Omg Meredith!!! I'm so excited for you. Your reaction made me emotional and I almost screamed for you! This is amazing. I hope you celebrate in some way because this is definitely something that deserves a little celebration. You work so hard and it always feels really good when you see your hard work pay off. Congratulations on the mentor match up and on getting the full request (even if it didn't turn out how you wanted, getting a full request is a big deal). So happy for you! Also, love that title by the way. Take care!
WOW, congratulations!!!! Dad & I are over the moon for you! What an exciting moment! (Funny bit: I don't know what any of the authors look like or what their names are, so I assumed the photos being displayed were those of the winners. When you reacted, I was, like, "Wait, I didn't see her photo! Did I miss it?" I went back through the list at least twice more before it dawned on me to check the names BELOW the photo, hahahaha! And there was your name! So I got to be excited-on-a-delay, but it was great! 🤩)
Thank you 🥰 I'm really excited about the whole thing. hahaha yeah the video goes so fast it was hard for me to clue in to what exactly was being shown, too.
Wow Alexandra Vasti is real -- My library has her first book on audio, and now I'm the 7th hold on that. So fun! Well need to hear it all blow by blow 🎉
I just found your channel. And I'm so glad I did. I'm planning to query next year with a young adult horror. Very different genre but it's so nice to see someone elses journey. Congrats on your mentorship. How exciting for you.
Welcome in! Good luck in the trenches next year 🥳 It's definitely a bit of a slog, but I've had a good experience overall. And thank you! I'm so excited to share this new journey with you all!
Obviously do what you feel is best but I suggest you query aggressively (even to people you don’t think will want it). The VAST majority of requests I got were from people I assumed wouldn’t be interested. Don’t self reject!
Wow! Congrats, kiddo. Very happy that someone in a position to do something has shown some interest. Keeping our fingers crossed and our hands in the cookie jar. 😊
Ahhhhhhhh, congrats on getting into SmoochPit! Lmao when you were like 'is this real?' and 'was that my name?' I answered you like you could hear me like 'YESSS!' lolol. Bleh on the form rejections on fulls that seem to be more of the norm now (like come onnn, not even a sentence or two?), but more importantly, ahhhhhh congrats, congrats!
Thank you, thank you🥳🥳🥳 [Also lol because I was thinking this would be a super depressing vlog if I had all the form rejections plus a loss with SmoochPit!]
Typically, it's considered bad form to try to press the agent for more answers after they've given you a clear "no." And since I could query her again in the future with a different project, I definitely don't want to leave her with a bad impression.
@@MeredithPhillipsWrites I've queried 2 people yesterday. So there are formalities I didn't know. I did glance at full request rate on QT, it's about 1%. If I am in that 1%, I think I 've earned a one sentence feedback. It seems writers put agents on some pedestal, especially considering the crap being published. If she'll get annoyed because you wanted to get better, is that really someone you want to work with?
@@johnzzhu I don't feel like I've earned or am owed anything, really. The agent has already taken time to read and consider my project, which I'm grateful for. I don't think agents are annoyed at writers wanting to improve, but it's not their job to help you with that.
@MeredithPhillipsWrites if that's how you feel. Ask or not. May be it's not the agent's job, but it is the decent thing to do after reading a whole manuscript. The agent must know how excited you are. And to not give a single reason? Inhumane.
@@johnzzhuagents are reviewing your material for $0.00 they do not owe you anything at all. A form rejection is a response. I hardly got any feedback on my fulls. Only on the fulls requested after I got an offer came with personalised messages.
Omg Meredith!!! I'm so excited for you. Your reaction made me emotional and I almost screamed for you! This is amazing. I hope you celebrate in some way because this is definitely something that deserves a little celebration. You work so hard and it always feels really good when you see your hard work pay off. Congratulations on the mentor match up and on getting the full request (even if it didn't turn out how you wanted, getting a full request is a big deal). So happy for you! Also, love that title by the way. Take care!
