My Monday is a bit crazy, but crazy is always nice. This Monday, however, I wanted to give some advice for those of you making your way through the world of e-publishing.
Submission guidelines are your friends.
Every publishing house is different. It's true! Each has their own style guide; each has their own system that works. These differences are implimented for a reason. Same goes for submission guidelines.
I know you may be anxious. Believe me, I may have the patience of Job in real life, but when I have a submission floating around, I'm checking my email every 5.8 seconds. If such-and-such e-publisher does not accept simultaneous submissions, you should follow their rules. It's tough, yes, but waiting is the name of the game. If such-and-such publisher asks you to disclose if another publisher is considering your manuscript, do it.
Submission guidelines are posted for your convenience -- to help YOU. This is your career and it's great if a couple of publishing houses are "fighting" over you, but e-publishing is also a small world. Word (particularly negative word) spreads like wildfire.
Read the guidelines. Know the guidelines. Follow the guidelines.
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Every time I see something like this, I always wonder if I'm the one who messed up. Go go gadget writer paranoia. ;)
ReplyDeleteThat said, I've heard some stories myself about people who didn't follow the rules. Always a good reminder to have.
Great advice!
ReplyDelete:) Like Sue, I started reading this post and though 'Uh oh, what did I do.' lol.
ReplyDeleteOops, I meant Sara. *g*
ReplyDeleteNot talking about either of you, just a general shout out! ;)
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