The hard work isn’t over when you type “The End” on your final draft, nor does it finish after months of editing. If you’re a writer who wants to see your manuscript published traditionally, you’ll need to work on a submission package for agents and publishers. If you want to give your MS the best …
No one likes to be rejected, but it comes with the territory when you're a writer. In fact, some would say you haven't earned your writer stripes until you've been on the receiving end of a rejection slip. While you might find it ideal to get the rejection over with as quickly as possible (kinda …
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At the end of November in 2015, I sent off my very first agent query. When I was rejected a few months later, it was 2016, and I committed to spending that year sending out more queries. It was a big step, and a process that saw me question if my MS was ready, stop …
After a year of getting nowhere with agents, and following the advice of the editor who assessed the manuscript I was sending out, I decided that I would give publishers a try. So far this year I have submitted to two publishers. The first sent an automatic reply to the submission saying that if I …
One of the most nerve-racking steps on the writing journey is submitting your book to agents and publishers. I've been there, done that, and have been rejected—multiple times. It's not fun, especially as you usually aren't told why. With nothing to go on, you're then left to think of your own reasons; was it not …
"After careful consideration…" That was how the email for my first rejection started. After carefully considering the options for the first book in my YA supernatural series, I had decided to find an agent. Having already had the manuscript professionally assessed by an editor who told me that it had potential and was suitable for …
If you’re planning to shop your book around, you’re going to need a synopsis. I started writing one when my first manuscript was complete and I was ready to find an agent. Strangely, even though at this point you’ll know your book inside out, writing the synopsis can be harder than writing the book. I …
If you’ve decided to go the traditional path to publishing, query letters are something you’ll have to master. To say the thought of writing a query letter overwhelmed me is an understatement. It’s a scary step, and one that any Google search will tell you is vitally important that you get right. Along with the …
So you’ve done it. You’ve written your first book, had favorable feedback from everyone you’ve shown it to, and spell-checked it for the millionth time. Now all that’s left to do is send it off to an agent or publisher, right? The answer is of course, yes, but before you do you might want to …
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