Hi folks, how have you all been? It's been hectic over
here with writing, revising, and submitting various manuscripts while trying to
cope with being a new mum (again) and also dealing the older kids who can't
wait for the summer holidays to start.
Over the last month, I've submitted 4 manuscripts to
publishers and been offered contracts for 2 of them, both in the last week. Yay!
However, the speed at which one publisher responded to my manuscript was pretty surprising. They came back and offered a contract
within 24 hours of my submission. Wow!
For me, that was a huge record. No other publisher has
ever gotten back to me in that amount of time and I had to pick my jaw off the
floor when I saw the offer email.
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You see, for me the worst thing about the whole publishing
business (apart from writing synopses, but that's another post J) is
the waiting period after I've submitted a manuscript for consideration.
I hate waiting. Period.
Oh, I've found ways to cope with it. Like writing,
reading and getting on with my life while jumping each time my email
notification goes off on my phone. LOL.
Give me a 'no'. I can deal with rejections. I accepted a
long time ago that my manuscripts are not suitable for all publishers. So if I
get one, I don't mind so much as long as I don't have to wait too long for it.
It's the waiting that kills me.
