Dear Author - How Sending Agent Manuscript Queries & Receiving Publisher Rejection Letters Drives Writers Insane [Kindle Edition]

Matthew W. Grant (Author)

Book Description

From Matthew W. Grant, the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalist Author of Secrets Of Slaters Falls...

Witness his descent into madness when writer James Walek, suffering from a failing marriage and a stalled writing career, gets pushed over the edge by one too many of those insulting "Dear Author" rejection letters from publishers.

(Genre: Short Story Fiction)
(Length: 5,000 Words)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Matthew W. Grant is the author of several screenplays and novels in various genres including the Slaters Falls series and the Northbridge series. In addition to being recognized as a semifinalist for Secrets Of Slaters Falls in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, Matthew's screenplays have garnered accolades as well.  His adaptation of his novel, Zach's Secret was a finalist in a contest sponsored by Script Magazine and his thriller, The Killer Net, was a Top 25% Honoree in the Massachusetts Film Office Screenplay Competition.

Matthew has a degree in Education and Communications earned after his thesis, Sex On Soap Operas, raised eyebrows and pulse rates on campus. His material has appeared on numerous websites and in two newspapers.

Product Details

• File Size: 105 KB
• Print Length: 15 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Granite Gate Media (February 2, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004LZ53ES
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,102,402 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Matthew W. Grant is the author of several screenplays and novels in various genres including the SLATERS FALLS series and the NORTHBRIDGE series.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY declared Matthew's novel, SECRETS OF SLATERS FALLS, "Tragicomic deliciousness!" noting that the "Bawdy, snappy humor catches spark right away." PW also noted the novel's balance between "Class-conscious dirty realism and the prurience of nighttime soap operas."

SECRETS OF SLATERS FALLS achieved semifinalist status in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. His thriller, THE KILLER NET, was a Massachusetts Film Office Screenplay Competition Top Honoree. Matthew's screenplay adaptation of his novel, ZACH'S SECRET, was a finalist in a contest sponsored by SCRIPT MAGAZINE.

Matthew has a degree in Education and Communications earned after his thesis, SEX ON SOAP OPERAS, raised eyebrows and pulse rates on campus. His material has appeared on numerous websites and in two newspapers.

Visit MatthewGrantOnline.com for the latest news as well as updates on Matthew's writing projects. Matthew loves to hear from readers, especially those who tell all their friends about his books. You can reach him through the website.