Stacey Gets A Positive Response from a Literary Agent

[coolduder10]

This is so funny!

[Cuenca20]

Funny how u just rip them envelopes open lol I must say you handle all those rejections pretty well. But what if in that stack of envelopes are like 5 literary agents that want your work... eventually u need to choose just 1... how you do that ?

[terrinyc29]

thanks so much for posting this

[wideawakex4]

ohh lordiee, I am soo scared! i'm copyrighting my book this month and sending out queries comes january.. I am soo scared=(

[diverse01]

High hopes but realistic expectations...Wow!

[MPCallender]

Stacey, Thanks for the video.

How did/do you find so many literary agents to send your queries to?

Keep Writing! Thanks

[Mikato1]

This is a comforting thought to not give up when I am finally finished writing my story. Although I will get a ton of rejections, there will always be that one hope that someone will accept it.

[Jessecraft1954]

Thanks for posting your video. I'm writing my first book, growing up in the South during the fifties and sixties. Congratulations to you and your wife on the new baby! Sincerely, Jesse

[MovieWriterReese]

Congrats on the positive response!

[TheLilithChronicles]

Oh geez, we are just starting. But we shall remain positive for we love our story!

[ButterflyLullabyLtd]

Hi Stacey

I can't wait to see your other videos.

Sharon

[Helsinki666]

I received almost all rejections, with an exception of one (the couple others turned out to be a scam . . . surprise surprise).

[durantsx2]

For an agency that is actively seeking new submissions, contact me or view my profile/channel for more information.

Durant Literary Agency

[WhiteStarWoman]

Stacey, you are delightful and I'm so grateful to have found you as I've just started this process with a book that I'm passionate about, (I'm sure it will change the world!) Keep sharing, we love you!

[Surells]

you open your letters sideways, how crazy. I'm surprised you have so many replies though, I was told you should make a letter to a lit age very personal and do a few at a time. This seems to have worked for you though. Congrats.

[kinkyauthor]

thanks for sharing, Stacy. Good luck! CM Miller~ future famous and successful author.

[KhaledTalib]

i like Stacey Cochran...nice work!

[ArielAce48]

hahaha i love how the first time you come to the word unfortunately or but, and then you set it aside

[nomadicsx]

Rejections are depressing, there's no way around that. But the more rejections you get, the sweeter it is when someone finally says yes. I started off writing short stories to get me up to standard. I would advise anyone to do the same. Get some shorts published first, then think about tackling something longer.

[Placebo59348]

Getting a good agent is not easy. For one thing, you have to make sure the agent you send the query letter to would be interested in the genre of your novel.

For another thing, you have to keep in mind your work is unsolicited and soooo many overworked people in the industry are so sick of so many unsolicited manuscripts. Proposals are a better option. Don't expect the agent to be impressed with how long or short it took to write the thing. Keep your genre in mind at all times.

[margravevamp]

I'm a Literary Agent. No one should take rejections hard, it's nothing personal. First off, be sure you send your query letters to the right agents. Sometimes, we reject query letters because, an oversized workload.

[alberesik]

Thank-you for posting this, Stacy. I just got my first agent reject yesterday on my fifth novel (the others are all unpublished) and I was feeling very bad, but seeing the way you handle your rejections made me feel stronger. I have a M.A. in creative writing and I still haven't grown thick skin. I wish you could open all my letters for me ;)

[StaceyCochran]

Somewhere past novel seven and rejection letters totalling around 1500 over a decade, rejections lost their meaning to me. I try to send out 60 query letters every 2-3 weeks year round, and so there's a steady influx of positive and negative responses literally every day. By keeping that high of a rate for several years now, I really have virtually no emotion when getting a response from an agent. Hang in there and keep writing! I've met a number of authors who found their agents this past year.

[Kavvon]

I got a positive respone from an agent. They want ten pages to read. I hope it goes well.

[patiencepoet]

After you get published once, isn't it easier to get published?

[patiencepoet]

Stacey, I've been watching your videos and guess what: I met a good agent online and am signing my contract tonight! WHAT FANTASTIC LUCK, eh?  I met him, showed him what I have and he immediately agreed to sign me for a year! I later browsed the market and got a bunch of rejections because I'm a first time author. IMAGINE what I would have had to go through without the face to face.

[ladywhatsup]

Hello Mr. Cochran,

I'm just wondering.. did you only send a letter telling what your manuscript or story is about and then if you get a response from agents like in the video, then you send them your manuscript is that right? did you send your story to agents only in the states or also world while?

[quaxlj]

Thanks for the video. I'm at 77 rejections so far, even though I have written a book which reads better than most material presently stocked at Barnes & Noble. Will carry on thanks to your encouragement.

[fasfee]

Dear Stacey Cochran,

I don't feel alone since I've seen your video. I'll continue to knock and push open doors. Good luck and much sucess.

From,

Felicia.

[StaceyCochran]

Thanks, Felicia. Do not ever feel embarrassed or ashamed for trying to find success. Some people will try to make you feel like you're doing something you shouldn't, but follow your heart and your instincts and you can't go wrong!

[swvaughn]

Congratulations!! Good luck -- here's hoping for a full request, representation, the whole nine! (I dropped over here from JA's blog :-)

[StaceyCochran]

Thanks, man.

Stacey