WIP FIRST DRAFT WORD COUNT REPORT - Week 3
Working Title: The Eyes of a Nocturne Child
Genre: Sci-fi/dystopian
Word Count this Week: 3,927
Word Count to Date: 10,927
Comment: I would have written more, but this week, my elderly mother was admitted to hospital 45 minutes away (she's doing fine).
I already have a king-size bed. Is my relationship doomed? 😮
WIP FIRST DRAFT WORD COUNT REPORT - Week 2
Working Title: The Eyes of a Nocturne Child
Genre: Sci-fi/dystopian
Word Count this Week: 4,917
Word Count to Date: 7,000
Comment: My word count to date is not an approximation. It just happens to be exactly 7,000 at the moment!
Only in the US, third-world countries, and other nations steeped in systemic corruption.
WIP FIRST DRAFT WORD COUNT REPORT - Week 1
Working Title: The Eyes of a Nocturne Child
Genre: Sci-fi/dystopian
Word Count this Week: 2,083
Word Count to Date: 2,083
Comment: Not a huge word count, but I'm just getting started and this was only a partial week.
Hi Beverly. There won't be another round until the next book. I have queried every open agent I could find, who looked like a match for the type of book I wrote. I have no qualms about self-publishing - that's what I've done with all my previous books. 🙂
This was my final week of querying. I have sent queries to all agents in my list except for 17 who were closed to queries. I'll send queries to those agents if and when they open for queries. If I don't have a prospective deal in six months, I will self-publish Opportunia.
WEEKLY DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 6 (final report)
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Queries Sent: 3
Replies: 4
Rejections: 4
To Date
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Queries Sent: 82
Replies: 15
Rejections: 15
continued . . .
If there’s really a god up in heaven,
as these doofuses loudly agree,
may their souls be entombed
and in fire be consumed,
in the hell of their hypocrisy.
Let it be ever clear they were given a choice
and they willfully made their selection
between anger and kindness,
awareness and blindness,
when they chose the MAGA direction.
May their selfishness be their undoing.
May their children look on them with shame.
May the family they’ve lost
be the permanent cost.
May their backs bear the burden of blame.
May the cruelty they chose to exhibit;
may their ignorance, malice, and hate,
and the kindness they lack,
let it come circling back.
May the suffering they’ve caused be their fate.
Reposting the following to make a correction:
A PRAYER FOR THE MAGA
The MAGA are growing more anxious
while their leaders are falling apart.
For their fear starts to mount
that they’ll have to account
for the evil they help to impart.
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I've been watching your status on QueryTracker, hoping to submit my latest manuscript ("Opportunia"). It's been nearly four hours since you opened for submission.
All I need to know is, did I make it under the wire? 😬😬😬 😆
WEEKLY DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 5
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Queries Sent: 17
Replies: 2
Rejections: 2
To Date
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Queries Sent: 79
Replies: 11
Rejections: 11
WEEKLY DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 4
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Queries Sent: 16
Replies: 4
Rejections: 4
To Date
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Queries Sent: 62
Replies: 9
Rejections: 9
Here's what I saw on my morning dog walk!
Location: Van Isle Marina, Sidney BC (Vancouver Island, Canada).
My dog, sitting on a stairway landing with her hind legs, while her front legs are standing on the stair that's one step down.
Timeline cleanse: My dog, May, performing her latest trick - sitting and standing AT THE SAME TIME!!!
Not much of a trick, but at least it's a momentary distraction.
Definitely.
DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 3
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Queries Sent: 15
Replies: 3
Rejections: 3
To Date
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Queries Sent: 46
Replies: 5
Rejections: 5
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DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 2
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Queries Sent: 18
Replies: 2
Rejections: 2
To Date
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Queries Sent: 31
Replies: 2
Rejections: 2
#querytrenches
Oh, yes, I missed the $15k in the comment. 😮
Those are coming too!
It's not just tiny cars. Chinese company BYD has a wide range of EVs in various sizes with high tech and deluxe features for a fraction of their competitors' prices. I'm looking forward to having those options.
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