Tuesday, November 10, 2026

My agent describes my debut, "The book that got rejected in 24 hours"

Jenna Satterthwaite is a fantastic agent. For her newsletter today, she wrote about the publishing journey of my debut novel. Is it a sign you're writing if you DON'T get rejected?

The fact that someone felt the need to read immediately confirmed what I’d suspected/hoped for—that this lovely, weird and brilliant book was going to be a hot commodity. That editors were going to push this to the tops of their piles.

And behold. They did.


The book that got rejected in 24 hours by Jenna Satterthwaite

And why quick editor rejections can be a GREAT sign

Read on Substack