... I officially hate query letters.
Encouraged and optimistic as everyone liked it before the final tweaks, I resubmitted my fourth revision for critique. My query ended up being forwarded to another website for a fresh pair of eyes to look at. I was fine with that, everyone on the other website liked it, so I wasn't too worried about it. I figured there would be a few minor changes, but nothing big.
THEY HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT EVERY SENTENCE!
Gahhh!! What do these people want from me?!?! The moment I feel as though I am on the right track, I feel better about what I'm doing, I get excited about the future, BAM! Back at step one!
This website says it's too confusing and by the end you are lost with the story, resulting in my brain about to explode. I am so freakin' frustrated! No matter what advice I take, what I write, it's never good enough!
And now, now I need to find time to even look at my query to revise it! I'm seriously about to lose it.
Today, this journey blows. Blah.
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You're over thinking this. If you've gotten requests for partials in the past, then the problem might be the manuscript.
ReplyDeleteYou can get a free sample edit of the first twenty pages from sterling editing.
http://www.sterlingediting.com/
There's no obligation to hire them after you receive the edit, and the advice they give is educational. Just remember that they are mercenaries.
You can also submit the first 150 words of your MS to Evil Editor where we might be able to flag some of the problems in your writing. But be warned: I will write a continuation that will ruthlessly make fun of it.
Good luck!