Pick Me, oh, Pick Me

A poem about writing my first manuscript and querying agents. I think I may actually refine this and use it as a query, ha ha.

"Pick Me, oh, Pick Me"

Born an idea, a thought in my mind,

my mind grabbed a pen, and began to unwind.

The idea was a fiction of thrilling suspense,

if I'm forced to stop writing I surely will wince.

Ink flowing and flowing, as the idea keeps growing,

The next thing I know 51,000 words were just flowing.

Flowing from my pen, writing as if I was living within.

Within this now story, feeling all it's emotions,

although it is fiction, there are no magic potion's.

Now the pen stopped, my ink flow has halted,

time for review, about to be verbally assaulted.

It's my first time, do what? Write a query,

At first try it's lame, actually quite scary.

STOP, SIT, and THINK, my idea, was it great?

So then this query it must be greater,

how bad do I want to be the next, mighty mental masterbater?

I re-read the query, and laugh it's so dreary,

edit, and edit, I MUST achieve perfection,

positively push this pen to my goal, just one direction.

I have to make it scream, stand out in a crowd,

if I want my Times New Roman, 12 pt to be found.

My idea can not die in a slush pile, just drowned.

So this query I'm fast learning,

must mean more than my idea that's yearning.

So more work, and more work, I change and erase,

my first query must slap an agent in the face.

Must grab them and tell them, my idea they must see,

my query MUST scream, Pick Me, oh, Pick Me!

-BB

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Author's Note

A poem about writing my first manuscript and querying agents. I think I may actually refine this and use it as a query, ha ha. Would love to hear any thought's on that, especially from an agent or editor. Thanks.

Reviews

[Confuser]

This was fun, great writing and I loved it; just kept building getting better and better all the way through to the end. Think i jumped out of my seat, saying "look at this" AGENTS come on. Wonderful. Bam. Dale

[Don't just B, but B amazing!]

Thank you Dale you made me laugh ;-)

[Confuser]

It was great!

[CA Anurag Sharma]

So very true....i can relate with it....very nicely elaborated piece.....
"I re-read the query, and laugh it's so dreary,
edit, and edit, I MUST achieve perfection,
positively push this pen to my goal, just one direction"

[Don't just B, but B amazing!]

Thank you so much, I am glad you understand this piece too. Write on!

[Matching Socks]

I think it would be a clever way of snagging their attention!

[Don't just B, but B amazing!]

That was my thoughts, my only fear was they would see that first, and since MOST literary agents do NOT work with poetry. They would delete it and move to the next? Only one way to find out, ha ha.

[Woody]

brilliant, witty and "face-slapping" poem! you are a true poet and I envy you. I also admire your fighting spirit (read your "about me"). never say die, that's the trick.

[Don't just B, but B amazing!]

Thank you Woody, much appreciated.

[Tiana]

I loved this poem, Brian! I'm sure many writers can relate to your poem, I know I do. Thanks for the heartwarming smile. Your rhymes were spot on! Awesome :))

[Don't just B, but B amazing!]

I'm glad we all understand as writers, "heartwarming smile"

[Yellow Butterfly]

Witty and real with great rhyme and meter I think EVERY Writer can relate to your words.

Reading this made me smile..


Sheer brilliance from a brilliant writer

YB

[Don't just B, but B amazing!]

Thank you, and reading that, "made me smile" Thank you.

[Yellow Butterfly]

You're welcome....it sincerely was brilliant..you captured the whole essence of the passion we as writers go through when doubting ourselves..

100/100