Uncategorized #PublishPath – Step Ten – Submitting One Step At A Time
May 20, 2020 admin

Well, I promised you I was going to Caithy Weaver this post, and show you each step of sending out the next two queries. Here's how that went: Monday, May 18th 6:29 - With only 30 minutes of writing time left before I have to grab breakfast and take out the trash, I decide to go to the simple route. Just find the simplest template for a short story cover letter, and create the simplest draft possible for each of the publishers. I'll be changing them 20 times, anyway. 6:36 - Basic templates created! 6:39 - Start reading the submission...

Read More
Uncategorized #PublishPath – Step Nine – Figure out how to get the next two simultaneous submissions out, come hell or high water.
May 18, 2020 admin

Life during a pandemic is rarely predictable. Of course life, in general, is rarely predictable. As we discussed last week. Or was it two weeks ago? The days are starting to blend together. Anyway, this week(ish) I got hit with a massive schedule change due to my primary client reopening after securing a federal loan, requests to make 10 elastic masks on my finicky sewing machine with no elastic available in the state of Ohio, and a resurgence of some of my favorite clients coming back for basic services. So, all good stuff. Then I misfiled piece of government paperwork...

Read More
Uncategorized #PublishPath – Step Six: Writing the query letter
April 13, 2020 admin

I'm feeling pretty confident right now! I know where I'm sending my work, when I'm sending my work, and I've got detailed instructions on how to get the manuscript from Point A to Point B. Now all I have to do is figure out what I'm going to say to each publisher when I query my short story. Wait... what am I going to say to those publishers? Is querying for short fiction more difficult than querying for novels? Or agents? I know how things used to work back in the day, but have they changed in 2020? Well, after...

Read More