Once you’ve polished your manuscript, put together a brilliant cover letter, and made sure to mind your manners, there’s only one thing left to do: wait. Waiting is the absolute worst. There’s nothing you can do but twiddle your thumbs and wonder until you hear back. It could be days, weeks, or even months. AndContinue reading “What Happens Next: Submission Series”
Category Archives: Submission Success
Etiquette Lesson: Submission Series
Happy New Year, word nerds! I thought we’d start 2017 off with an etiquette lesson. After all, you want to make the best possible impression this year, don’t you? Unfortunately, my knowledge of manners is rather specialized, so I don’t know what good it will do those of you who aren’t sending in articles toContinue reading “Etiquette Lesson: Submission Series”
Preparing Your Story for Submission
Welcome, dear friends and readers, to the Hunger Games!… I mean, the submission series! Honestly, it can feel like a fight to the death when manuscripts are being evaluated. Which one is better? Which will be the last one standing? In this third installment of my submission success series, we’ll be looking at the bestContinue reading “Preparing Your Story for Submission”
Do Your Research: Submission Series
It’s that time again, my friends. Time for me to sit at my desk, pull out the last month’s worth of story manuscripts, and wade through some very. . . interesting submissions. And you lovely word nerds get to benefit from my experiences. That’s right, it’s part two of the submission series! Today’s topic isContinue reading “Do Your Research: Submission Series”
Crafting Your Cover Letter: Submission Series
Hey there word nerds! I’ve been pondering what sort of things to write about here on my blog and I came to a realization. I studied writing for 3.5 years. Now I’m an editor. I’m in a unique position of seeing the publication process from both sides. So I decided to start a series onContinue reading “Crafting Your Cover Letter: Submission Series”
Kate G. Jameson 