by johnnylightninglives » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:03 pm
I would say hang in there but if you really have got next to nothing back maybe you should give it up for awhile and see if any eventually come back and that might get you excited and want to try again. I personally disagree with the statement that most come back because realistically most dont eventually come back and it takes patience,time and money to keep writing. I feel i have done really well in this hobby but i realistically get back 50% or less of what i send out.Sure they could still come back eventually but i find on average if you dont hear back within 6 months you most likely never will,not that it doesnt happen but im going on odds.People who say they have a 80 or 90% return rate are either sending to very easy to get people or they send out very few requests or are lying.
I would say hang in there but if you really have got next to nothing back maybe you should give it up for awhile and see if any eventually come back and that might get you excited and want to try again. I personally disagree with the statement that most come back because realistically most dont eventually come back and it takes patience,time and money to keep writing. I feel i have done really well in this hobby but i realistically get back 50% or less of what i send out.Sure they could still come back eventually but i find on average if you dont hear back within 6 months you most likely never will,not that it doesnt happen but im going on odds.People who say they have a 80 or 90% return rate are either sending to very easy to get people or they send out very few requests or are lying.