No more delays. I have a list of places to submit to this week. I have a basic cover letter. I know my manuscript is formatted correctly. All I have to do is go on Submitable and pay a couple of bucks to submit my work. This is going to be easy! Let’s do the…
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#PublishPath – Step Ten – Submitting One Step At A Time
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…
#PublishPath – Step Nine – Figure out how to get the next two simultaneous submissions out, come hell or high water.
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,…
#PublishPath – Step Eight: Actually send it OUT. Maybe.
So I wrote a cover letter. I wrote a cover letter for my first choice publication. Then I copied that draft into an email, put the publisher’s email address in the ‘to’ box, and attached a copy of my story to it. I was ready to intentionally, and with malice aforethought, actually hit send. When I…