Harsh Truths

I am a unique writer.

It still doesn't mean that what I have isn't crap.

In many respects, it is. In many respects, it isn't.

However, if you want to get published, what I have written ain't what they want.

Which means rip to shreds, prune, and realize what I have isn't marketable.

Or start over. Give them what they want.

I do write for the love of it. I do. I also realize that what I write in context and conveyance is better than a lot of drivel on the shelves. However, there's a reason why that drivel is on the shelves and I'm not.

A) They had what the agent wanted, which is what the agent thought would make money AND could be sold to a publisher, and

B) They had the agent.

There are a lot of places that do the unsolicited MSs. They are easily found.

I, however, have a lot of works in progress. It means that maybe my first few finished babies aren't all that finished. No problem. I can do that or choose a project I have outlined that will fit, low and behold, the basic premise of a query letter.

Let's face it. If it can't be queried properly, it can't sell.

Wow.

Face it - I'm enlightened.

I have a plot. It has a hook. It has all the components of a novel, but can I point it out in a coherent fashion?

Find a sample query letter. Miss Snark, although she no longer does the blogging, has graciously left the blog up for us who are lost.

I found her here: http://agentquery.com/

It's been humbling.

I'm not going to quit. Nope. I'm just going to slack and hash a few things, and start my new stuff with a completely different approach.

I am an author, dammit. I just have to prove it :)