E G Logan
Full Member
Just found a post from Jessica Faust of Bookends Literary. I know she is a relentless self-publicist, but the suggestion here is at least worth a look.
She suggests that there is another way that would-be published authors could approach submissions to agents. Here is just a snippet:
"We look at an agent’s or editor’s list and decide on our own that our book isn’t right for them. In essence, we are rejecting ourselves.
"If we can’t get a yes we don’t even bother.
"But what if we aren’t seeking a yes, what if our goal was a no? Instead of looking at someone and deciding they aren’t the right person, we look at someone and think, ‘what the hell, let’s do it.' "
She ends:
"You aren’t going to get published if you’re not sending out your book, fearlessly, persistently, and determinedly. If you aren’t getting the nos, you’ll never get the yeses."
bookendsliterary.com
She suggests that there is another way that would-be published authors could approach submissions to agents. Here is just a snippet:
"We look at an agent’s or editor’s list and decide on our own that our book isn’t right for them. In essence, we are rejecting ourselves.
"If we can’t get a yes we don’t even bother.
"But what if we aren’t seeking a yes, what if our goal was a no? Instead of looking at someone and deciding they aren’t the right person, we look at someone and think, ‘what the hell, let’s do it.' "
She ends:
"You aren’t going to get published if you’re not sending out your book, fearlessly, persistently, and determinedly. If you aren’t getting the nos, you’ll never get the yeses."
Go for No! - BookEnds Literary Agency
Most of us look at submissions as the road to yes. Instead of seeking a yes in our submissions let's flip the script. Let's instead go for no.
bookendsliterary.com
