Ah, the sweet smell of rejection

[dakfinv]

So, got my official rejection email from the UK agent today. Disappointed though not really surprised. Who gets an agent on their first try? I'm sure someone has, but it's not the norm. The only reason she gave was basically that it wasn't her type but she said some positive things. It is commercial fiction, which is what she represents, but I'm

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[amproof]

Positive comments from an agent are a victory, even without acceptance! You should really be proud of this first outing. Fingers crossed for the others. Keep going, girl!!

[dakfinv]

Thanks! And I got a second rejection last night. Same comments, basically - they liked it but didn't think it was right for them. Ugh. Still have fingers crossed for the others who are reading it, but it was disheartening to get two rejections in one day.