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Posted by johanna on February 4, 2008, 8:04 pm

Hi Niki,
You judged my story in a contest a while back and were very positive with your critique, (interesting story, intriguing characters, unusual catchy plot, wonderful storytelling ability, etc.) which I very much appreciated. Since that time I have have sent the story out seven times to agents and have received 3 form rejection letters, 1 no response, 1 response saying that there was a lot to recommend my work but it wasn't a good fit for them, and 2 who said they liked the story, characters, and my voice but that the period (1920's) is almost impossible to sell unless you are a well-known author. I knew when I started writing historical romance that the 1920's was not considered a traditional romance time period, but I have always thought that it was an interesting time period for American women. I am almost done with my second novel (set in 1925) that will be the first in a trilogy. Am I wasting my time writing in this period? Isn't a good love story timeless? Would I be better off pitching my story to an editor or agent at a conference rather than trying to attract an agent by query letter? I would appreciate some input.

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Re: 1920"s - Niki B. February 6, 2008, 12:53 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Hi Niki, : You judged my story in a contest a while : back and were very positive with your : critique, (interesting story, intriguing : characters, unusual catchy plot, wonderful : storytelling ability, etc.) which I very : much appreciated. Since that time I have : have sent the story out seven times to : agents and have received 3 form rejection : letters, 1 no response, 1 response saying : that there was a lot to recommend my work : but it wasn't a good fit for them, and 2 who : said they liked the story, characters, and : my voice but that the period (1920's) is : almost impossible to sell unless you are a : well-known author. I knew when I started : writing historical romance that the 1920's : was not considered a traditional romance : time period, but I have always thought that : it was an interesting time period for : American women. I am almost done with my : second novel (set in 1925) that will be the : first in a trilogy. Am I wasting my time : writing in this period? Isn't a good love : story timeless? Would I be better off : pitching my story to an editor or agent at a : conference rather than trying to attract an : agent by query letter? I would appreciate : some input. :

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