Comments on: Racing Along at the Speed of Publishing http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/ A mutual support group for SF/F Novelists Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:39:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cyn http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2349 cyn Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:20:35 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2349 i'm into 9th week of querying hell. with two fulls out. i trump everyone by virtue of the fact that i haven't even gotten through the blessed gates yet. i’m into 9th week of querying hell.

with two fulls out.

i trump everyone by virtue of the
fact that i haven’t even gotten through
the blessed gates yet.

]]> By: Karen Wester Newton http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2345 Karen Wester Newton Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:14:05 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2345 I always compare writing to creating bonsai. Work, work, work, then wait, wait, wait. I always compare writing to creating bonsai. Work, work, work, then wait, wait, wait.

]]> By: Jim C. Hines http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2344 Jim C. Hines Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:03:06 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2344 I'm in a similar position, Laura. I just turned in revisions on one book, I'm rewriting another, and I've got a third project waiting in the rafters to pounce in about a week. It's funny how much quicker it all feels when you've got deadlines :) I’m in a similar position, Laura. I just turned in revisions on one book, I’m rewriting another, and I’ve got a third project waiting in the rafters to pounce in about a week. It’s funny how much quicker it all feels when you’ve got deadlines :)

]]> By: Laura Reeve http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2343 Laura Reeve Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:22:46 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2343 Jim, I'm in the middle of my expanding/shrinking time problem, so I enjoyed your post. It took three novels and ten years to get an editor's call and then I agonized over the four months between call and contract. Of course, I thought my first book was taking too long (it'll be out this Dec). But when I got the editor's changes -- funny how time just started racing along without me. Now I'm facing the deadline on submitting book #2 as I polish book #1 and put together a proposal for book #3. Yikes! I'm not going to complain about publishing being slow (again) until I can keep my head above water. Jim, I’m in the middle of my expanding/shrinking time problem, so I enjoyed your post. It took three novels and ten years to get an editor’s call and then I agonized over the four months between call and contract. Of course, I thought my first book was taking too long (it’ll be out this Dec). But when I got the editor’s changes — funny how time just started racing along without me. Now I’m facing the deadline on submitting book #2 as I polish book #1 and put together a proposal for book #3. Yikes! I’m not going to complain about publishing being slow (again) until I can keep my head above water.

]]> By: Jim C. Hines http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2341 Jim C. Hines Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:06:56 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2341 But spelling isn't important anymore, is it? That's what the editor is for, to fix anything that Spellcheck doesn't catch, right? But spelling isn’t important anymore, is it? That’s what the editor is for, to fix anything that Spellcheck doesn’t catch, right?

]]> By: S.C. Butler http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2340 S.C. Butler Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:58:56 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/03/24/racing-along-at-the-speed-of-publishing/#comment-2340 When I talk to school groups about being a writer I tell them patience is almost as important as knowing how to spell. When I talk to school groups about being a writer I tell them patience is almost as important as knowing how to spell.

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