Monday, March 28, 2011
Cupcakes don't hurt....
Happy Monday!!! Tomorrow is my birthday!!! WOoHoO- for those who care I'll be 25 years old. Go Me. Last week I had my query critique. It went better than I could ever expected. It has since then been revised and I've tested the waters now. That's right I've dived into the querying world. And I've been cupcaked (also known as rejected but those are hurtful and harsh words and aren't used here. I was given the word my fabulous blogger friend Karen Amanda Hooper). It's not always a negative (it's a cupcake for junk sake, cupcakes rock). When I received my first one I was actually excited. My husband and I celebrated. It's like a rite of passage. Something you have to do to realize you're one step closer to that agent. There is an agent out for you. YOUR work is good enough. Don't give up. Just take each rejection with a grain of salt. Appreciate each company for even bothering to take a look. They don't have too. They look at thousands. So the next time you get a cupcake look at it as a positive. Sprinkles and frosting how's that a bad thing. Even if it's #189 (just don't be eating them... weight will be gained and I don't want to be responsible for that), because they're looking. You two were just not made for each other. What process are you on? Do you need a pick me up?
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Happy birthday with extra sprinkles on top! :)
Good luck Jen and I love your attitude. You are always so optimistic *tosses you a cupcake. .. with sprinkles (we're not being stingy here)*
Cupcakes don't hurt unless you've eaten too many and you get a stomach ache OR your waistline has expanded to the point where your jeans no longer fit OR....um. I think I'll just stop there. LOL
Happy Bday a day early!
First rejections are definitely a rite of passage! Congrats on officially joining the race!
What a great idea! Being "cupcaked" sounds so much nicer than getting rejected. I think all rejection letters need to come with a real cupcake or a cupcake scented candle as a way to ease the "Ouch" factor of getting rejected.
Happy early Birthday! And good luck with the querying process! Keep up that positive attitude. :)
Happy Birthday!
I love the term "cupcaked." I'm about ready to start sending queries on a new book, and I'm definitely going to be using the word.
mmmn cupcakes. Happy before your birthday!!! And welcome to the trenches of the query wars! I celebrated my first rejection too when I first started. It made me feel like a real writer. Two years later, it's not so fun anymore, but hey! I'm still here! SO that's something to celebrate.
(Oh to be 25 again - jealous!!!!)
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy this most fabulous of birthdays!
Happy birthday! And I love your positive attitude! I'm going to be querying soon, so we can eat cupcakes together. :)
Happy birthday! Great attitude towards that scary query world. I will come to you when I need a pick me up. :)
I think it's so easy for other published authors to tell those who are waiting to hear from agents, don't take it personally. The majority of new authors do take it personally, though some take note and get to working on making improvements.
Have a great birthday!
CJ xx
Happy birthday! And congrats on diving into the query world! I hope you get the results you want--and in the meantime, enjoy those cupcakes. They are, after all, an inevitable part of the process (including after you get an agent).
Happy birthday.
And hugs for the cupcake but yay to getting in the query pool. I promise not to splash you too much :)
Happy Birthday!
And congratulations for making it to the cupcake stage.
Lee
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Happy Birthday!! I've not been cupcaked but I will be celebrating as well...and possibly framing. :D
You're right! A rejection means you're just one step closer. We can do it!
Congrats on the right of passage! Best of luck . . . your book sounds so fun!
Sort of like a swirly or being forced to serenade a fraternity in nothing but a towel eh? Welcome to the club! It is sometimes a painful process, but one where you learn the whole time. Good luck!
Congrats on taking that plunge and kudos for having such a great attitude. Good things are coming your way!
Congratulations! And now the fun begins! Best of luck in queryland.
I'll be joining you, hopefully by the end of the week.
Good luck in the querying world hun! Your attitude rocks!!
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!
Hope you have a fantastic birthday! I am writing/editing my 2nd book. I am not sure I will query, but who knows.
Have a wonderful B-DAY!
Have a great birthday, sweetie!!!
I like the term cupcaked. It's so much more positive. :-)
I'm so excited for you!! **fingers crossed** "Happy Birthday Eve!"
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Happy early birthday, honey! And yes for that positive spirit! You are AWESOME, and your enthusiasm is contagious~ :o) <3 xoxo
You're so positive! I think I'll need to revisit this pose when I start submitting to agents. :)
Happy, happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Also, I am totally remembering the word "cupcaked." That rocks.
Happy B-day tomorrow Jen! Whoop! Keep on going. That agent will be out there.
HOORAY! AGREE- 110%!! And 'cupcaked'...how perfect. I've been cupcaked a few times myself and I just keep on asking for more. Sooner or later I'll find the flavor that works for me!
