The exclusive. Does not benefit the writer. It ties up your manuscript with one agent/editor for a period of time. If he doesn't bite, it becomes wasted time. Most of the younger agent/editors assume you are querying wide and far, very few need to be told that your query is a simultaneous submission. If you... Continue Reading →
As Heather posted a few weeks ago, not all agent/editors answer queries. But even the ones who state they do, often drop the ball. I sympathize. They are BUSY, OVERWHELMED PEOPLE WITH OVERFLOWING INBOXES. Stuff can get lost, shunted into a pipeline to look at closer when there's more time and then FALL INTO THE... Continue Reading →
The road to publication is paved with rejection slips. And you do need to read past, "We regret to inform you..." Because potentially, there's some revision information in there. Don't get super-invested in each rejection, but if your manuscript doesn't go anywhere after several rounds, it's time for some analysis. First, you have to categorize... Continue Reading →
Let us speak about... No, wait. That's too cute. Try this one: What do we do with our rejections? WE DO NOT POST THEM ON OUR BLOGS. WE DO NOT REFER TO THEM ON OUR BLOGS IN OBLIQUE WAYS. WE BARELY ADMIT THAT WE ARE QUERYING ON OUR BLOGS. Why? Let's see. Do you like... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it happens. I have so many manuscript submissions that I want to send out that I get stuck. I freeze. I turn into a person addicted to spider solitaire. Curse you spider solitaire! *shakes fist* Why does this happen? I think it because there are so many possibilities. Large publishing houses. Small ones. Which... Continue Reading →
Have you ever heard of “The March Dip”? This is not something tasty to spread on a cracker but a drop in motivation during the month of March. The school year calendar of our student days can influence us. For me, September is a point of departure: the summer is over, school’s beginning and it’s... Continue Reading →
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