The Constant Author

Rejection #14

2009-02-13T14:59:00.001Z

Rejection #14 Sarah Ballard - United Agents

Dear Dominic,

I’m really mortified to realise that I haven’t responded to your submission of April last year. I had warned you I would take a while, but that really was far longer than I has anticipated!

I read your apostles submission a little while ago now, and I’m sorry to say that my gut feeling was that, despite the obvious ease of your prose, this wasn’t for me. I simply didn’t fall in love with it as I’d hoped to.

I’m sorry to disappoint you – and to have taken such a very long time to reply.....So do please forgive me. I hope it didn’t seem like apathy on my part.

I’m sure you’ll find someone who feels confident about taking this forward very soon – perhaps you have already - and I wish you well with it.

All good wishes

Sarah

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Rejection #13

2008-09-18T15:34:00.001+01:00

Rejection #13 Anthony Harwood Ltd

Dear Dominic,

I’m sorry to be so slow replying to this. In the end, I’m afraid I just didn’t feel strongly enough about the novel to be able to offer representation, but thank you again for approaching us.

Best wishes,
James Lockhart

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Rejection #12

2008-09-01T19:42:00.003+01:00

Rejection #12 Sophie Barnes

Dear Dominic

I have been checking through old emails and see that I failed to reply to you. I am very sorry, this was caught up in Spam.

I am afraid this is not the sort of thing I am looking for at the moment, so must pass on this occasion.

Thanks for thinking of me though and sorry for the long wait.

All best wishes and luck
Sophie Gorell Barnes

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Rejection #11

2008-05-30T16:38:00.001+01:00

Rejection #11 Anubis Lit Agency

Thank you for giving this agency the chance to consider your work. Unfortunately, the material that you are proposing is not quite what we are looking for. We realise this will come as a disappointment but please bear in mind another agency may well feel differently.

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #10

2008-05-22T16:32:00.001+01:00

Rejection #10 Legend Press

Dear Dominic,

Thank you for your submissions, we very much enjoyed the samples. However, I am sorry to say I do not feel your work is quite right for our list, as we only publish contemporary mainstream fiction, not genre-specific fiction. We are still a relatively small publishers, so competition for submissions is extremely high. However, I really enjoyed reading your submission, and wish you all the best in finding another publisher for your book.

If you have anything in the future that you think might be more suited to our list then please do send it to us!

With thanks again, and very best wishes,

Lucy

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #9

2008-05-14T13:12:00.002+01:00

Rejection #9 AM Heath

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please forgive this form letter: we recieve an enourmous amount of unsolicited material and are unable to respond to each personally.

We have considered your material carefully and, unfortunately, could not see a market for it. We do, however, wish you the best in finding someone more receptive elsewhere.

Yours sincerely,

Submissions
AM Heath & Co Ltd

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #8

2008-05-12T10:50:00.002+01:00

Rejection #8 Felicity Bryan

Thank you for your submission. We are taking on very little and, unfortunately, we do not feel that it is for us. We wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere.

Compliments,

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #7

2008-04-30T14:38:00.000+01:00

Rejection #7 The Maggie Noach Lit Agency

Thank you for contacting us. I apologise for the standard reply, but due to changes at the company we will not be taking on any new clients for the foreseeable future.

Good luck with your search for a suitable agent.

With best wishes,
Josie Stapleton

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #6

2008-04-30T14:35:00.001+01:00

Rejection #6 HMLA Brooklyn

Dear Mr. Took,

Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, we do not think that your manuscript is right for us. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing.

Regards,

Dan Campanelli

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #5

2008-04-30T14:32:00.001+01:00

Rejection #5 Greene & Heaton Ltd

Dear Dominic,

Thank you for your emails, and for giving us the opportunity to consider your work.

We're sorry to tell you that we didn't feel this was a project we could handle successfully on your behalf.

We wish you the best of luck with your writing in the future, and hope that you find suitable representation shortly.

Yours sincerely,

Nick Harrop

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #4

2008-04-27T14:42:00.002+01:00

Rejection #4 Artellus Ltd

I got to this quickly - I'm sorry it needs more dazzle to compete in a very competitive mainstream market - the dialogue seems flat - many undeveloped good ideas. But there are some things brought up as ornaments with no narrative purpose.
Sorry - you seem to have a good audience already - reactions to fiction is always subjective of course - good luck.

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Interest #1 Alexandra Nye

2008-04-27T14:33:00.004+01:00

Interest #1 Alexandra Nye

There is one reason that this agency may not be genuine in its interest for Apostles and that is because it charges a reading fee. There is an unsaid rule that states no agent or agency should charge a reading fee, all fees come out of contracts and deals made for the author. Therefore I am wary of this agency, but I may consider them.

Dear Mr Took,

I have read your sample pages with interest. This does look to be an appealing and original title, and we would be more than happy to read the complete MS. However, I must advise that we charge a reading fee for more substantial feedback. The fee is £2,00 per 1000 words.

...omitted for clarity and confidentiality

I look forward to hearing from you,

Yours Sincerely,

Alexandra Nye

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #3

2008-04-24T11:33:00.000+01:00

Rejection #3 David Higham Associates

Thank you for your submission, whichwe have read with interest. Unfortunately we do not feel we would be the right agents for your work. We are sorry to give you a form response but we have given your submission serious consideration. Thank you for thinking of us in connection with your work,

David Higham Assoc Ltd

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #2

2008-04-24T11:26:00.000+01:00

Rejection #2 Aitken Alexander Associates

Dear Dominic Took,

Thank you for your recent submission which we have considered with care. I fear we do not feel able to offer the representation you seek.

We wish you every good fortune with your work in the future.

Mary Pochnos

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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Rejection #1

2008-04-18T13:42:00.000+01:00

Rejection #1 Christopher Little

Dear Dominic

Thank you for your email and the attached sample of your novel.

I’m really sorry but as an already very full agency we need to be highly selective with new authors and I regret I am unable to help you on this occasion.

I wish you every success with your writing in the future and thank you once again for your enquiry.

Best wishes

Julie Davies

Christopher Little Agency

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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2008-04-18T12:55:00.000+01:00

Rejection #

This is a standard rejection:

"I am sorry, but this is not presently what we are looking for. We wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere."

This blog is about the rejections gained for The Apostles Sacrament which is my fourth title. I self published my first book The Storms of Acias back in 2005, its on Amazon or my website if you are intrested.

This is just a placeholder until the first few rejections come in.

All rejections are posted AS they were printed or written onto my submissions.

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