tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666281991823382096.post2209083297731177571..comments2023-11-05T03:12:59.149-05:00Comments on THE FRACTURED KEYBOARD: THE SUBMISSION PROCESS AS I SEE ITNiki Schoenfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732768791387582546noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666281991823382096.post-56394159910321038762010-09-05T23:36:52.243-04:002010-09-05T23:36:52.243-04:00Hello! great post - hope you find time to blog aga...Hello! great post - hope you find time to blog again soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666281991823382096.post-55243575720723730682010-08-07T22:38:53.916-04:002010-08-07T22:38:53.916-04:00Christie,
Glad you're enjoying my blog. Unfor...Christie,<br /><br />Glad you're enjoying my blog. Unfortunately it has taken a back seat for a while as my kids are out of school and my writing time is drastically limited during the summer months, not to mention I am away for much of it. I hope to get more blog posts up soon though, so don't give up me! <br />Becoming a book reviewer was a long hard road of persistance. (Much like the publishing process!) I was just lucky enough to contact the right editor at the right time I guess. Thouroughly enjoy my role as reviewer, although I have to remember to keep my "writer's hat" off and focus on the consumer aspect of the book. Sometimes, it is easier said than done. I just hope I'm reviewing in a fair and honest manner and not letting the "writer" part of me sway my opinions. Thanks for your comments.Niki Schoenfeldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732768791387582546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666281991823382096.post-27115609717906406102010-07-30T22:44:10.513-04:002010-07-30T22:44:10.513-04:00Hi, guys! Niki, I found your blog through WriteOn...Hi, guys! Niki, I found your blog through WriteOnCon. <br /><br />Ishta, I saw you there, too! You have a very recognizable name. Sounds like you have a great plan for your writing. <br /><br />Niki, I see my submission process much like yours. Always have something out there (although I'm not "quite" there yet). The whole agent thing does seem like a bit of a catch 22. I decided a while back that I would get a couple books published to have a couple credits to my name first. I hope that route won't be shooting myself in the foot. By the way, I love your blog! And how did you manage to get the fabulous job of being a book reviewer?!Christie Wright Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656162315858480593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666281991823382096.post-15292276494088177492010-05-16T00:36:46.142-04:002010-05-16T00:36:46.142-04:00I'm still working on Picture Books, although I...I'm still working on Picture Books, although I gave up on finding an agent for them; as you said, most agents are just not interested in representing picture book writers. I don't think this is so much about the dabbling aspect of many PB authors as much as it is about the money, though - my guess is that novels pull in more money for them, for about the same amount of work. They are interested in novelists, so I've begun work on three novels - one MG, and two YA - and I've just started to focus on one YA with a view to completing it this year. I've also been writing for magazines, and sold a mag story in rhyme recently (Know Magazine, July/Aug. 2010 issue, YAY!), so I at least have a publishing credit!<br /><br />That's my strategy: write for magazines to build up publishing history while continuing to write and submit PBs to editors, and simultaneously complete novel which I will query agents with. And blog, and comment on other blogs (esp. those of agents and editors) so my name is recognized. Here's hoping it works!Ishta Mercuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666281991823382096.post-55362685260770292882010-04-29T07:09:51.375-04:002010-04-29T07:09:51.375-04:00I hear ya, Jeannine. Keeping my fingers crossed th...I hear ya, Jeannine. Keeping my fingers crossed that we both find agents who love our work and are excited to represent it.Niki Schoenfeldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732768791387582546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666281991823382096.post-91941330683107833552010-04-28T12:05:04.399-04:002010-04-28T12:05:04.399-04:00Wow your manuscripts sound great. I have finally d...Wow your manuscripts sound great. I have finally decided that maybe it is worth it to do the agent thing because I just imagine the slush pile as this huge mountain of papers that may topple over if you breathe too heavy. I think getting an agent speeds things up. However, right now I have been waiting about two months to hear back from my agent submission. It certainly is challenging to just hang in there.Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091328966209234319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666281991823382096.post-31751885612722375332010-04-28T05:30:34.714-04:002010-04-28T05:30:34.714-04:00Really good tips about submission..thanks!!
John@...Really good tips about submission..thanks!!<br /><br />John@ <a href="http://www.bestcareeroptions.com" rel="nofollow">Career Options</a>John Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381921382416927058noreply@blogger.com