tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369680082011-04-21T10:52:58.997-07:00Michele Glance Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04144029420693384566noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36968008.post-1162417315112986232006-11-01T13:34:00.001-08:002006-11-01T13:41:55.113-08:00It's a wonderful day in the literary life of Michele Glance Rooney! One of my favorite clients received their first book offer today for a first-time novel. As anyone who has been around the block a few times in the publishing world knows, attaining a contract for a first-time novel is an awesome achievement -- one that should be heralded with the popping of champagne corks and the sending of lavish bouquets of long-stemmed roses. It's a victory for me as an agent, but a much greater victory for my wonderful client.<br />One of the most gratifying things about this sale though, is the role that persistence, dedication and sheer hard work played in it. This was not a slam dunk sale. I did a lot of hand-holding with this author. I endured the sting of rejection from some very prestigous New York publishing houses. But did I give up? No, I prevailed. And therein lies the essential difference between victory and defeat.<br />When the going gets tough, the tough get going. I am going to look up that famous quote from Calvin Coolidge on persistence and e-mail it all of my fiction clients today. It's a lesson worth holding in one's heart.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36968008-116241731511298623?l=literarysage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michele Glance Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04144029420693384566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36968008.post-1162417111810801102006-11-01T13:34:00.000-08:002006-11-01T13:38:31.820-08:00It's a wonderful day in the literary life of Michele Glance Rooney! One of my favorite clients received their first book offer today for a first-time novel. As anyone who has been around the block a few times in the publishing world knows, attaining a contract for a first-time novel is an awesome achievement -- one that should be heralded with the popping of champagne corks and the sending of lavish bouquets of long-stemmed roses. It's a victory for me as an agent, but a much greater victory for my wonderful client.<br /> One of the most gratifying things about this sale though, is the role that persistence, dedication and sheer hard work played in it. This was not a slam dunk sale. I did a lot of hand-holding with this author. I endured the sting of rejection from some very prestigous New York publishing houses. But did I give up? No, I prevailed. And therein lies the essential difference between victory and defeat.<br /> When the going gets tough, the tough get going. I am going to look up that famous quote from Calvin Coolidge on persistence and e-mail it all of my fiction clients today. It's a lesson worth holding in one's heart.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36968008-116241711181080110?l=literarysage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michele Glance Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04144029420693384566noreply@blogger.com0