Ahhh thank you 🥳😭🥳😭 I'm still pinching myself haha! And I'm looking forward to sharing the whole journey with you all 😊
I literally screamed! Congrats girl. You got a mentor! Woot woot! Can’t wait to see where it goes from here and wish you the very best!
AAAHHHH thank you 😊 I'm still pinching myself!
Congrats on getting a full request! Very exciting :) Congrats on being accepted for SmoochPit too! 🙌
Thanks! It was exciting, even if it didn't end up going anywhere. I'm looking forward to sharing the SmoochPit journey with you all!
WOW, congratulations!!!! Dad & I are over the moon for you! What an exciting moment! (Funny bit: I don't know what any of the authors look like or what their names are, so I assumed the photos being displayed were those of the winners. When you reacted, I was, like, "Wait, I didn't see her photo! Did I miss it?" I went back through the list at least twice more before it dawned on me to check the names BELOW the photo, hahahaha! And there was your name! So I got to be excited-on-a-delay, but it was great! 🤩)
Thank you 🥰 I'm really excited about the whole thing.
hahaha yeah the video goes so fast it was hard for me to clue in to what exactly was being shown, too.
MEREDITH!!! This is awesome! 🎉 so excited for you!! 😃🙌🏻👍🏼🤩
Thank you 🥰 I'm so excited to be part of the program!
Congrats! You deserve it!
Thank you 🥰🥰🥰
Wow Alexandra Vasti is real -- My library has her first book on audio, and now I'm the 7th hold on that. So fun! Well need to hear it all blow by blow 🎉
It's a GREAT read--I hope you enjoy the book like I did! I'm definitely planning to share all the steps along the way 🥳
Congrats again!! 🎉So excited about experiencing this next stint of the journey with you - both through watching your videos as well as in SmoochPit!
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳 I'm really excited to go through the program with you , too!
That's so exciting!!! Congrats!!! 💙
Congratulations!! So excited about your smoochpit results!! You absolutely deserve it!! 🎉
Ahhh thank you!! I'm so excited about this next step.
Congratulations. How exciting. I am super excited and happy for you.
Thank you so much 🥳🥳🥳
I just found your channel. And I'm so glad I did. I'm planning to query next year with a young adult horror. Very different genre but it's so nice to see someone elses journey. Congrats on your mentorship. How exciting for you.
Welcome in! Good luck in the trenches next year 🥳 It's definitely a bit of a slog, but I've had a good experience overall.
And thank you! I'm so excited to share this new journey with you all!
Obviously do what you feel is best but I suggest you query aggressively (even to people you don’t think will want it). The VAST majority of requests I got were from people I assumed wouldn’t be interested. Don’t self reject!
Congratulations! That's super exciting. It's nice to see that good things still do happen to good people.
Thank you, thank you!! I'm excited to share this part of the journey with you all 😊
@@MeredithPhillipsWrites 💜
YES! I'm so proud of you! Sorry about the rejection on the full, but yay for your mentor win!
Thank you🥳 I'm so excited to be in this mentorship program and am looking forward to sharing the journey with you all!
Wow! Congrats, kiddo. Very happy that someone in a position to do something has shown some interest. Keeping our fingers crossed and our hands in the cookie jar. 😊
Thank you 🥰🥰🥰 I'm really excited to get to work!
Congrats! Mentorships are amazing. I have had two experiences with them and both have been fabulous experiences.
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳 I've never done anything like this before and I'm so excited for the experience!
Ahhhhhhhh, congrats on getting into SmoochPit! Lmao when you were like 'is this real?' and 'was that my name?' I answered you like you could hear me like 'YESSS!' lolol. Bleh on the form rejections on fulls that seem to be more of the norm now (like come onnn, not even a sentence or two?), but more importantly, ahhhhhh congrats, congrats!