Love your positive attitude here! A little positivity goes a long way ... I'm querying two projects right now, and getting ready to begin revisions on a third.
Best wishes with your queries, I hope you get many requests!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Fabulous idea! Cupcaked is soooo much better than rejected!
I'm looking forward now to all the cupcakes in my future :)
Have a super happy birthday, Jen!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
For fun, you should run around your neighborhood in your birthday suit. You were born in it, so why not show it off! (LOL)
Just a thought. ;)
Happy Day-Before-Your-Birth to you! Happy Day-Before-Your-Birth to you!! Happy Day-Before-Your-Birth dear Jennifeeeeer!!! Happy Day-Before-Your-Birth to youuuuu!!!!
Good luck with your querying! 25 will be a big exciting year for you!!!
Happy early birthday. I love your positive, upbeat attitude. I would love to write young adult books, but I don't have the slightest clue as to where to start. I think I'm too scared of the rejection.
Cupcakes! I'll remember this when I get to the next level.
I started out writing short stories and it was exciting at first to get rejection letters. One even had a personal note with it! But then I realized that market wasn't for me. I'm all about YA novels now.
Good luck with your agent search! I hope you find your match very soon. Thanks for the cupcake. :)
Great post :) You are hilarious. Happy birthday and best of luck with the writing and querying!
Sarah Allen
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Happy Birthday, Jen! And congrats on the positive critique of your query. I hope the process goes well for you, and that you get a little prize among your cupcakes.
Happy birthday!! (I had no idea we were the same age! I just turned 25 in Jan..)
Congrats on diving in the querying world! That's a huge step.
I'm no where near that stage yet, I'm still drafing my WIP, but it's coming together - slowly but surely. :)
Happy Birthday. Congrats on your query too. Keep sending it out. You'll do great.
Happy Birthday you young thang you! Eat plenty of cupcakes (the sweet kind) and may those other cupcakes be few.
A fairy happy day before your birthday to you! 25 wow- I'm 29. I'm glad the review of your query went well! and revisions- man it always seems like there are more to do. Cupcakes- LOL what a great way to see rejection! Have a wonderful day Jen.
Happy Birthday Jen!
I'm glad to hear that you think of it that way. Rejections are like a badge of honor as far as I'm concerned. It means you've followed through on your dream to the point where you are actually submitting.
Here's to hoping we get to hear about that first full or partial request soon!
25...ahhh I remember those days...
I have been cupcaked well over 100 times and then some. Keep your chin up!
Love that - getting cupcaked. You have a fantastic attitude about it all. And you're absolutely right. The perfect agent for you IS out there.
Oh, and Happy early Birthday!!
Happy Birthday! And I love this way of looking at it. :D Congrats on getting past that first right of passage!
Happy Birthday and congratulations on your first cupcake! It means you're in the game and on the path. Just stay on it and you'll get there.
Cupcaked. That's adorable. Congratulations on your right of passage. ;)
Happy Birthday one day early!
A rejection makes it feel real, though, you know? Now you're REALLY in the thick of it. Congratulations! ;) And best from here on out.
I love your positive outlook and your use of cupcakes.:) Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy lots of sweets. And 25 is a great age. (I'll turn 27 later on this year, so I know from experience. :))
And cupcakes aren't always bad. Each cupcake gets you closer to your decadent chocolate and peanut butter cake! (that will definitely be what I celebrate with when (not if) I sign with an agent). What are you going to celebrate with?
ITS YOU BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! You are so gettign a belated card in the mail form me hahaha
and by the way.... for some strange reason, I am now craving cupcakes.
Love love LOVE your positive outlook on his, lovely Jen! Such a great post, as usual.
Happy early birthday! :)
I'm pretty sure you're made of sunshine, Jen. I bask in your glow, so thanks for the warmth!
I'm just about ready to start editing my novel. Eek! Super nervous but still feeling good.
By the way, I'm older than you by, like, two months and 11 days. :P Now I'm going to get all protective.
You're so damn positive! I love it! Is it because you KNOW how super awesome you are? And that it's a matter of time? Me thinks...
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!
Aww, thank you for the shout out!Cupcakes are so much better than rejections.
Glad to see you have such a positive attitude about querying. We all need it in this business! :)
And Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!1
xoxo
I love your take on life... can I be you? :)
I have my first cupcake framed, it meant I was a 'real' writer.
