Bob Weekes

Teacher, student, reader, writer, movie-lover, video gamer, one-time Disney World employee, full-time Disney World geek.

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It's easy to focus on the negative, so I decided to put all the positive feedback I've received on full rejections in one place. Looking at it makes me feel like I'm making progress. #WritingCommunity #querying #amwriting #fantasy

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@ArienSkyeWrites Same here!!!

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@RedPenKaitlyn It’s an absolute honor to be in that group of 9! Thank you for the update!

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@alliewritesalot @simonschuster This is so exciting!!!!!!!

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Since getting agented by the time I turned 38 didn’t work out, I’m shifting my deadline to the expiration date of this random package of K Cups.

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"Cooked" is fascinating slang. When used in the past participle, i.e "I'm cooked," it has a negative connotation, as in "I'm done" or "I'm in trouble." But the present participle, i.e "I'm cooking," has a positive connotation, as in "I'm crushing it." #grammar

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@HFLane_writing "He had the conch in his hands!"

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Two big rejections this week on fulls-but yet I'm feeling reinvigorated today. I'd forgotten the thrill of working on a fresh #horror #WIP - being excited about new ideas, characters, and twists - and how much it alleviates the dejection of the #querying trenches.

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@megan_frayser Thank you for the update! I have an email partial from June--should I resend through QueryTracker?

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@HFLane_writing My go to is Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. It just FEELS like October. I still wish we got a movie series of Ichabod, Katrina, and Young Masbath investigating other folkloric mysteries in Upstate NY...actually...*jots down note in idea journal*

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@HFLane_writing Thank you for the update!

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@estywrites The first two don’t surprise me, but the third one? 🤦‍♂️

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@estywrites Thank you! This is helpful.

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@HFLane_writing Seeing this query window play out in real time, it’s truly an honor to be in that final 8. Also, I hope you feel better soon!

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@AuthorGoodwin Yes and no. Before really digging into writing twitter, all I had was QueryTracker, where the idea of an offer was so elusive. Seeing offers happening to so many people here demystified the concept for me and made me realize “oh hey, it does happen and it’s possible.”

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@estywrites When you request an R&R on a full, are you looking for it to fundamentally “fix” the manuscript, or is it more that you’re testing to see if the author responds to feedback and is someone good to work with at an editorial level?

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It’s one of those rare, perfect songs that feels like it was written specifically for my book.

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Okay #WritingCommunity, If your #WIP or #amquerying book were adapted into an HBO series, what would be the song used in the intro title sequence at the beginning of every episode? I’ll go first: Tell Me Who You Are Today by Beth Gibbons https://t.co/f6QSmsXIvZ

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Since it seems to be working for everyone else—here’s me manifesting fulls and good news on fulls already out there! #WritingCommmunity #amquerying #WIP

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@C_H_Armstrong @AvesBooks Unfortunately it’s often a top-down message backed by outdated research.