HAHAHA omg I do that too when I'm really into a video 😅Thank you so much 🥳
ahhhhh congrats!!! i'm so happy for you
Congratulations! Lovely to see your hard word paying off.
Thank you! It definitely feels very good 😊
Congratulations! That match up sounds like it will be an awesome experience.
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳 I'm so excited to get started and share the whole thing with you all!
AHHHHHH THIS IS SO AWESOME - so excited for you!
I’M FREAKING OUT A LITTLE (lot) 😂 Thank you 😊
Oh my goodness, what an ending to your vlog!!! Congratulations on getting into SmoochPit 🙌🙌🙌 Well deserved I must say!
It would have been a pretty depressing vlog if I hadn't gotten in LOL! But thank you 🥰 I'm so excited to share the mentorship journey with you all.
Congrats on Smoochpit !!!
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳
Congrats!!!! So excited for you! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳 I'm so excited for this program!
Yay for SmoochPit! That's amazing! Hope it took the sting away from the from rejection on the full...those always feel especially tough.
It _definitely_ took away all the annoyance and sting from the rejections 😅 I'm so excited to get started!
CONGRATS! How exciting!
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳 I'm _so_ excited to get started!
That's so exciting! Congrats!
Thank you, thank you!! I’m so excited 🥳
So many congratulations! Fantastic!
Thanks, Emma! I'm really looking forward to sharing the experience with you all!
So happy for you! Can't wait for more details, interested in knowing how the editing process will go. Congratulations!
Thank you 😄 I'm so excited to get started, too. I should have an update by next week!
I’m so excited for you! 🎉
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳 I'm very much looking forward to it.
Yay!! Congrats that's amazing!! 🎉🎉
Thank you 🥰🥳 I’m so excited to get started!!
Congratulations!!!!! 🎉 That is so awesome! 🥰 what a great ending to the vlog!!
Thank you, thank you🥳🥳🥳
[Also lol because I was thinking this would be a super depressing vlog if I had all the form rejections plus a loss with SmoochPit!]
So happy for you!
Thank you 🥰🥰🥰
Congratulations!
Aaahhhh thank you 😊
Meredith!!! 🎉🎉 **excited screeches** congratulations!!
AAAHHHH Thank you 😭🥳
Congratulations!!! ❤
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳
Congratulations, mentee. 🎉🎉🎉I'm so happy for you.
Thank you 🥳🥳🥳 I'm so excited to get started and share the progress with you all!
Ahhhhh🎉🎉 so exciting
I'm honestly still pinching myself over here 😅
Sorry about the query rejections. But Smoochpit!!!! Way to go and congrats 🎈🎉🎊
Thank you 🥳 I'm so excited to get started!!
Hate the rejections, but congratulations on the mentorship!
Thank you, thank you 🥰🥰🥰
Why not just ask that agent for feed back?
Typically, it's considered bad form to try to press the agent for more answers after they've given you a clear "no." And since I could query her again in the future with a different project, I definitely don't want to leave her with a bad impression.
@@MeredithPhillipsWrites I've queried 2 people yesterday. So there are formalities I didn't know. I did glance at full request rate on QT, it's about 1%. If I am in that 1%, I think I 've earned a one sentence feedback. It seems writers put agents on some pedestal, especially considering the crap being published. If she'll get annoyed because you wanted to get better, is that really someone you want to work with?
@@johnzzhu I don't feel like I've earned or am owed anything, really. The agent has already taken time to read and consider my project, which I'm grateful for. I don't think agents are annoyed at writers wanting to improve, but it's not their job to help you with that.
@MeredithPhillipsWrites if that's how you feel. Ask or not. May be it's not the agent's job, but it is the decent thing to do after reading a whole manuscript. The agent must know how excited you are. And to not give a single reason? Inhumane.
@@johnzzhuagents are reviewing your material for $0.00 they do not owe you anything at all. A form rejection is a response. I hardly got any feedback on my fulls. Only on the fulls requested after I got an offer came with personalised messages.