We talk about the many different aspects of submissions in our Sub It Club writer's support group and one day we were talking about submission tracking. Lisha Cauthen showed us how to track submissions with a fancy dancy spreadsheet. I outlined the way I track them in my post, Submission Tracking, Old School. Katey Howes talked about... Continue Reading →
I met C.S. Jennings through his very fun and lively twitter feed. Get ready for great images and helpful advice (on production tasks too) to follow. Enjoy! C.S. Jennings is a professional illustrator and sometimes author specializing in concept work, children's, and editorial illustration. He is the author of ANIMAL BAND and HELLO, TEXAS! He... Continue Reading →
A very common question when it comes to submitting manuscripts is: Where do I start? Well, here at Sub It Club we presume that you have started with getting critiques, revising, reading other books in your genre, and things of that nature. So, assuming you've done that and have your very best polished work that... Continue Reading →
Yes, I've heard the news. We should use a spreadsheet to keep track of our submissions. Lisha Cauthen showed us how to keep track of our submissions using fancy dancy newfangled technology. Pretty spiffy! But me, well, I prefer to keep track of my submissions the old fashioned way—with pencil and paper. I know, it's... Continue Reading →
We've all been told that as writers we should subscribe to Publishers Marketplace. And sure, that's great if you can. You can learn a lot. But here at Sub It Club we do like free. And there are some great free features at PM that you can use for research! Free! Go to http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/. On the... Continue Reading →
Sub It Club has gotten you so informed...So motivated...So downright professional...That you have scores and scores of queries out for all those manuscripts you've squirreled away for the last decade.Which brings us to the problem of having an embarrassment of riches--keeping track of that embarrassment of riches.My first batch of queries, when I was a... Continue Reading →
