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I've learnt so much in the 7 years I've been on Litopia. I flew in the dark the 20 years before that, arrogant enough that I could do it all on my own. I've learned that's impossible. I've read it takes 6 to 10 years to find your voice and...

Yeah, I totally get that. I just can’t bear social media and the older I get the more it pisses me off, mostly because it’s just a marketing tool nowadays. I could sell locally, no doubt with some degree of success but yeah, the thought of...

You make a good point @BrianY For me, personally, this feels like a far worse fate than agent rejection.

I'm going for both, on the basis that the US market is so much bigger. But it does take 2 different approaches. Either way, don't take it personally and don't get too upset. The thing I find hardest is the number who think it's perfectly OK not...

I've been submitting writing and photography to editors and agents for more than fifty years and while it can be disappointing, it isn't the ordeal that so many people seem to fear. Indeed, it looks to me like self-published authors face a far...

Self publishing scares me way more than submitting to agents. It only works if you've got the marketing skills to promote the book in the right places. I wouldn't stand a chance. I don't even have the skills to whip up any sort of a following on...

One question, before I forget, if anyone has any thoughts/knowledge. Uk vs us agents?? I’m currently submitting to uk agents only. Would it be a bad idea to submit to us agents once you’ve exhausted the agents on your uk list?

I think I’m somewhere near the same point myself and I agree about the fear of sending it to the agents at the top of the list. ‘Cause when they’re gone they’re gone and then what? Self publishing, I guess but that’s fine. My husband can’t...

Also, it feels personal, but really it's such an impersonal process, at least at the start. What means everything to me, means nothing to the agent's assistant working through a pile of submissions. I can't take it personally. Just got to try...

A good topic to discuss. I think a lot of us are or have been going through it. And there's a lot of conflicting advice out there. Personally, I'm rather submission shy. Although my novel had been thoroughly edited and beta-read, reduced word...

Hi everyone. Me again, although I’m hoping you’ll forgive me, as I’m not asking for your help this time. Also, if this is not deemed as allowed or appropriate, please delete. I’ve been wondering recently about everyone else’s thoughts and...

Yeah, I totally get that. I just can’t bear social media and the older I get the more it pisses me off, mostly because it’s just a marketing tool nowadays. I could sell locally, no doubt with some degree of success but yeah, the thought of...

Some excellent points, well made

I've been submitting writing and photography to editors and agents for more than fifty years and while it can be disappointing, it isn't the ordeal that so many people seem to fear. Indeed, it looks to me like self-published authors face a far...

Yeah, I totally get that. I just can’t bear social media and the older I get the more it pisses me off, mostly because it’s just a marketing tool nowadays. I could sell locally, no doubt with some degree of success but yeah, the thought of...