Check out this Word Cloud I made from one of my PB manuscripts. This is very fun.
Thanks for all the great comments on the status query post. I'm not sure where most manuscripts go, Ryan. I imagine most get lost once they reach the publisher. I've never seen a slush pile, but I've heard they are big and scary.
I did find out what happened to one of my manuscripts, though. A PB I sent to an editor at Sterling was lost in the shuffle when she left the company. This was a big bummer for me. She had requested a revision, I sent the revision and then found out yesterday she left the company. Thank goodness I sent that status query!
Just a typical let-down for the aspiring children's writer. The editor that is reading the afore mentioned editor's mail was complimentary and did ask me to send more manuscripts her way, which is a good thing. So, I'll keep looking on the bright side of life with my fingers crossed.
How about thank-you cards? Have you ever sent one to an editor? I was thinking of sending one to my new contact at Sterling, thanking her for reading my manuscript and sending the personal letter. Any thoughts?
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Hmmm... thank you cards. Sounds like a good idea to me. As long as you could keep it from sounding like you were sucking up. Or, maybe sucking up is the key. How's that for decisiveness? haha...
I believe that if you appreciate something someone did for you (particularly a busy someone) you should let them know. If all correspondence has been in email, I stick with that, unless things have gone to a very promising stage - a problem I haven't had to deal with yet.
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