DJ,

From one high, to another low. Got an email from Ivan today, he’s the agent I sent my book to. I’ve pasted what he said below.

I got the book and had a look at it last night. It’s not a novel for me I’m sorry to say. The story is good and original. The writing is okay but it didn’t pull me in. I also find the letters device can get a bit limiting after a while. But someone else may feel differently.

Below is an extract from the review of Imagine This posted on the Book Pedlar

I can’t express how good, how utterly amazing, this novel is. The fact that this is Adeniran’s first novel is astounding. There is so much depth here, so much feeling and emotion that it is hard to believe I’m not reading the work of a seasoned writer. Imagine This is pure, unadulterated storytelling and the power of it is incredible.

Because it’s told in a diary format, we see into Lola’s head and her thoughts a lot more clearly than if the novel was told in first person or third person. Indeed, we get to read her private wishes, dreams and aspirations for the future.

Hmmm…

I guess when they say one man’s food is another man’s poison, they had Imagine This in mind. 🙂 I have to admit that being rejected by an agent I wasn’t too hot on does hurt. My women’s intuition did tell me he wasn’t right especially after he didn’t bother to get in touch after weeks of leaving a message in my guest book. Deep down I knew he wasn’t the right person, but I was flattered and swept away with the idea of having an agent, because it then in my own head validated me as an authentic Author. My insecurities are chipping layers of my confidence away and I’m hanging on to a thread.