What do you do when you get an offer of representation or publication? Dance. Pop the champagne. Jump up and down, of course. But then it's time to get down to business. Let the offering agent or publishing house know you need a week or so to tie up loose ends. This is perfectly normal.... Continue Reading →
Nilah Magruder Shows Us How to Find A Book Deal – Part 2
Sub It Club member Nilah Magruder's debut picture book HOW TO FIND A FOX has just released! Nilah is sharing her process and journey to publication with us. She told us about The Story, The Dummy, and The Query in our last post. If you didn't read it yet then go catch up on her inspiring... Continue Reading →
Who Do I Address My Query Letter To?
Submission guidelines can sometimes be vague, especially those at publishing houses it seems. You may find their guidelines to simply say something like: send your manuscript or proposal to publishers@bigpublishinghouse.com. Okay, so at least you know the address where you are supposed to send your submission, but you want to do things the proper way.... Continue Reading →
August in New York
This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. Okay so remember the movie The Seven Year Itch with Marilyn Monroe and the ever-creepy Tom Ewell? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWwSEM5lI-U The story's all about a guy whose wife and children leave New York for the month of August, because that's what families do... Continue Reading →
Deciding If a Small Publisher is Legit
This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. Oh, man. Today we open a It can be hard to decide if a small publisher is legit. Brand new publishers don't have a track record, but may be entirely a class operation. Long-time small publishers might turn out to be a... Continue Reading →
Get Thee to Write On Con!
Here at Sub It Club we believe that being a writer does not have to cost you a bunch of money. Sure there are lots of things you can pay for when it comes to writing but there are also tons of excellent free resources. Case in point Write On Con. If you haven't heard... Continue Reading →