If you have embarked on the querying journey, or as I like to call it then you understand the sentiment. Pushing your words out into the world only to receive a form letter back is—well—devastating. The “roller coaster of no.”

You’re searching for your novel’s soul mate. You’re trying to match your style and work with the interest, list, and connections of an agent. It doesn’t always happen overnight, but there are a few things you can do to ease the pain of hearing “no” on repeat.

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