How To Do Just About Everything
Your work is an impression of you
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Author-to-be, Are you tired of receiving rejection slips from publishers? If you are, there is something you can do about it, at least to a point. We already know know that a rejection from a publisher does not necessarily mean that your writing is crappy, or just a piece of literary junk. That might not be the case at all with your manuscript. A publisher's acquisition's editor may thumb through thousands of manuscripts over a period of time, just looking for a few stories that they can turn into a book for the upcoming year. In other words, they receive far more submissions than what they need, and what they are going to use. They can afford to send out hundreds of informal rejection slips that state, your story isn't exactly what we are looking for. As a writer, it is up t you to make sure your fiction story is getting into the right hands. If you are a children's writer, a writer of romance,or nonfiction; you must make sure that your work is going to that particular publisher who is looking for those genre. Your manuscript can be in tip top shape, but when it lands on the wrong publisher's desk, there is a rejection slip coming. If you don't know the publisher's submission guidelines in advance before you submit your material, even if your manuscript is perfect, it could lead to a rejection; simply because you sent your story to five different publishers who state in their guidelines that they want exclusive submissions only, or you sent simultaneous submissions to those who do not except them; again, another rejection. If a publisher prefers to see a synopsis of your story before you send the actual material of your story, do you know how to write one? If not,this could be the reason for a rejection slip arriving in your mailbox. If a cover letter is to accompany your manuscript when you submit, did you accidentally omit it from your submission packet? If you did, regardless of how perfect and clean your manuscript may be; by not sending them exactly what they want and the way that they want it...could lead to a rejection. If a publisher is looking for material that is considered a novella or a novel, would you consider sending them a well written short story or a book of poetry? If so, the informal rejection slip will be coming to your address. If a publisher has a theme guide that they use for publishing, is the material you are submitting in accordance to their theme list? If not, the chance to win the acceptance of this particular publisher will soon be lost. How do I know these things? I learned through experience as a writer and as a managing editor. I am walking in both pairs of shoes. I see and work on both sides of the spectrum.
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