BiaAtlas Update.
It’s been two years and tonnes of work. After toiling and revising for a final time with all the ‘trouble’ words highlighted in different colours, I’m done.
I Started the final revision 5000 words over the maximum allowable limit. I was able to get the final word count down to 118,876, which is 1125 words below the max of 120,000. Over 1000 words below what I though I would be able to manage. I can’t believe I was able to trim over 6000 words without compromising the story.
I feel a sense of accomplishment and renewal as I start again with the querying portion of my journey. Now I can start querying Literary Agents again with gusto and start the countdown all over again. I revised my Synopsis, Updated my Query letter and first 50 pages and I’m ready to get to it.
As I query I keep a spreadsheet. For each query I track the Agency, the agent queried, the date queried, their website, their email and if they have an expected time for response on receiving the query and when the query expires. The reason for this is so I don’t accidentally query the same agency twice, they have strict rules about it.
Each agency has their own rules and requests, within the agencies each agent can have their own rules and requests on top of the agencies. Sounds like a lot, but hey they need to weed out the authors who are not serious and potentially wasting their time.
So here I go again. Patience and persistence will pay off I know it.
My advice about writing goals.
If you have a goal anything is possible. Even if you think you’ve hit the wall, look up and find a way over it.
-Sheryl
Three fun posts I wrote:
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Sheryl, I’m so proud of you!!! Woohoo is right!!! Congratulations on all of the hard work and effort that you’ve put in to get your book to this stage, and thank you for all of the worthy tips and great posts you’ve been sharing. All the best in the new year ahead, and I wish you continued luck as BiaAtlas makes its way out into the hands of agents! Three cheers to you!
~ Julie
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Thanks Julie I appreciate the support and kind words! It’s exciting and nerve-wracking all at the same time.
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Congratulations on an incredible accomplishment! So happy for you
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Thanks Rob, I still have a long way to go, but it feels great to be at this point knowing the book is definitely ready for agents to read.
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CONGRATS!!!!!! I’m looking forward to reading it!
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Thanks, it’s a long process but I know it’s the right way to go.
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I love it when we FEEL its right in our soul!
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Well done on getting this far.
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Thank you.
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Neat way to kick off the New Years! Congratulations, but I’m sure this is only the start to a larger, grander journey. But now is the time for celebration!
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It’s very exciting. I had no idea how much work it is, but man is it worth it.
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Best of luck with your submissions.
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Thank you.
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I am literally over the moon happy for you! Huge Congratulations on all your effort work trials tribs and fun times included. YOU ROCK! Can’t wait to see your story in print! Huge thumbs up. You deserve it! Your awsome!
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Thanks! There is a long way to go yet, but it’s nice to hit a goal.
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Absolutely! Kudos on all the groundwork already laid. Bonus!
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