The waiting game

[marykay]

Can somebody please tell me why publishers make you wait? It's nothing but the holy spirit that's keeping me together.

[DianaLee4JC]

Because they're busy people with a ton of manuscripts to weed through.

How long have you been waiting?

God bless,
Diana

[marykay]

I haven't been waiting long. I sent my manuscript in December.They approved it and sent me a contract the next week. I'm just anxious and excited at the same time. Keep praying for me.

[love2write]

Marykay,

Can you tell us who the publisher is?

If you sent it in December, and they approved it already, that was pretty fast. Some publishers take anywhere from 3 months to a year to make a decision.

[love2write]

Dear Marykay,

You may want to look at the list of publishers the Writers Beware has given 'two thumbs down to. I have posted the list over in the Writers Lounge. Tate is one of the publishers on the list.

It is exciting when a publishing company offers a contract. But writers need to beware of the scam publishers that are out there, that are looking to make money off of writers. The rule is money should flow to the writer, not from the writer to the publisher.

I'm sorry if this has upset you, but I had to be the watchman on the wall and send out a warning.

Don't let this discourage you, though. There are legitimate publishers out there that you can submit your work to.