tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post7027849699605907526..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Getting the Timing Right - Elizabeth KayKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35876619188911231952013-12-21T10:36:24.547+00:002013-12-21T10:36:24.547+00:00Enjoyed this ... and yes, how hard it is to get or...Enjoyed this ... and yes, how hard it is to get organised enough to time things right! :-)madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-40946216080059363992013-12-17T14:57:29.133+00:002013-12-17T14:57:29.133+00:00It's amazing how wrong publishers - and agents...It's amazing how wrong publishers - and agents - can be about books. I think The Eyre Affair had 76 rejections before it made the author quite a bit of money!Elizabeth Kaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-50214761387349063432013-12-17T09:59:53.372+00:002013-12-17T09:59:53.372+00:00The very first MS I sent to agents was about alien...The very first MS I sent to agents was about aliens coming to earth for their holidays. The agent who took me on didn't represent it because she said no adults would be interested in aliens. Within a few years, aliens were everywhere! X Files, documentaries, government agencies, all sorts, but by then I was busy trying to get my career off the ground as a children's writer . Really interesting post - thank you.Jenny Alexanderhttp://jenalexanderbooks.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com