Hooray for Rejections!
Mar. 12th, 2006 04:15 pmOkay, so I know that may sounds strange to some of you, but in this instance, a rejection is a very, very GOOD thing...and one received with open arms. HAPPY open arms.
Because, you see, after I sent the query, something went off in my brain that said, "You can make this novel a million times better if you tweak the story here...and here."
That's good. Tweaks aren't bad.
THEN, when I started tweaking, I found more tweaking that would make it better until I finally had an OMG revelation and decided to make a big change in the plot itself.
I like the changes, and I really want to redo the novel with the new twists. Already started them, as a matter of fact.
So, I was quite pleased to receive this rejection and know that I can take the time I need to make it better than it was before.
When it's ready, I'll query it more.
I like the plot changes enough that I think I'm going to go back and see how the screenplay that the novel was taken from would work with the changes, too.
So...
HOORAY FOR REJECTIONS.
They can be a really good thing.
Because, you see, after I sent the query, something went off in my brain that said, "You can make this novel a million times better if you tweak the story here...and here."
That's good. Tweaks aren't bad.
THEN, when I started tweaking, I found more tweaking that would make it better until I finally had an OMG revelation and decided to make a big change in the plot itself.
I like the changes, and I really want to redo the novel with the new twists. Already started them, as a matter of fact.
So, I was quite pleased to receive this rejection and know that I can take the time I need to make it better than it was before.
When it's ready, I'll query it more.
I like the plot changes enough that I think I'm going to go back and see how the screenplay that the novel was taken from would work with the changes, too.
So...
HOORAY FOR REJECTIONS.
They can be a really good thing.