Rejection with Aspertaime

Or however you spell that crap.

Very Prestigious Press said, "we have a very limited list in Humanities." Not. I've seen their list, it's not limited. It's glorious and robust. Possibly it's become limited only recently, behind the scenes. OK. Less Prestigious But Still Very Good Press said, "it's very interesting, but it's not for us, best of luck." That's the most common. So, I'm beginning to wonder, what if I don't send the introduction that talks in general terms about all the chapters, and just send them, say, "Burn the Panopticon," which is a long-ass read (as you can see down and to the right, it's l o n g ), but much more indicative of what I'm about as a scholar and writer? Hmmm? Maybe my desire to avoid burdening a reader is a misplaced desire??

Lots of proposals are still out there, and there are lots to send yet. Nothing like productive failure. Whazzah!

Hmmmm. Maybe I should change the writing sample. Hmmmm. Why not?