FINALLY!!!!

Oh happy day!!

There is no better feeling in the world when you get that email that says "Yes we want to publish your book" Validation at long last...or is it? Who knows. Know not only will you have a book published, but you will have to keep writing, or not. Totally up to you. If you do keep writing, will you stay with this publisher, branch out? Oh the endless decisions that must be made...

But for now, bask in the euphoria of the moment. YOU ARE PUBLISHED!!!

Waiting

Does anything SUCK more than waiting to hear back? Yes, but right now it doesn't feel like it.

There are those who are lucky enough to get a response back in what seems like a very short time. Then there are those of us who wait...and wait...and wait. We start new projects...and wait...and wait...

Here is to waiting and the anxioty it provokes

The Rejection

You have worked, slaved, poured your heart and soul into this story and then waited what seems like an eternity to hear from the publisher.

FINALLY one day you open your email and there it is...you see the subject line with your MS title. Your heart starts to race. You glance around, half afraid to open and the other half demanding you do it now! You click. The email opens....After carefull consideration we have come to the conclussion that your story is not.... AUGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

NO!!!! Rejected! Well, shit. After the initial shock that someone out there had "the gall" to reject your work of art you drum up the courage to read the rest of the email. Bastards.

Now what? If they gave you feedback, read it. Then wait a few days and read it again. Do you agree? Ask your CP what they think about the comments.

Whether you re-work or just sub it somehwere else, don't give up. Screw them. It's their loss. Keep plugging away

Suck-Nopsis

ICK! Why is it that writing one of these sucks big time?

Is it because this is usually what can determine if a publisher even wants to look at the rest of the work? HELL YES!!!

This is the first look at your story the publisher will see and if it doesn't sing in sinks. But how do you know if you have written one that works? Ask a friend, or a CP that has either read or not read your story. If you have someone who has read your story look at it, they already know what the story is about. Someone who has never read it can give you a good vibe as to whether they would want to read the story based on the "NOP" without any other knowledge of the work.

Either way, write it, read it, send it out. Then hold your breath and wait to hear back

Writers Block

What the Hell?

Why is it that when you REALLY want to work, your brain freezes? Is it stress? Performance anxiety? Who knows. All I know it that it's beginning to piss me off

Finding a Publisher

Oh the rants I could go on about this. There are a slew of publishers out there. Some have been around awhile and others seem to be popping up left and right. So how in the hell is a new author, someone who is just starting out supposed to know what to do?

There are several ways you can go about choosing a publisher.
FIRST: What genre do you write or want to write? Look for a publisher who publishes you genre.
SECOND: Do your homework. Check out the publisher on P&E and see what others are saying.
THIRD: Ask your friends, Crit partners, who they are with and what they think about their publisher.
FOURTH: JOIN YAHOO GROUPS!!! Especially groups that are not affiliated with a specific publisher. Talk to folks, make friends and connections.
FIFTH: When you find a publisher you are interested in, check out their site. How many books do they have out in each line or genre. Do thier authors appear to be a core group or are they a with variety?
SIXTH: take a chance. Who knows, maybe someone else had a bad experience but you will find a golden egg. Read your contract fully, if something sounds off, ask questions. Don't be scared

Welcome to the Bitching Table

On this beautiful day I can find so many things to Bitch about. And that is why I created this blog. I can bitch, you can bitch, we can all bitch together. On the same side or avidly against each other. Makes no difference. Bitch about it if you want :)