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Seriously, how many rejection letters can I expect?

I'm working on my nonfiction/memoir book manuscript.. and next comes my book proposal and query.

Seriously, about how many rejection letters can I expect?? If I send my info out to about 20-30 literary agents?? any thoughts??

bonnierose

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Comment by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on September 29, 2008 at 9:16am: You're very welcome. :)

Comment by Bonnie Rose on September 29, 2008 at 8:43am: thanks Cheryl.. great advice, thank you!
bonnierose

Comment by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on September 28, 2008 at 5:01pm: Depends on how good you are and on how many queries you send out.

Expect 100. If you get a bite before, awesome! If not, keep sending them out.

It took me hundreds of queries before I got a publisher. It took me just under 100 before I got an agent. The ironic thing is I had to reject 65 of the agents because they all showed interest at the same time as the agent I signed with. :)

Remember, it's a numbers game. You have to wade through the nos before you get to the yeses. So keep at it. Persistence pays off.

Cheryl Kaye Tardif
bestselling suspense author
http://www.cherylktardif.com