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So worth it, and it's affordable. Once a year subscription for under $50. Hell, yeah! It took me a few of my books to really get the hang of how I can use it the way I want, but that's because I didn't spend time to learn up front. I just picked...

Thanks for those resources!! Fab! Ah, maybe I pay for Query tracker... ??

Thanks for those resources!! Fab! Ah, maybe I pay for Query tracker... ??

Apparently Publishers Marketplace is the bee-all-and-end-all of the US market, but it costs, and I already pay for Querytracker (which I love because the paid version offers stats which helps me who to query and who might respond - I can manage...

Yes please :)

Thanks for starting this thread @Lakeland Waffler . I was thinking it would be good to have a thread that's encouraging and supportive for those who are submitting. I'm about to wade into that lake in the next week or two, and am girding my loins...

Ah, I didn't read the whole thing. It's not a site I've come across before. I just know sci fi isn't for me as a writer. I'd choose a homemade cover over AI any day.

When I first joined Litopia, I expected much more talk of submissions and publishing possibilities. It's a direction I'd like to see it go in. Why aren't more of us submitting to literary websites, local magazines, or themed publications? Indeed...

Okay ... I acknowledge that this thread had "Agents" in its title, but our work has to be about submissions of every sort. Our biggest task is reminding ourselves that we are far more than just a book. We have to get our stuff out there.

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...

Yes please :)

Please. Thanks.

My older son is addicted to Korean books! my daughter is addicted to One Piece and collecting something like 200 books in the series.