My Rep Read My Novel

My Rep read my novel. She didn’t care for it. She seemed to understand it, she could summarize the plot and talk about the characters, and she seemed enthusiastic about it while she was reading it. But when she finished she said, “I didn’t love it the way I wanted to.” She said it felt disjointed and she wished it had been a cleaner read. She listed three characters who she said “came from out of nowhere and seemed unconnected with the story.” She said that it was important that my book “didn’t resonate” with her and the fact that my book “didn’t resonate” with her should not affect our friendship. I said that maybe if she read the whole trilogy she would like it better. She seemed disappointed to hear that there were sequels.

A Reddit-style text post describes a writer asking a representative or friend to read their novel. The reader gives thoughtful, honest criticism, but the writer treats the book’s rejection like a personal relationship problem; the punchline is that there are sequels despite her disappointment. EN: A Reddit-style text post describes a writer asking a representative or friend to read their novel. The reader gives thoughtful, honest criticism, but the writer treats the book’s rejection like a personal relationship problem; the punchline is that there are sequels despite her disappointment.

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