Veronica Bartles joined Sub It Club as a writer pushing herself to send her work out into the world, and boy are we glad she did. Veronica is now represented by Jessica Sinsheimer of Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency. Her debut novel TWELVE STEPS, will be published this year! Veronica was generous and has helped... Continue Reading →
We all know the holidays can be a busy time. If you have submissions out be courteous, add a couple of weeks onto those expected response times. Of course, amazing things can happen over the holidays too! Books have been known to be sold, agents have been known to be signed with. You never know!... Continue Reading →
I’ll admit it. This past month… or two… okay, pretty much the entire summer, has been a lot to deal with. Too many things to do! Too many places to go! Too much fun to have! While keeping up with the writing seems to be a given in my life, I’ve had to let go... Continue Reading →
We've talked a lot about querying and entering contests and subbing here on the Sub It Club blog. And rightly so. That is what we're about, after all. But today, I want to take a half a step back and discuss a vitally important step in the subbing process. Before you hit "send" on your... Continue Reading →
The A-number-one kiss of death in a query: "My grandchildren love this story!" Or your children love your story. Or you classroom, your critique group, or--Saints Preserve us-- your mother. Never, never, ever, even if they pelt you with gummy bears and tickle you with ostrich feathers, mention anyone loving your work, unless it's an... Continue Reading →
You’ve chosen your strongest manuscript(s). You’ve decided whether you want to obtain representation from an agent or send your submissions straight to publishers. (If you haven’t yet, go back to submission strategy part 1.) Now comes the next part of your submission strategy…how many submissions to send out at a time? The consensus on this seems... Continue Reading →
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