect as you can make it -- but so should every single paragraph in your manuscript before you query it.

This post is so ridiculously true! Turns out that ...

2010-02-09T21:30:25.347-05:00

This post is so ridiculously true! Turns out that writing the book is by FAR the easiest part.

This blog totally speaks to me! My book just went...

2010-02-09T19:59:40.085-05:00

This blog totally speaks to me! My book just went on submission, and I have no patience...none, I tell ya! Could you next post please be about what to do when you're so impatient? Thanks! :)

OH. My. Gosh. That picture you posted is me. Right...

2010-02-09T15:13:54.850-05:00

OH. My. Gosh. That picture you posted is me. Right now. I am ugly!!
Thanks for the great post. It is a great reminder.

This is a great post! Because it's so true. Queryi...

2010-02-09T14:14:32.602-05:00

This is a great post! Because it's so true. Querying too early is one of the biggest mistakes writers make.

This post comes at a perfect time -I just sent my ...

2010-02-09T12:50:06.297-05:00

This post comes at a perfect time -I just sent my first query EVER last night at 1 a.m. It was possibly the 45th draft of my query letter that finally got sent. I got an immediate acknowledgement of receipt (I know the agent) but now I will have to play the waiting game. I am hereby inspired to stop stewing and get back to writing/editing.

It's true, and while I understand impatience, I ju...

2010-02-09T12:27:01.126-05:00

It's true, and while I understand impatience, I just don't understand the concept of a test query. You said it, Kaitlin - if someone spends soooo much time cleaning up a query, shouldn't they spend the same amount of time (or MUCH MORE) on, um, the BOOK??? I know occasionally things might work out, but to me it's always looked like not having enough respect for yourself and your novel to give it a proper chance.

Great post. I have thought on occasion about the w...

2010-02-09T10:57:26.101-05:00

Great post. I have thought on occasion about the waiting process, it really could make you crazy. I try to have a side project, something I look forward to getting back to while I wait.

Great post. I suffer from impatience as well. One ...

2010-02-09T10:52:33.182-05:00

Great post. I suffer from impatience as well. One of my problems is my betas don't seem to realize they can't keep my MS for weeks upon weeks without so much as a comment. I'm not sure if I'm being too impatient or if I just need more diligent betas.

It's so hard to not get frustrated when you've been working on a MS for over a year (and people constantly ask, 'When's it going to be done?') and you just want to be DONE, but you know you have to keep working until you know it's your absolute best.

My most recent blog: Writers don't do that

You are sooooo right. The biggest mistake people ...

2010-02-09T09:36:56.136-05:00

You are sooooo right. The biggest mistake people make is sending things out too soon (I'm guilty of this as well). It's so hard to remember that timing is everything--which most often means waiting in this biz. Waiting for that response . . . letting your ideas simmer for a while before sending them on . . .

A killer query gets your manuscript read--that manuscript better be ready!!!
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