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

Some insights into why agents might be rejecting your book

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Erin Bowman
Sep 19, 2023
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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. A…

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