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a) Your covering letter is a Sell not a Tell. You don't have to say anything about the ending other than this can be a standalone or the first of a trilogy, and that you have a working synopsis/ you have plotted/drafted the rest of the trilogy...

F) resolve the cliffhanger in the synopsis but hold the actual drama over for the follow up book G) have the unanswered cliffhanger in the synopsis with to be continued in the sequel Self-publishing the first of a trilogy but trying to trad...

Ok, so, forgive me, but I have a submission strategy question- Some of you might have seen that I put my synopsis through the Lab last week. This afternoon I ‘huddled’ my cover letter, with a view to making a fresh round of submissions soon...

But once you feel sure they are 'the one' for you – and perhaps they are: Good luck – don't be too heart-broken if it's a 'Not right for me at this time' from them. Or, worse, just silence....

Memories of The Alhambra - shot in Spain, but with Korean language and cast - was oddly compelling viewing on Netflix.

When submitting and almost inevitably receiving rejections, it is important to remember there are many reasons for rejection, and also, they haven't a scooby who you are so they are rejecting the submission, not you. Reasons: a) You didn't...

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... ??

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

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...

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...

The whole Royal Road, Inkitt, Webnovel brigade is increasingly becoming a predatory minefield. There was a recent hoo-ha on RR with a publisher called Shadowlight Press snapping up authors and plying them with contracts that included clauses...

It gets easier, I promise : ) you just know.

Yes it was Seldayne. I expanded it and entered it into the Curtis Brown Discovery thing. I think contests are a great way to hone your skills. At least you know you actually get read. That Crimebits piece also got long long listed in the...