Hoppity Burtdei for tomorrow
Lxxx
Hi Jen .. Happy Birthday .. and many many more .. gosh so young - so lucky! cheers and have a great day and year ahead .. Hilary
I absolutely love your attitude. And yes, cupcakes should be celebrated, they witness your courage. (Hugs)Indigo
I love that you guys celebrated your first cupcake, because you're so right, it is a rite of passage and should be honored as such. I don't know of any published writer who hasn't been cupcaked more times than they can count (well, except maybe for celebrities who write memoirs!). Very proud of you, my friend. Happy to be on this journey with you.
Happy early birthday!
Okay, LOVE changing the term of Rejection to Cupcake. That is brilliant. I think I will have to come up with my own word to make my R's easier. Brilliant idea. Sorry for the R, but yes, you've been initiated. Welcome to my world and I hope you hear some good news soon! Good Luck!!!
Happy early quarter of a century bday!! (says the girl who turns way older than that this year...) I absolutely LOVED being 25!!!
Oooooo yeah, I think your first cupcake is DEFINITELY a rite of passage to be celebrated!! You have the best attitude I've ever seen about it :)
I'm in PROCESS REVISION. I love revision, but it's one of those grass is always greener things, yanno? NOW I want to be writing something new!! BUt I also heart my current WIP, so... I guess my answer is nope! I don't need a pick me up quite yet. Ask me again in a month and you'll get a TOTALLY different answer!
I'm in the middle of query trenches. Having an MS out is even worse than a bunch of queries ;)
I'm being really careful about researching agents etc...
It's EXHAUSTING!
Jen,
Thanks for stopping by and welcoming me to A to Z...looking forward to it; I think :)
I wish you a Happy Birthday a day early...I know you will have an awesome day! and here's to more cupcakes WITH frosting :)
I've been cupcaked! Love this expression :)
I'm rewriting and sadly, it is hell. But my story is getting better and that's what it's all about!
Happy Birthday! I just turned 27. I was excited to be 25, because I could finally rent a car, but I haven't done it yet. Have some fun!
Ack you're so YOUNG! That's a good thing though. Happy Birthday!!!! And congrats on your first cupcake. ;D You can do it!! *takes out pom poms*
Happy early birthday! I'm tossing confetti your way!!! And congrats on getting cupcaked! I'm so calling it that from now on! Good luck in those query waters!!!
Happy birthday!
And go querying! Getting cupcaked means you're putting yourself out there. I love the cupcake theme. Although the word 'rejected' is so melodramatic I have a weird like for the word.
I'm doing some editing, and then I'll be getting cupcaked along with you! But we'll get requests, too!
Have a super spectacular birthday.
Thanks for the reminder that rejections are a step in the right direction.
Have a great day, tomorrow!
Happy birthday! I hope it's filled with lots of cupcakes, but the frosting filled kind, not the other kind.
Happy Birthday! And thanks for stopping by my little blog! I'm anxious to start the A-Z challenge too!
Happy Birthday, Jen and good luck in the querying process. I look forward to visiting your A to Z Blogs in April.
Happy birthday for tomorrow!!
Happy birthday in advance Jen and who on earth would hate cupcakes? *i'm just saying*
hi miss jen! wow could you believe i did a post on just this same thing for monday. me and miss sharon got calling it razzberries and you got it called cupcakes. that r word is just too cold and not nice.
...hugs from lenny
Happy birthday!!
I think as writers, we just have to remember that every...um, cupcake...is meant to be and that it'll lead us to great things. I know a lot of people who look back and think 'if I'd had that agent, I wouldn't be where I am today' or 'if I had been published then, I wouldn't have learned some really important lessons' etc. So just believe that everything happens for a reason and that when it does happen, it's meant to be! :-)
Happy Birthday, Jen! You stopped by my blog the other day to welcome me to the A-Z Challenge starting at the end of the week and I thought that was super nice! I decided to check out your blog and I'm hooked. I love to write as well and have written two romance novels (both in revisions). I'm a graduate student in history so I have very little "me" time, but you've inspired me to get back to writing stories. And The Liar Society has inspired me to get working on a young adult suspense/romance that I've had sitting in notebooks forever! Thanks again! Love your blog...I'm jealous for your cupcakes. I know what you mean about rejections. I'd LOVE to get one since that means my writing actually made it out there! Have a great birthday and can't wait for the challenge!
And since it's now Tuesday, I can say Happy Birthday!
Gah! I hate being late! Especially if it was your birthday just now! Hope you had a good one! :)
Happy Birthday late. . but happy birthday none the less. I was just stopping by to say thanks for stopping by. Can't wait for the challenge.
Happy birthday! I'm 25 too! If by 25 you mean 40.
Rejections - sorry - cupcakes can be fun. One of my cupcakes once said, "Sorry, your story's not for us. But you're writing has potential so please query us again."
That was last summer and I still think about that cupcake!
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