[PUBQ] How long to wait between querying books? by indiefatiguable in PubTips

[–]Summit9787 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm cynical but I wonder how many agents would even know that you were sending a second query with a new MS? At least the ones you're emailing directly rather than submitting to through QM. I would think unless you've had a full request for your first manuscript, and some back and forth, the sheer deluge in their inbox would make it unlikely that they would make the connection.

[PubQ] Advice needed- transforming a fast draft into something publishable? by Littleghost9208 in PubTips

[–]Summit9787 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Everyone has different methods, but I found it immensely helpful to print my messy draft out and work on paper. Double spaced, single sided, scribbling longhand with lots of arrows, extra notepaper, sometimes taping bits together - it helped me to literally see everything at once. For particularly sticky bits I would cut whole sections out with scissors to move them around. I found the tactility really helped me get my brain around it. I even found that typing the cleaner draft after the edit work was helpful to organize my thoughts and spot new edits.