If you'd like to send me the text of the rejection, I can help untangle it for you if you're in doubt about anything. And I'm happy you're so positive about this and willing to do whatever it takes to make the book better.
That being said, I wouldn't embark on a revision of the book based on a single agent rejection -- even if s/he's given you specific suggestions for how to improve it, I'd wait until you hear from at least a couple more agents to make sure it isn't just a matter of that particular agent's personal taste (and that they all at least generally agree on what needs to be worked on).
"Beautifully written, but I didn't love it as much as I'd hoped" was just about word for word the rejection I got from the first agent I queried with my latest revision of KNIFE back in 2007 -- but then she gave me a referral to another agent who did love the book, and the rest is history. If you're hearing "beautifully written", I'd say that's a very good sign.
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Date: 2011-01-06 01:40 pm (UTC)That being said, I wouldn't embark on a revision of the book based on a single agent rejection -- even if s/he's given you specific suggestions for how to improve it, I'd wait until you hear from at least a couple more agents to make sure it isn't just a matter of that particular agent's personal taste (and that they all at least generally agree on what needs to be worked on).
"Beautifully written, but I didn't love it as much as I'd hoped" was just about word for word the rejection I got from the first agent I queried with my latest revision of KNIFE back in 2007 -- but then she gave me a referral to another agent who did love the book, and the rest is history. If you're hearing "beautifully written", I'd say that's a very good sign.