So it's been a few months since I started querying Crimson Mask and I've noticed a couple things have changed since I queried my first fantasy novel, some time around 2000
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This is an on-going thing with me. I first heard about NaNoWriMo back in 2000-ish (It was NYU, that's the only real detail I remember), and I've been opposed to it every year. Usually I say something about it, and it's generally a schizophrenic kind of reaction as I generally have mixed feelings. 2007 is a great example of it: http://desuvan.livejournal.com/2007/11/06/ And then there's a harsh one in 2004. Seems like there are only three posts. (I thought I was a bit more explosive about it.)
Honestly, I had basically reached my peace with it in 2007, but as I was looking over publishing requirements, the trend hit me and I realized that publishing had changed in response to it. And the fact that I've had such an incredibly positive response to my latest novel, but I can't get an agent to even look at it, well... It's simply infuriating.
I really don't know what to tell you. I'm sorry that you're upset, but NaNoWriMo has changed the industry.
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Honestly, I had basically reached my peace with it in 2007, but as I was looking over publishing requirements, the trend hit me and I realized that publishing had changed in response to it. And the fact that I've had such an incredibly positive response to my latest novel, but I can't get an agent to even look at it, well... It's simply infuriating.
I really don't know what to tell you. I'm sorry that you're upset, but NaNoWriMo has changed the industry.
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