Charlie Y is querying │ Fantasy Author

Lots of people share their unicorn querying journeys, and while that’s definitely worth celebrating, I think it can accidentally teach authors who are new to the trenches that if they’re not experiencing this type of instant success, they’re doing something wrong. So, I thought I’d share my ugly, depressing experience in the trenches: I queried four different projects over the span of two years. I accumulated over 200 rejections. I was ghosted on a full. I got rejected on a full for reasons that still don’t make sense to me. I watched all my friends get agents while I got placed in a corner and told to be quiet (form rejection style). I gave up querying altogether. And then… An agent started liking all my posts about a project I planned to self-publish. I decided to take one last chance and query her along with a handful of other agents. I queried 12 agents altogether. I got three full requests (more than I’d ever received before). Of those full requests, I received one offer of rep… …from the agent who liked all my pitches. All it takes is one. 💜

Okay I take it back. Who thinks I can finish this draft today 🧐