abbeysroad
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« on: January 18, 2012, 06:21:28 PM » |
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The wait from when you've gotten a request for an MS? I mean, they requested a full yesterday, but I have to sit on my hands to keep myself from checking my email every 2 minutes....  |
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And in the end, the love you give is equal to the love you make.
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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2012, 06:27:35 PM » |
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Hey Abby, do yourself a favor and write another book or something! I've waited six months on fulls. Don't drive yourself nuts. Its easy to say, I know, but I have had partials and fulls out with quick and not quick at all responses. So do something else, check your email periodically, and enjoy this ride!
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2012, 06:34:14 PM » |
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 Also remember - you WILL get emails during this time, most likely unrelated to the submission. So don't have a heart attack every time your phone bongs or the little notification window pops up saying you've got mail!
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2012, 06:42:22 PM » |
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I find that cigars help  ... until your Mrs. finds  out and then, not so much.  But of course, coffee  is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.  |
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abbeysroad
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 06:50:27 PM » |
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I feel like Dobby here - maybe I should iron my hands to keep me from checking my phone/email/whatever media outlet is available....
I know I have to be patient, but it isn't easy.
Thanks for the encouragement.... I need it....
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« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2012, 08:35:28 PM » |
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I got into blogging. Now I have an excuse to be on the computer all day. (Besides writing.)
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2012, 09:19:09 PM » |
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Congrats on the request!  Um, Dobby went through a lot of pain.  I suppose that's one way to distract yourself. NOT recommended!!! |
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« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2012, 09:29:11 PM » |
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Methinks ironing your hands would make it hard to keep writing and signing that contract! XD
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« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2012, 08:29:28 AM » |
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Definitely start another book! That way, too, if the full comes back as a rejection (which hurts twice as much as a query r) hopefully you'll love your new MS so much that the R will just kind of roll off you.
At least, that's how it worked for me
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abbeysroad
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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2012, 05:23:32 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2012, 06:00:21 PM » |
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Writing something else; tweeting; reading "Wheel of time" (fromt the beginning). It was that, or "War&Peace"...  You can eat chocolate, too. And go to the gym to fight the calories afterward ;) Disconnect your internet so you're not checking your mailbox every five minutes... |
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2012, 08:52:26 PM » |
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Must Not Hit Refresh On Email....  |
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« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2012, 01:02:42 PM » |
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I check my e-mail five times a day - hoping and dreading that someone's written! And in between time, I work on the next MS. After that gets rolling, the first MS doesn't seem quite as important - notice I said 'quite'. Oh - and I would eat tons of chocolate, but then those pounds start adding up Good Luck! |
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« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2012, 02:28:42 PM » |
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I waited a year once to get a form rejection. Put it in a "drawer" and start a new manuscript. Best of luck to you!
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« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2012, 03:23:20 PM » |
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ouch. that is a wait.
My longest one was 5 months
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