bleh

[valarltd]

I hate getting a rejection that is hopeless.
And I just did.

The whole plot is hopeless, and we can't fix it without drastically altering characters.
The ending is not happy enough, in fact, she found the end incredibly sad.
Our hero comes off insufferably smug and having it all, while his lover and his wife have to settle for half a loaf apiece.
I really cannot take this one into a menage, as one of the characters is not interested in women. And I can't make our hero ignore his wife and legacy. He's not the sort who would be horrid to her.

Damn damn damn. And that's 40K words and 4 years of fiddling down the drain.

Comments

[jenshih-blue.livejournal.com]

Don't give up, dear. There are tons of publishers out there willing to accept something like you've described. I have an acquaintance who had a story he shopped around for years and was rejected numerous times. He just recently found someone willing to give the MS a chance and it's been selling very well.

The rallying call with all writers should be: Never give up! Never surrender!

*hugs*

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

The problem is, it's a sequel to a book that just came out from that pub.

[m-barnette.livejournal.com]

They rejected it. You're free to send it elsewhere.

[jenshih-blue.livejournal.com]

Well, damn that does suck. *smishes you harder*

Can't believe they're turning down a sequel. :-(