Comments on: The Art of Following Up http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/06/22/the-art-of-following-up/ Living and loving the freelance life—on your own terms. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: LindaFormichelli http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/06/22/the-art-of-following-up/comment-page-1/#comment-151364 LindaFormichelli Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:33:52 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1212#comment-151364 Annie, think of it this way -- what's the worst that can happen when you follow up? An editor can turn you down. Big deal. It happens to professional writers every day. Good luck! Annie, think of it this way — what’s the worst that can happen when you follow up? An editor can turn you down. Big deal. It happens to professional writers every day.

Good luck!

]]> By: Annie http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/06/22/the-art-of-following-up/comment-page-1/#comment-151353 Annie Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:11:29 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1212#comment-151353 Hello! Thanks for the post, I've read both your Renegrade Writer books, and have taken all advice so far, so maybe a follow up in the next week won't be so terrible.... I've just pitched (Monday night) and I'm absolutely terrified of chasing it up. I'm afraid I suffer from horrendous negativity so I'm convinced that by chasing up is tempting fate. I'm doing the interview (in direct relation to the pitch) tomorrow, so I do hope it's not a waste of time and that the interview won't have been for nothing. Oh dear! Fingers firmly crossed! Annie Hello!

Thanks for the post, I’ve read both your Renegrade Writer books, and have taken all advice so far, so maybe a follow up in the next week won’t be so terrible….

I’ve just pitched (Monday night) and I’m absolutely terrified of chasing it up. I’m afraid I suffer from horrendous negativity so I’m convinced that by chasing up is tempting fate. I’m doing the interview (in direct relation to the pitch) tomorrow, so I do hope it’s not a waste of time and that the interview won’t have been for nothing. Oh dear! Fingers firmly crossed!

Annie

]]> By: Chryselle http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/06/22/the-art-of-following-up/comment-page-1/#comment-150638 Chryselle Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:35:51 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1212#comment-150638 Between reading this post, sending out a follow-up and my last comment here (an hour at the most), I'm delighted to report that I got a response! This newspaper is on my dream markets list and they wrote back to commission my article! Yay! The ed said that the original mail was in his spam folder - it does pay to ask him to check! Thanks again for this post - I'd have never gotten around to sending the follow-up without it. Chryselle http://www.twitter.com/_cd Between reading this post, sending out a follow-up and my last comment here (an hour at the most), I’m delighted to report that I got a response! This newspaper is on my dream markets list and they wrote back to commission my article! Yay!

The ed said that the original mail was in his spam folder – it does pay to ask him to check!

Thanks again for this post – I’d have never gotten around to sending the follow-up without it.

Chryselle
http://www.twitter.com/_cd

]]> By: Chryselle http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/06/22/the-art-of-following-up/comment-page-1/#comment-150624 Chryselle Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:51:07 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1212#comment-150624 Thanks for this post! I've just sent out 2 reminders - fingers crossed for a response this time :) Chryselle Thanks for this post! I’ve just sent out 2 reminders – fingers crossed for a response this time :)

Chryselle

]]> By: Writer's Rejection http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/06/22/the-art-of-following-up/comment-page-1/#comment-149381 Writer's Rejection Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:46:03 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1212#comment-149381 Brilliant, thanks for writing the blog while I wait for the book to be sent to me by my library. Excellent news. I've suffered a couple of rejection slips so far and need all the help and inspiration I can get. Brilliant, thanks for writing the blog while I wait for the book to be sent to me by my library. Excellent news. I’ve suffered a couple of rejection slips so far and need all the help and inspiration I can get.

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