OOC: more publishers

[sythyry]

I'll get back to the story soon, I promise.

In the meantime, a helpful non-LJ person has recommended Twilight Times Books to me. If you'd like to second the recommendation, or warn me against it, please do!

(Sorry I can't just add this to the poll in the previous entry, but polls are not editable.)

Comments

[read-alicia.livejournal.com]

I can send a book to one publisher at a time. The publisher will say they're going to give me an opinion in six weeks, but it's always taken six months for me.

FYI - with the prevalence of the web (and increased submissions), it is no longer a detriment to your book if you do simultaneous submissions. All the authors in my circle simultaneously submit their work - it's sort of an unspoken rule. The game has changed :)

Usually, it goes down like this. Publishers have been saying for decades that they don't want simultaneous submissions and they aren't about to officially change that since it makes sense to keep it a buyer's market. However, if few people have the luxury of waiting to sell something anymore. Centers like Grub Street Press have conventions where you can submit your work to a bunch of publishers and agents in one day. And if two publishers find out that you sent the same work to them, they won't be as likely to toss the submission since they need work to turnaround quickly in order to make the press money. You'll notice in more acceptance letters these days, there's a sentence about "If the work is still available..."

Glad to help :) Submit freely, dear sythyry!

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Oh really?

(Dern those unspoken rules. They're awfully hard to learn.)

Thank you much, Alicia!

[read-alicia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the amount of many rejection letters that authors get has reached critical mass and tipped the balance.

Just don't go overboard - I generally just submit to 3-4 places at a time, or 1-2 if I'm really pushing to have a particular publisher.