tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post8289420488772508949..comments2024-03-19T03:16:36.643-04:00Comments on Editorial Anonymous: I've Submitted to a Black Hole. When Will It Get Back to Me?Editorial Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294247222893767117noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-14560299181416241872015-09-04T21:44:02.438-04:002015-09-04T21:44:02.438-04:00I say many thanks to Mr. admin website I read this...I say many thanks to Mr. admin website I read this, because in this website I know a lot of information information that I did not know before his<br /><br /><a href="http://goo.gl/iE6tI4" rel="nofollow">Tips Pengobatan Penyakit TBC Kelenjar</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/PsV74V" rel="nofollow">Buah Buahan Penurun Kolesterol</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/A7416J" rel="nofollow">Hal Yang Harus Di Hindari Sebelum Tidur</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/mtx3Sg" rel="nofollow">Obat Penyakit Asma Untuk Anak</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/W8BYOW" rel="nofollow">Ramuan Alami Penghilang Pilek</a> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-30419050503485387702007-05-23T19:43:00.000-04:002007-05-23T19:43:00.000-04:00Too Weird: (in case anyone cares ;)): guess what w...Too Weird: (in case anyone cares ;)): guess what was waiting for me in the mailbox today? Not the SASP, but a nicely typed form rejection along with the ms. At least the post office didn't lost it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-34999236597196515562007-05-22T20:49:00.000-04:002007-05-22T20:49:00.000-04:00Thanks everyone, it's very encouraging to have you...Thanks everyone, it's very encouraging to have you all weighing in. Hmm, I see some rethinking of options in my future - and interesting about the Post Office, btw. I've always been happy with their service - but then, I've experienced far, far worse in my country of origin, and _anything_ is a pleasant surprise after that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-34536223290913484712007-05-22T17:26:00.000-04:002007-05-22T17:26:00.000-04:00If you want to reduce the probability that it is t...If you want to reduce the probability that it is the post office that lost your submission in the first place...invest in their 'Delivery Notification' option. It won't change anything, but it will make you feel better ;)rilla jaggiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259015787424108654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-8058739212545104902007-05-21T22:00:00.000-04:002007-05-21T22:00:00.000-04:00I once got a SASP mailed back to me in an envelope...I once got a SASP mailed back to me in an envelope along with some other stuff. I'm not sure why but that made me feel really extra small.<BR/><BR/>To my mind you should never expect to see any SASE or SASP ever again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-64348368887255157932007-05-21T14:59:00.000-04:002007-05-21T14:59:00.000-04:00If you enquire about it, they will tell you they d...If you enquire about it, they will tell you they didn't receive it. In reality THEY have lost it (not the Post Office). Publishers are always losing submissions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-79806613279147179712007-05-20T20:55:00.000-04:002007-05-20T20:55:00.000-04:00Don't wait on that publisher, please! Many, many ...Don't wait on that publisher, please! Many, many published writers never hear back from them at all (myself included. If you want to get out of the black hole, send your query/ms. to the dozen or more publishers that are quite similar to this one. That's the only way to give yourself a fighting chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-30609377152813232792007-05-20T15:01:00.000-04:002007-05-20T15:01:00.000-04:00I totally agree with azure. Unless it's a publishe...I totally agree with azure. Unless it's a publisher that specifically requires exclusivity (and this one doesn't) you should submit to whoever you think is a good fit! If everyone waited a whole year for each publisher to respond, we'd all die before getting published. It's hard enough as it is--don't make the odds even worse for yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-27791232553270646292007-05-20T14:46:00.000-04:002007-05-20T14:46:00.000-04:00Oh no, don't wait a whole year! If you're waiting ...Oh no, don't wait a whole year! If you're waiting only because your query letter didn't say it's a simultaneous sub -- forget that. The only one who's going to lose if you keep the ms. off the market is you. I say send it elsewhere, even several elsewheres, as long as each publisher is truly a good fit for the project. If you prefer, inform them that it's a multiple sub. BUT there are professional, selling writers out here (whose names I will not name) who believe -- correctly, IMO -- that it's none of the publisher's doggone business how many houses are looking at a ms. If publishing is no longer a "gentleman's business," then let that apply across the board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-76923158873158869012007-05-20T12:41:00.000-04:002007-05-20T12:41:00.000-04:00Thank you both. Guess I'll wait out the year and t...Thank you both. Guess I'll wait out the year and then submit elsewhere :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-6134476717365348442007-05-20T10:50:00.000-04:002007-05-20T10:50:00.000-04:00I'm assuming you mean the publisher that accepts s...I'm assuming you mean the publisher that accepts submissions only in November. Since they're known as being incredibly slow in responding to submissions and their own guidelines state a response time of up to a year, they may not have even opened your submission to discover your SASP. And they probably wouldn't bother to send a SASP back anyway. On their website I just noticed they've changed their submission policy---from now on, they won't accept unsolicited submissions, even in November, "due to significant increases in volume." They'll post targeted submission solicitations only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com