You can't hope to be lucky. You have to prepare to be lucky. -Timothy Dowd
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I'm conducting researching into how many chocolate covered peanuts a relatively small (I'm a very sturdy waif) female can eat before she feels ill. Or should I say, very ill?
Just a quick post here since I have all that research to do, as well as conducting play tryouts. So, here is my question: If the current Writers Market says a publisher accepts queries OR the full manuscript, but that same publisher's website makes no mention of accepting the full manuscript, should one avoid sending the full manuscript? Will that publisher read it, or throw it out into the very large pile of culled slush garbage?
IMO (granted, it is a relatively inexperienced opinion, so take it for what it is worth), it is better to send the complete manuscript so it saves time. I mean, you always send it with a short cover letter anyway--sort of like a query. And if that interests them, then there is the manuscript, ready for them to read. Of course, maybe editors don't see it that way.
Check out my question to an actual, real live editor about how not to get black balled by editors. Editorial Anonymous writes a very funny response back. She made me laugh--and I found it encouraging to know that maybe the competition isn't as horrible as I always imagine. The previous post's question on Editorial Anonymous was mine as well. Check it out here.
And, as always, keep those little fingers writing or taping away at that keyboard!
2 comments:
Sarah;
Reading the responses to your question, I'd say leave it AND enter the contest. If the worse you have to do is disqualify yourself later, you can smile in the mirror and on the way to the bank.
Keep that research going.
Larry,
Thanks,I think that is what I am going to do. I've been spending every spare moment revising in an effort to cut the last couple of pages out.
Merry Christmas! I'll post soon.
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