tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post384249707925796611..comments2024-03-28T05:28:28.567-04:00Comments on Editorial Anonymous: Query, Query, Partial, FullEditorial Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294247222893767117noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-2730455867018062192015-08-29T00:39:22.532-04:002015-08-29T00:39:22.532-04:00I say many thanks to the father of the website adm...I say many thanks to the father of the website admin I read this, because at this website I know a lot of information information that I did not know before his<br /><br /><a href="http://goo.gl/pQe9DP" rel="nofollow">Cara Agar Memperlancar Asi</a> <br /><a href="http://goo.gl/QIKrZp" rel="nofollow">Obat Diabetes Kering Alami</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662470317178308758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-61751139020645433212007-10-24T08:43:00.000-04:002007-10-24T08:43:00.000-04:00I think they were assuming they'd have to wait ele...I think they were assuming they'd have to wait eleventy-nine months for a response, which is so often the case.<BR/><BR/>As for the letter, I agree it was unnecessary, even came across as a bit self-important, and that nobody should be under the impression that editors are waiting with bated breath for all or any one of the mss. they've expressed interest in. But writers know that the market is fickle and they're trying to capitalize on expressed interest before their genre downturns, or the editor fills all the slots with other projects, or jumps houses, or goes to agent-only. Cut the writer a break for trying to come up with a reasonable compromise between "Do I send what I have, since editors usually want more work on it anyway?" and "Do I wait months until I think I'm done, and the editor might want more work on it anyway?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-86979225055222870032007-10-23T15:27:00.000-04:002007-10-23T15:27:00.000-04:00Conferences aside, I once requested a partial on a...Conferences aside, I once requested a partial on a query I found in the slush. The author responded by sending me a letter explaining that the MS wasn’t quite ready yet, but he didn’t want me to think he had forgotten about me, and he was really pleased that I was interested, and the partial would be following in a couple of months, as soon as he finished making it good enough.<BR/><BR/>I was kind of really annoyed. It’s not like I sit on pins and needles waiting for a requested MS to come in—I often leave them sitting unopened on my desk when they arrive anyway for a few days, due to lack of time, so you certainly don’t need to send me a special letter just to tell me that you’ll send the MS later.<BR/><BR/>But really, if you’re querying, you should have something ready to go. Were you assuming that no one would be interested in your novel, that it was such a long shot that you didn’t have to actually have something ready to go out? That’s kind of dumb.Kidlitjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604118327281275181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-26942725631503045612007-10-23T12:05:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:05:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for the helpful comments. I guess ...Thanks so much for the helpful comments. I guess I'm just stuck back at why did they ask in the first place? I didn't solicit. I would have been more than happy with a "submit when you're finished" if that was the truth.<BR/><BR/>Okay! On to finishing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-57235112630598442132007-10-22T15:05:00.000-04:002007-10-22T15:05:00.000-04:00I'm an editor, and I've extended this same invitat...I'm an editor, and I've extended this same invitation to certain authors at conferences. Anonymous 7:01 is absolutely right--take as much time as you need to make your manuscript the best it can possibly be. The editors have already seen from your first partial submission that you're a writer with potential. What they need to know now is if you can create a whole, satisfying story, so sending them another chunk of it rather than the complete thing isn't going to be very helpful. And of course most times you only have one chance to make a great impression, and the best way to do that is to wait until your novel is complete and highly polished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-89127063001402772007-10-19T19:01:00.000-04:002007-10-19T19:01:00.000-04:00I just came back from a conference at which two ed...I just came back from a conference at which two eds and an agent spoke. One of the ed's houses is completely closed. All said that their invitations to submit had no time limit, that all you had to do was refer to the conference in your query or cover, and that they're looking for outstanding material. I don't think it's advantageous to hurry something because you think you have to submit no later than x months after the conference. Unfinished is unfinished, and you don't know what you might pull apart and redo. Take your time, rewrite the book until you and your crit group are SURE it's done, and then submit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-24127671519593009032007-10-19T16:39:00.000-04:002007-10-19T16:39:00.000-04:00The manuscript was read by two different editors f...The manuscript was read by two different editors for critique at two different conferences. They have both requested seeing the rest of what I have, both knowing I am not finished - but am nearly there. I really don't know whether to wait and send a finished product or send what I have now. I'm afraid of losing the opportunity if I wait too long. One is a house that is completely closed even to queries (unless you have an agent).<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I wasn't clear enough in the original question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-21917120101677874902007-10-19T13:23:00.000-04:002007-10-19T13:23:00.000-04:00I was wondering something along the same line-- wh...I was wondering something along the same line-- why is the author sending queries for an incomplete manuscript? Unless you're maybe just a couple of weeks from finishing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986595816238301046.post-67388630711716500332007-10-19T12:36:00.000-04:002007-10-19T12:36:00.000-04:00I'm wondering why an editor, such as yourself, wou...I'm wondering why an editor, such as yourself, would bother with requesting a partial WIP. Why not just wait until the writer is finished?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com