tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post528345729170086325..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: WOW Wednesday: Kaitlin Ward On Patience and QueryingMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-2470389525395282292010-08-28T08:57:57.305-04:002010-08-28T08:57:57.305-04:00It took me awhile to figure out that the whole que...It took me awhile to figure out that the whole query process wasn't a race and that the fact that it took me longer than some of the other writers I knew who were querying at the same time did not mean I was bad or wouldn't be successful. <br /><br />Great post!Kathleen Peacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393456949068246946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-9951999788284678852010-08-26T00:36:28.085-04:002010-08-26T00:36:28.085-04:00This was such a wonderful and timely post for me. ...This was such a wonderful and timely post for me. I'm currently sending out queries for a manuscript, while writing an entirely new novel. So far, I've sent out about 30 queries. At first, I received only rejections or no response, so I tweaked my query letter numerous times. I've received some wonderful feedback - my novel's been referred to as a potential best-seller, high concept, with brilliant and fun ideas, BUT no offers of representation yet. Different people have not liked different parts of the novel. I'm willing to change any and all parts of the novel, and am hoping to find someone to guide me through the edits. In the meantime, I'm learning extreme patience and becoming rather zen about the entire process. :)Marilyn Peakehttp://www.marilynpeake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-55084402020601963382010-08-25T22:50:18.806-04:002010-08-25T22:50:18.806-04:00As I was reading this post the lyrics to a Tom Pet...As I was reading this post the lyrics to a Tom Petty song popped into my head: "The waiting is the hardest part." I'll definitely refer to this post once I begin querying. Thanks for guest posting, Kaitlin.<br /><br />BTW, love the new blog design, M&M.Clara Kensiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739170567096747793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-4804297265554871412010-08-25T21:43:00.314-04:002010-08-25T21:43:00.314-04:00Great post, Kaitlin! I think the waiting gets hard...Great post, Kaitlin! I think the waiting gets harder at each stage of the game. (Still at query stage). I've found waiting for a full response much harder than query, and from other writers' comments, it's not until you're out on sub that the true torture begins!<br /><br />I have a mug that says, "God give me patience, and please hurry!"Michelle L. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144191129362767115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-61379822196459786022010-08-25T20:12:41.087-04:002010-08-25T20:12:41.087-04:00Kaitlin, oh how I wish I would've learned pati...Kaitlin, oh how I wish I would've learned patience from my query experience. Still not good at waiting for things. But one good thing I took away from querying was determination and tenacity. I would say nearly every day, "I am not giving up." That was a HUGE lesson for me.K. M. Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167022736028223997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-9628580017806749312010-08-25T19:17:54.622-04:002010-08-25T19:17:54.622-04:00I <3 you xxx
Great post!I <3 you xxx<br />Great post!Kathy Bradeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370707259209847339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-22240801132021471912010-08-25T19:15:22.424-04:002010-08-25T19:15:22.424-04:00Thanks Kaitlin for this wonderful perspective on t...Thanks Kaitlin for this wonderful perspective on the querying process and on patience. It's always good to be reminded that we're not always in control and have to wait.Margaret Duartehttp://www.enterthebetween.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-50592762063432087092010-08-25T14:44:30.982-04:002010-08-25T14:44:30.982-04:00Patience! I wait and wait. Like Charlie Watts, dr...Patience! I wait and wait. Like Charlie Watts, drummer in the Rolling Stones said, his career had been "five years of work and twenty years of waiting". Waiting doesn't make me patient, it makes me strip wallpaper with my teeth.Andrew Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875188855955154864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-47934498974467218332010-08-25T13:56:15.369-04:002010-08-25T13:56:15.369-04:00Yes. I'm so there!Yes. I'm so there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-58084626782887784552010-08-25T10:25:36.851-04:002010-08-25T10:25:36.851-04:00Patience is something I struggle with, too! But th...Patience is something I struggle with, too! But this business definitely forces you to learn how to wait, haha!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-24860601840247883052010-08-25T10:02:21.499-04:002010-08-25T10:02:21.499-04:00Thanks, Kaitlin--helpful to know that someone has ...Thanks, Kaitlin--helpful to know that someone has made progress in the patience-in-querying department. Taking a cue from you, I'll try to be patient as I begin the process!Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-74518873213831086302010-08-25T10:01:45.801-04:002010-08-25T10:01:45.801-04:00I love this post. It gives me hope.
Kaitlin, you...I love this post. It gives me hope. <br /><br />Kaitlin, you forgot the patience required while waiting for your beta readers/crit partners to get back to you. I think that's the hardest of all waits. <br /><br />Seriously, I think having kids requires more patience than the publishing industry does. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-88031254346423411182010-08-25T09:46:01.576-04:002010-08-25T09:46:01.576-04:00Great post, Kaitlin!
"Patience is a virtue.&...Great post, Kaitlin! <br />"Patience is a virtue."Lacey J Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930985573303127061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-17865116358845855722010-08-25T09:15:44.259-04:002010-08-25T09:15:44.259-04:00Hello Kaitlin. Your post gives me hope! I am also ...Hello Kaitlin. Your post gives me hope! I am also not a patient person, but am definitely becoming more zen about things as time goes by.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-16917870984244774992010-08-25T08:46:39.369-04:002010-08-25T08:46:39.369-04:00Thanks for your encouragement. Patience and persis...Thanks for your encouragement. Patience and persistence are so needed if you want to get published.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-29030723806012491092010-08-25T08:12:11.312-04:002010-08-25T08:12:11.312-04:00Hi Kaitlin!
Very good post, and one that helped...Hi Kaitlin! <br /><br />Very good post, and one that helped me level out a bit after getting a rejection last night. I'm usually a very laid back, patient person, but recently my patience has thinned due to stresses in my life beyond my writing that only make my writing all that much more important to me. <br /><br />I think the hardest thing about waiting (I'm still querying) is getting rejected after all the while being told how much an agent liked the ms. It's like getting told that you're a great person, but you still can't be my friend. Although this is business for the agents, and I want it to be a business for me as well, it seems impossible NOT to take it personally sometimes, especially when stress is high in other areas of life. I mean, how can you not take it personal - if even in a small way - when you're 'personally' very committed to succeeding? <br /><br />Some days you bounce, others you don't, but you still get on your feet in the end and get back to writing... and waiting... :)Artemis Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849091563671031929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-23912833423677264702010-08-25T08:01:21.572-04:002010-08-25T08:01:21.572-04:00One of my friends had to wait a month and a half t...One of my friends had to wait a month and a half to hear back about a job; and everyone applauded her on waiting so long...Inside I said, 'you don't know the half of it!' :)Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-85699395204795303882010-08-25T07:40:44.958-04:002010-08-25T07:40:44.958-04:00Yeah, Kaitlin!! So.very.true.Yeah, Kaitlin!! So.very.true.Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-29569087238533569622010-08-25T07:23:11.307-04:002010-08-25T07:23:11.307-04:00Very true. Practicing patience breeds more patienc...Very true. Practicing patience breeds more patience. Too bad it's just so darn painful to wait. Thanks for the introspective post.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.com