Author of kooky cosy mysteries, cookbooks, general fiction and children's adventure stories.
Errgh. I'm feeling a bit like Rosie the Robot from the Jetsons at the moment. I've had nine rejections in three months. Okay, these were for different six different pieces of work, and three of them were for competitions (I count not being short listed as a rejection as it means that I my work… Continue reading More rejections and moving on
I regularly receive rejections, and occasionally receive feedback. Why so many rejections? Well for a start, I regularly submit my work to various publishers, journals and competitions. You don’t get rejected if you don’t submit. Whenever I receive a rejection, I’m left with a feeling of emptiness, and in some cases, feel a little embarrassed… Continue reading Managing rejections – again!
I am bang, smack in the middle of rewriting (and I mean rewriting) my cosy mystery story. I received some exceedingly valuable feedback from an agent about this piece, and what it needs to reach a marketable point. Scary advice - but once I stopped sulking, and really looked it, I realised that she was… Continue reading Panic editing, pitching and other messy processes.
I'm in the process of pitching three pieces (a cosy mystery, a children's fiction and a non-fiction gift book) to various publishers and agents. I also hope to have a few short pieces ready to submit to various journals and publications in the near future. What does this mean? Well, I suspect that I'm going… Continue reading Celebrate rejection!
Sarah Jackson 