[manticore]

havent been to the writing section much before - was most impressed with the whole Strife controversy. if that is what life is like in this section, I'll be back regularly. :D


. but reading the posts i was wondering-- so who else here is a published author? And what are the books? Tell me. I want to know

manti 'the manticore' core :D

edit: was browsing through this forum and found a similar question, so just adding another question as a mild form of self-justification:


how long do most publishers (UK/US) take to respond after manuscript submissions?and though the covering letter is really important, for a first-time writer with no impressive credits, what can a covering letter be?

[Shef]

I am not really a published author. I was in the childrens anthology Monsters, Memories, and More, I was also in the upper echelons of a few contests, but it appears that many publishers are frightened to consider a minors work.

That is alright though, because the more I write the better I get.
So when I reach an older age I will already have a bit of practice writing. :)

BTW- The Strife controversy is a rarity in this forum. IMHO he had ban written all over him for a while.

Shef

[LeMort]

Ah yes, poor Strife failed to master the fine art of mixing genuine insults with informative criticism.

A skill which, I might add, I think I excel at! :)

[Shef]

You and me both my brother. :) It really is a shame that he had to overeact that much. :rolleyes:

[milamber_reborn]

Those I know of from this forum are:

James Barclay (NOM)
William Alan Reiser (Penumbra)
Neil Cladingboel (Erebus)
Kevin Radthorne (Radthorne)
Steve Savile (Kane)

[Erebus]

Originally posted by manticore
...how long do most publishers (UK/US) take to respond after manuscript submissions?and though the covering letter is really important, for a first-time writer with no impressive credits, what can a covering letter be?

Some can take up to 6 months...or longer!

I have a submisson with TOR atm, and they have had it 3 months now. Still no news, but they ask you not to query again until 4 months have elapsed!:(

The Preditors and Editors site is a good one for info, and they have some examples (http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubquery.htm) of query/cover letters etc. If you vist, check out the rest of the site - I find it quite helpful at times.

Cheers, Neil

[manticore]

thanks.

I have a submission with Tor too! but its just been there a month now...guess I have to plan other things to do for the next few years :(

[Gary Wassner]

My first book was published in May of 2000. Since then, I have completed the second and third book in the same series and I am now writing the fourth. Obviously (or not?), the series is called GemQuest.
All publishers are different. In the states, if the manuscript is sent in unsolicited to a big house, it can take six months. The smaller presses are faster for some unknown reason, since they recieve thousands of submissions as well, and they have a smaller staff. You have to figure on 8 weeks at least, unless the publisher does not handle the type of work you submitted and responds immediately.
Since I write rather quickly, I can finish a new book before I hear about the previous one!! That's kind of silly, isn't it?

[manticore]

doesnt sound silly at all! of course, since youre already published, and youre giving the book to the same publisher, it must mean you write really fast...

[Gary Wassner]

I have been writing a book every 9 or ten months now. It takes another two months or so to edit. But, in fact, I am looking for a different publisher for the entire series now. Finding that seems to me to be much more difficult than writing! Ironic, huh? That's life these days for new authors.