tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804362225532927635.post2058189735232474669..comments2023-10-28T03:56:55.493-07:00Comments on Ghost Girl: Requests for Revisions: What's Your Take?Beth Fredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494316048252190314noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804362225532927635.post-76540007825831137492012-05-16T08:02:18.027-07:002012-05-16T08:02:18.027-07:00I had a request for revisions on spec that ended u...I had a request for revisions on spec that ended up in a contract.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804362225532927635.post-58502095760760644392012-05-14T20:10:22.140-07:002012-05-14T20:10:22.140-07:00I'm currently working on a revision request an...I'm currently working on a revision request and even if the agent rejects the story in the end (she only read the first 50 pages to begin with), it's not the end of the world. The story is better for it. Plus I have three other agents waiting for it. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804362225532927635.post-69552429049267234992012-05-12T12:22:50.084-07:002012-05-12T12:22:50.084-07:00Hi, you left a comment on my review of Until I Die...Hi, you left a comment on my review of <a href="http://eileenlisblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/until-i-die-by-amy-plum.html" rel="nofollow">Until I Die</a> by Amy Plum. To answer your question, yes, it's part of a series. The next book is called If I Should Die. Sorry for not including that in my review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804362225532927635.post-72026899998005124352012-05-11T18:21:50.706-07:002012-05-11T18:21:50.706-07:00Yup, that's happened to me. I revised a manusc...Yup, that's happened to me. I revised a manuscript for an editor and she rejected it. However, I felt the story was much improved and it was accepted by another editor. Then that house went out of business before it was published. I'm still determined to find the right home for my story.<br /><br />Take the revision requests as positive, Beth. An editor wouldn't waste her time if she did't see something she liked about your story. The next editor may be the one. Best of luck.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804362225532927635.post-43938071418195631742012-05-11T16:26:52.138-07:002012-05-11T16:26:52.138-07:00I've never had a request for revisions - stori...I've never had a request for revisions - stories have always been accepted or flat out rejected. I do, however, know of at least one writer who made revisions twice and had the piece accepted; he also made revisions to another story, had it rejected, re-submitted it elsewhere and had it published. I think that if you agree with the revisions, you should go ahead and make them; if you disagree or feel very strongly that it will change the work drastically (and not necessarily for the better), then maybe you should just submit it to a different publisher or market.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804362225532927635.post-60875064407601062722012-05-11T12:34:14.383-07:002012-05-11T12:34:14.383-07:00I'm sorry to hear this wound up being rejected...I'm sorry to hear this wound up being rejected. I think if you are getting revision requests, then I'd continue to send the piece out. Obviously people like the piece. (I do too!) You just have to find the person who loves it, and it seems like you're close. Good luck!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.com