Prevent Agent Rejection
Submitting your work to agents can be frustrating. Especially when your efforts result in "not right for our list" rejection emails . . . or nothing at all.
Why does this happen? The culprit could be an abundance of "red-flag" words in your query, synopsis, and sample pages. When I was a Time-Life and acquisitions editor, I rejected any submission that contained more than a few red-flag words. Why? Because, these issues surely would appear in the manuscript and doom it as being un-worthy of publication. |
After 80 submission rejections, I asked Molli to take a look at my manuscript. She helped me identify red-flag words and writing mechanic errors. What a difference this made! After major revision, I re-submitted my work and landed a publisher. . . . from author Emily Will.
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Do you believe the myth that agents don't want to be bothered by unpublished writers?
Nothing could be further from the truth. Agents want to meet you and determine if you are the "real deal," a talented writer with a saleable manuscript. What prevents agents from responding positively (besides a poorly written query letter) are submissions filled with red-flag words. The top ten (10) words you don't want to overuse in your query, synopsis, and sample pages include: THAT -- GET -- GOT GOTTEN -- SHOULD COULD -- THE -- THEN HAD -- WERE, and the worst RED FLAG of all, the deadly duo of “WAS” when paired with an “ING” verb. Do these rascals proliferate in your work? If so, they will identify you as a writing “rookie, ” not ready for prime time. No writer wants that! |
After purging my manuscript of red-flag words, I return to my work in progress, once again to engage in hand-to-hand combat with a renewed sense of readiness. Molli's mini-tutorial helped me identify the most inauspicious of the adversaries I face, and gave me the tools to defeat these words capable of destroying my chances of becoming published. Thanks Molli! . . . from Samantha Charles, author of "Redemption: a Parson's Gap Story." |
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