Day 24: To do list...

Things to get done before the end of next week:

1. Study for physics final.

2. Pack up dorm room and locate lost wallet.

3. Get some stamps and re-query Mr. R. (No stamps = no snail mail queries or partials)

4. Sign lease on apartment

5. Drop off wrongly graded chem lab for regrade

6. Make list of agents already queried

7. Debug friend's computer

8. E-mail agent with MIA partial

9. Stop querying and study for MCAT

Status

Queries sent: 35
Query Rejections: 13
Material Requests: 10
Waiting on: 12

Day 23: More Requests...

Got another full request last night. I'm starting to wonder if I should re-query the first few agents I got material requests from. Thinking back, my book has changed a lot from what the first two agent read in my first martial.

One of these agents happens to be for a big agency, which thinking back, I probably shouldn't have queried until now. Yet, it was from those two rejections that several of these changes came to be, as in the story went from...

"quiet girl meets interesting smart guy, talk about their respective hobbies, fall in love, and through him, meets many interesting ghosts, and learns what it means to truly love someone."

to:

"former cheerleader runs into a nerd and engages in a competition of logic and trust with him over a set of disappearing ghosts. love ensues and so do evil spirits, and ultimately, everyone learns the vital importance of sharing information."

I wonder if I should re-query those first agents...

Day 22: Tracking stats...

I'm currently procrastinating instead of studying for my chem final. Justine's blog gave me this idea.

Book: SftOS - 4 pieces of material out/ suppose to be out?

Partial 1: 5 weeks?

Partial 2: 1 day

Partial 3: ... hasn't sent out yet. (No stamps ._.)

Full 1: 1 day

Everything else usually came back in 1-3 weeks ._.

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Dear Santa Claus,

This year for Christmas, I'd like an agent and a .5 GPA boost.

Sincerely,

Blanche

Day 21: More stuff...

Semi-personalize rejection from Nathan on partial. I'm not surprised or disappointed. =) He'll still be my favorite agent until I find one of my own.

Another full and partial request today/ yesterday respectively... I get about 1 email back a day...

Status

Queries sent: 35
Query Rejections: 13
Material Requests: 9
Waiting on: 13

Day 20: Queries here, Queries there

More emails finally coming back... still none of the ones with pages. I've decided to send out more queries since I'm stuck in the computer lab for a while.

So after blogging yesterday, my computer charger decided that it hates me and snapped itself in two. As a result, that partial I was suppose to send Nathan yesterday got delayed until tomorrow, because that's when the replacement charger's coming.

Status

Queries sent: 35
Query Rejections: 10
Material Requests: 7
Waiting on: 18

Day 19: Smile! =D

Life = Win!

Been having a bit of a slump lately. After sending out 17 queries and realizing that their average response time is... a month x_x (ranging from 3 weeks to "??? wait you want a reply?"), I decided to have more readers around the floor read my novel. I got some quality feedback from one girl. Did a massive add/edit to my novel that changed/ improved everything.

So yesterday, I finally got the courage up to query Nathan Bransford, and this morning... 30 page partial request! =D

I'm so happy that my roommate and I set off party poppers!

...and accidentally scared the RA (^_^; oops...)

Day 18: Midterms and Requests

Got my chem midterm back. Did a lot better than I thought. The grades were a mess though... Most people failed and the average was a D. I was scared at first because everyone I talked to got 400-something for spect-orange absorption and I got 620nm. Turns out it was actually 620.

Also got an interview for research. Hoping for some research. Beryllium is my new chemical partner.

Another full request. I've decided to put a little more color in my main character. The other agent who had my full responded with a negative, but gave some feedback. She said the quality of writing was one of the best she's seen in a while (yay?) but the main character needs more thoughts and emotions. I was attempting to show a development of emotions in an initially stoic character, but it seems that the point wasn't well perceived.

I gave the girl some more thoughts and feelings through the narration. Hopefully that solves the problem.

Sun's up, once more around, faces down.