2007-04-06 - 5:40 p.m.

well, i got a rejection letter from that canadian publisher i'd really been hoping for. serves me right for getting my hopes up. i really should know better.

it really has me bummed out though. i think with the stress of house rejections this just made me feel worse.

there was no explanation on the letter either. it was just sort of a standard "thank you for your submission, but sorry you're not what we're looking for."

it just seems like i'm not what any publishing house is looking for and it's really disappointing. i've only got 4 publishers left on my list now too. that's also kind of scary. the possibilities seemed endless when my list was 20 strong.

now i feel like i'm out of options. after those 4, i can look at the listings for new publishers, or publishers accepting fantasy now that weren't before. but if i still don't get a hit, i've got to resort to an agent. and i don't really want to do that.

it's also really discouraging when no one i know (except, like, 2 people) have ever even read just the first book. ya know... it's like - if i can't even get the people close to me to read it, how the hell can i expect strangers to read it?

i know that most people i know are students and don't have time to read anything that isn't a textbook or lecture-related. it's still frustrating. still sucks.

anyway, i'll stop whining now and try to do something productive with the rest of my day.

if there's anyone out there interested and with time to read, please let me know. i'm looking to put together another submission package around the end of april. any feedback would be appreciated.

daily dose of stupid:
the whiner's award
when king louis xiv of france learned in 1704 that the british had defeated his army, he sent up a wail: "how could god do this to me, after all that i have done for him?"

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