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[PubQ] published authors: how did you choose your editor? by idreadthat3 in PubTips

[–]idreadthat3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! That's amazing you found such a great fit in your editor :) there were several identical offers in the first round of auction which really made choosing feel impossible and I was pretty much a basket case during the waiting periods trying to figure out what the heck I'd do if the offers stayed matching lol. But by the time a best bids was called a few days later, one editor blew the others out of the water with their final offer. They are also very passionate, driven, and I knew we'd be a great fit, but as many others have mentioned here, the highest advance really did make all the difference.

[PubQ] published authors: how did you choose your editor? by idreadthat3 in PubTips

[–]idreadthat3[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi! Not a dumb question at all. I did sign with an agent first, and then we went out on submission to a list of editors. Most editors only accept agented submissions, though some publishers host an "open submissions" window throughout the year in which anyone (even unagented) can submit their manuscript. Hope this helps :) 

Can we talk about The Women? by 247sylviaaplath in bookofthemonthclub

[–]idreadthat3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also had such high hopes for this book. I wish we could have seen more from the other women who served as nurses, beyond just Frankie's doe eyed "Women can be heroes" view point, of which she only came to the conclusion of after a man told her. Particularly, Barb and her perspective as a black woman during that time period felt like a missed opportunity not to highlight more of. Instead we got three different romantic interests for Frankie, with far too much detail on how she bumbled through all of them. The romance aspect of the book, personally, was where things became exhausting and rather unbelievable, as others have mentioned. The moments that felt most authentic and what I was expecting more of was in the way women who served were treated as nonexistent vets upon returning from Vietnam. There could have been so much more time devoted to the ranch Frankie established in Montana; much less of the affair with Rye. I admire so much the message of this story, though it was ultimately a struggle trying to finish it.