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What is this blog?
So many people aspire to become writers, but most don’t actually know what’s happening behind the doors of a publishing house. I think I can help. For the last 8 years, I have worked in the children’s...
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Isn’t getting published just about knowing the right people?
You know the old adage, it isn’t what you know but who you know. I’ve heard it cited often in relation to the publishing industry, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say that who actually works...
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What do the terms “unsolicited”, “unagented”, and “slush” mean?
Publishers receive manuscripts primarily in three ways: Established authors have close relationships with the editors they have worked well with in the past; they often hash out their ideas together...
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Why do so many publishers refuse to look at unsolicited* manuscripts?
It’s really a question of resource: how much a publisher has, how much they can dedicate to looking through manuscripts, and how much they are likely to get out of doing so. I will give you a...
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What are submission guidelines, where can I find them, and why should I...
When you want to send an unsolicited manuscript to a publisher for consideration, you will need to do a little homework first. One of the things you will want to know about the publishing house is how...
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The ‘slush pile’ sounds terrible. How can I make sure my manuscript doesn’t...
OK, I will admit that the slush pile is not the most prestigious collection of manuscripts in which to find your work. I’m no dummy, I hear you thinking. I’m not sending my precious work to “The...
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How long should I expect to wait to hear back from a publisher after sending...
This is some tough news and I hate to be the one to break it to you, but you should expect to wait a loooong time. 6 months, a year, a year and a half– any of the above are possible. Whaaat!? Why does...
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How far into a manuscript submission do editors read before giving up?
This really varies, depending on the quality of the manuscript, its appropriateness for the publishing company in question, the editor’s workload on the day she’s reading it, who it came from, etc....
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