So you're stuck in the query trenches...

Some insights into why agents might be rejecting your book

Recently, LizGriffinWords asked (I’m paraphrasing) how to evaluate a project and determine why it might be getting rejected by agents, especially if readers/other writer friends love it.

First off, Liz, I’m sorry to hear you’ve been facing rejection. It stinks. On the plus side, you are far from alone. Every writer out there, aspiring or published, has been rejected. And unfortunately, it follows you throughout your career. Getting an agent won’t shield you from rejection when you try to sell said book to a publisher. And getting that debut book deal doesn’t guarantee more book deals after that. (I continue to see my fair share of rejection even nine published novels in.)

But that is not the root of your question. Let’s get back on track: Why might you be receiving agent rejections when feedback from writers is great?

When writer friends read for us, they are doing so from an entirely diff…