Arlene Hittle

Tag: query

  • Sad day

    E-mail was not my friend this morning. Remember the agent who requested more of my MS a couple of weeks ago? Rejected. After careful consideration, they decided it wasn’t right for their agency. Sounds like a pretty standard rejection, I suppose. However, there was also an encouraging note. A very cute concept but this didn’t […]

  • More queries? Check!

    My task for “Operation Treat Writing Like a Day Job” today? Query letters. I sent out 3 more e-queries this morning. Unlike last week, no responses awaited me at the end of the day. But that’s OK. I didn’t expect them to. Not sure what’s on the list for Saturday. Perhaps some writing on Meg […]

  • A successful writing week

    Last Saturday, we had our NARWA meeting and I was inspired to launch “Operation Treat Writing Like a Day Job.” Today I capped off my operation, which admittedly isn’t as amusing as “Operation Snag Mike Brad,” with another good day. I wrote 1,421 words on Meg & Matt’s story (still untitled) in two writing sessions […]

  • An hour later …

    Not long after I finished my last post, I decided to check my gmail account one more time. I certainly wasn’t expecting what awaited me there … … a reply from one of the agents I queried this morning! They want to see the first 30 pages of “Operation Snag Mike/Brad.” I was floored — […]