RK Wallis's latest activity

Good idea. I would like a thread on contests and submissions. I used to get a steady supply from another writing group that I no longer belong to. It cost about 60.00 a month and I decided Litopia was far better value. The one thing I think we...

+1 for Authors Publish, they also do a free ebook walking you through the process of lit mag submissions if it's something you've never done before (which I hadn't, and was intimidated by). Have now had a handful of poems published which feels...

My fave resource for lit mag opportunities is Authors Publish Magazine They only list places that are free to submit to. I follow a few good lit mag resources on Substack too. I'll hunt out some links later if anyone wants them.

I've really got into the Lit Mag scene in the last six months, not just submitting, but reading too. There are wide and varied opportunities out there. The rewards may be smaller scale, but they're within closer reach than in book publishing.

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...

It’s so hard though, when you’ve put your all into it and it’s something you absolutely believe in. That sounds like such an interesting experiment Rachel. I’ll look forward to hearing your thoughts. In the meantime, I’m guessing we’ve all...

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.

There are obviously people still getting picked up by agents and sold to publishers so it's possible, but think like an agent. Do you actually have something you can stand on a street corner and flog? In a way the trad market is doing you a...

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?