That didn’t take long! One of the publishers I first sent the proposal to has already rejected Powerfully Recovered! I’m surprised this particular one came back so quickly because I had high hopes for them.
One down….
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Done! Six proposals into the mail, including the trip to the post office, and one via email. That makes a total of 10.
And ten is enough for now. I’ve sent proposals to the most likely publishers that will accept an un-agented submission.
So now the waiting game begins. I’m visualizing a big advance!
Write well and […]
While six copies of the proposal for Powerfully Recovered! are printing I thought it might be helpful to tell you how I’m generating multiple cover letters:
I opened one of the cover letters in Word
I opened WritersMarket.com, logged in and went to my Submission Tracker
The submission tracker shows where I’ve sent queries because […]
I’ve written about book ending as a way to help stop procrastinating, or to handle some writing or other chore you’re avoiding.
Well, I’ve been avoiding sending out more book proposals. Ugh. I have the markets and the drafts of several cover letters. I simply don’t want to go through the process of addressing letters, addressing […]
Robert Rummel-Hudson has sold his first book and landed a contract with St. Martin’s Press. The book, Schuyler’s Monster, was sold through an agent on the basis of a proposal. Congratulations, Robert!
Now he’s documenting the writing process through his blog, Monster Notes. At the moment there are only three entries… which seems about right to […]
As planned, I went to a big bookstore – Borders in fact. Yes, I know, I love independent bookstores too, but I wanted a commercial, chain store to get a sense of what’s actually happening in the recovery section.
My closest Borders does have a recovery section – they’ve marked two tiers of shelves, but […]
Ugh – just went through another four pages of publishers in the self-help category on WritersMarket.com… it’s such a guessing game! If I’m not careful I’ll pick far too many – it’s so tempting and easy to add a market that is close. But close isn’t good enough.
I remember so well from my magazine and […]
Okay, I’m a bit behind, although compared to what might be a good question. Just paged through 12 of 23 pages in WritersMarket.com’s self-help section.
It’s a tough call… health? Self-help? But I did uncover two more markets that have 12 Step recovery books and a couple I think probably should have.
The truth is I’m getting […]
As you know, I’ve been using WritersMarket.com to find markets for Powerfully Recovered! book proposal. Although they have a tracking service within their site, I find it kuldgy to say the least.
So I was pleased to get an announcement to day saying they are updating their site with something called “a fresh new look” – […]
My original market list had 7 publishers; I added one I already knew about. Today, from that first list I’ve identified three more.
One wants only a query letter – if they like the letter, they will ask for the proposal. You’ve simply got to read the submission guidelines… I feel best when I read the […]
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