tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post4472570723382509564..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Conference RequestsScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-24936586577485988472009-03-24T21:09:00.000-07:002009-03-24T21:09:00.000-07:00I understand where you're coming from in this post...I understand where you're coming from in this post, Scott. I really do. But is it really so bad for a writer to be excited that their work has been requested? Writing is such a solitary, personal thing and for a lot of writers, getting through that editor/agent meeting is so very difficult, so when they do, I definitely believe it's a cause for celebration. Especially if at the end of that meeting, a request is given out.<BR/><BR/>The business of writing is a hard one. Celebrate each success. Even if the agent/editor has requested a full from everyone they've seen at a conference, so what? Be excited, and then go home and polish that manuscript until it shines and send it in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-544127058311152052009-03-24T10:42:00.000-07:002009-03-24T10:42:00.000-07:00"It took me 2 hours yesterday reading a stack of s..."It took me 2 hours yesterday reading a stack of submissions and writing rejection letters. Ugh. That was time I will not get back."<BR/><BR/>Really? Wow. I thought that was sort of the agent's role? Agents will say all the time "I need submissions to stay in business". <BR/><BR/>Confused?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com