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How To Keep Calm And Carry On While Waiting To Hear From Agents Or Editors
Welcome to the Waiting Game: where you spend all your time feeling anxious, distracted, and full of worry while literary agents or editors are considering the submissions you just sent out. It's a tough game to play—especially if you're already fighting the urge to...
When To Follow Up With A Literary Journal About A Submission
You've submitted your poetry, essay, or short story to carefully researched literary journals. Well done! Give yourself a much-deserved pat on the back. Now comes the hard part—waiting. And waiting. As more days pass, you may find yourself checking your email every...
Mail Call: How Long Does It Take To Get A Book Published?
Dear Writer’s Relief: I’ve finished my novel manuscript. How long is it going to take to get it published if I try to find a literary agent and get a paying book contract with a major publisher? These days, there’s no single path to book publication. Some...
Is A Good Literary Agent Good Enough? When To Settle For Your Second Choice
At Writer’s Relief, we meet many writers who have dreams of landing a pie-in-the-sky literary agent for their book or novel. But let’s face it—that doesn’t always happen. Sometimes, a writer is offered representation from a literary agency that isn’t in their top...
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