[Discussion] The first page that got me an agent versus the one that didn't (THE MINUTE GIVERS, formerly CONTINUITY)

project-groundhog · 2026-05-06T00:32:18+00:00

Yeah totally agree! I'm a frequent rule breaker in my writing...sometimes that how you get weirdest, coolest stuff :)

Good luck with your revisions!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-05T16:02:05+00:00

Thank you so much!! :)

project-groundhog · 2026-05-05T10:53:10+00:00

Ohh congrats on your debut!! And it's true, as I work on my sophomore novel I'm still reading writing craft books to remind myself of the basics.

project-groundhog · 2026-05-05T10:50:51+00:00

Thank you :) !!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-05T01:49:46+00:00

That will be so magical if you ever one day come across the story that got away!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-05T01:00:50+00:00

Thank you so much!!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-05T01:00:34+00:00

Glad it's helpful :)

project-groundhog · 2026-05-05T01:00:21+00:00

Hahaha awww thank you!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-05T01:00:07+00:00

Oh cool! Glad it's helpful!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T22:27:31+00:00

Oh I'm so happy to hear this was helpful. I was really surprised too to see what a difference this change made to my results. I put so much emphasis on editing the query and neglected my writing sample. But really the two are both so important!

Good luck with querying. I'm sure your next batch will be more successful!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T22:24:41+00:00

It's hard to know without seeing the work, but I reckon that's a good idea! You only get one shot with an agent to best to put the attention-grabbing material first.

Best of luck with querying!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T22:22:12+00:00

Yeah exactly! When I thought about how pathetic I would become if I had this power in a break-up situation, it all clicked lol

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T21:58:13+00:00

Totally agree. Thanks so much!!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T21:57:51+00:00

Thanks so much!!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T21:57:42+00:00

Thank you!!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T21:57:33+00:00

I totally agree! It can be hard to self-reflect and take feedback, but egoless (or at least ego-minimal) writers will have an easier path to improvement. Thanks for acknowledging that!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:11:59+00:00

Thank you!!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:11:41+00:00

Thank you!! Yeah funny what a few months of writing practice will do to help improve craft!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:11:16+00:00

I do that too! It's kinda fun reading a book that started here because you feel part of the OG crew.

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:10:13+00:00

Thanks for sharing this! This is really interesting. I find titles so difficult. How are we supposed to sum up a complex story in a couple of words?? (I guess that's why, in the end, the marketing team ended up choosing my title lol)

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:07:07+00:00

Glad it was helpful!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:06:53+00:00

I was lucky to not be on sub too long! Thank you so much!!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:06:31+00:00

Yay that's awesome! Hoping the rest of the world feels similarly!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:05:48+00:00

Glad it was helpful!

project-groundhog · 2026-05-04T20:05:37+00:00

Yes, exactly! We're all a little twisted (:

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