Surprising thing? Though some of my craft pieces have been recently published (i.e., "Poets: Fast Track Your Next Book" in Authors Publish, Nov. 5, 2022), my 600-word article on attracting pre-orders via using a book sales funnel has not found a home. Editors who rejected it said few writers have heard of these arcane terms -- such as a book sales funnel, a lead generation funnel, an "open rate," etc. -- but that is why I wrote this piece in the first place. Duh. My useful article is still homeless. Tsk-tsk.
Surprising thing? After nearly a year in circulation, I realize I was more confident initially that my manuscript was ready than I am now. It's undergone several revisions and re-orderings and I feel it's much stronger than it was (hundreds of dollars later in sub fees.) BUT have taken a step back from sending it all over. I've paid two editors to review it (before initially sending) and may now have a third one look at it before sending out again. I don't look at this like "editor shopping" but rather for gaining different perspectives on a project that means a lot to me so the fees are worth it. I guess the surprise would be how many iterations and changes I would make to the work after initially sending. Patience is not my virtue, but I'm learning that sometimes especially for a project like a book, time can be your friend. I still have hope, (and a few more publications added to the acknowledgements page, which is the upside of all those rejections and not giving up.)
Surprising thing? Though some of my craft pieces have been recently published (i.e., "Poets: Fast Track Your Next Book" in Authors Publish, Nov. 5, 2022), my 600-word article on attracting pre-orders via using a book sales funnel has not found a home. Editors who rejected it said few writers have heard of these arcane terms -- such as a book sales funnel, a lead generation funnel, an "open rate," etc. -- but that is why I wrote this piece in the first place. Duh. My useful article is still homeless. Tsk-tsk.
And good luck on your new book, Emily.
Surprising thing? After nearly a year in circulation, I realize I was more confident initially that my manuscript was ready than I am now. It's undergone several revisions and re-orderings and I feel it's much stronger than it was (hundreds of dollars later in sub fees.) BUT have taken a step back from sending it all over. I've paid two editors to review it (before initially sending) and may now have a third one look at it before sending out again. I don't look at this like "editor shopping" but rather for gaining different perspectives on a project that means a lot to me so the fees are worth it. I guess the surprise would be how many iterations and changes I would make to the work after initially sending. Patience is not my virtue, but I'm learning that sometimes especially for a project like a book, time can be your friend. I still have hope, (and a few more publications added to the acknowledgements page, which is the upside of all those rejections and not giving up.)