I'll Give You Desperate...

In light of what that writer said, as mentioned in the last entry—about not alluding to rejections in her blog for fear that she would appear desperate and her novel would come across as insanely un-likeable, un-publishable, and untouchable by angelic agent hands, I thought I would take the one step I said I would several weeks ago: post on the Publisher’s Marketplace as Writer Seeking Agent.

So, I’ll try it out for a month or two. With my Google Analytics set, I’ll be able to see if anyone—let alone agents—even bothers to use that particular forum. As I’ve said before, why should they? Agents have all those email queries land on their laptops the way I get junk emails for cheap Viagra prescriptions. If I had dozens of men bow at my feet every morning asking me to enter into legally (or illegally) binding relationships with them, why on earth would I bother to go to singles bars or on blind dates? I wouldn’t have the opportunity, motive, or even the energy.

But, as dubious as I am, I’m still curious about the reputation of the Publisher’s Marketplace. And, after a month or so passes, I’ll report back on the (indubitable lack of) traffic…

Maybe next time I’ll write about the power of positive thinking.