tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872188166387973152.post7262116524071630970..comments2023-11-03T06:05:08.934-07:00Comments on The Useless Blog: WEEKLY WORD COUNT - Week of May 24-30 - PARADISE SEEKERSNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12419408922469359932noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872188166387973152.post-41207162901243020062010-06-01T22:06:00.796-07:002010-06-01T22:06:00.796-07:00John Brown suggested I try it, while I keep on wri...John Brown suggested I try it, while I keep on writing. So far, I have three novels I could have sent off, and they've just stagnated on my hard drive. I'm certainly going to revise WGMD before moving on (including rewriting everything I submitted during Sanderson's semester), but I really need to just do it. Brown sent his first novel to like 50+ people, and got rejections from all of them. He then sent Servant of a Dark God to 75+ people, got rejected by TOR but did get an agent. The agent then knew somebody at TOR, so he got to send it back, and they bought it.<br />So, interesting stuff overall. Truthfully, since most places take forever to get back (and usually only want the first five chapters anyway), technically only the first bit of WGMD has to be good. I can be editing the rest while I wait. Or that's the plan, anyway. ;)Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419408922469359932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872188166387973152.post-25110588952975047042010-06-01T15:14:03.392-07:002010-06-01T15:14:03.392-07:00"Another thing it made me realize is I need t..."Another thing it made me realize is I need to keep submitting stuff to agents and editors, even if I think it sucks."<br /><br />David Farland recently said he thinks a MS should be as perfect as you can get it before you start sending it out. I agree--I don't want to send a MS I know is flawed, because it's twice as flawed in the editor's eyes. But, who knows. Your rough drafts are a lot better than some people's finished works.<br /><br />Also, feel free to lend me books. Namely Mr. Monster and Servant of a Dark God. I've wanted to read that second one for a while!<br /><br />Glad CONduit was good. Also kind of mad that is was, ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com