Submission Care Group 4

Adding my fingers crossed to all with submissions out!  Here's hoping for good news soon.  :)

 Best wishes!

Congrats on your 10th Michelle!!!!! 

Congrats on the 10th book Michelle!

http://community.eharlequin.com/content/nocturne-coffee-chat-rwa-nationals

Hi everyone -- I posted this under Nocturne, but thought some folks in SubCare might be interested as well! 

Above is a link for people attending RWA Nationals -- a group of us who are interested in or currently write for Nocturne are trying to get together for an informal networking coffee.  If you're attending Nationals and interested in Nocturne, hope you can join us!

Michelle, glad to hear your good news -- congrats on the 10th!    

The Nocturne ladies are hoppin'! Hope you all have a great time at Nationals. Wish I was going. Maybe next year.

Marcy

And have a great time, everyone going to the Nationals!!

Robbie 

Yes, Impoverished Miss, Convienent  Wife is another Regency. It is the sequel to A Question of Impropriety. It was the first time I have a  duo rather than simply linked books.

My third Viking is currently sitting on my editors' desks waiting to be read. Ifigure it will be several weeks yet and so am busy working away on the H M&B H as I have promised that to my editor for the end of September. The habits I learnt before I was published have held me in good stead.  I think in this business that it is useful to be a self starter.

Hugs to those who need them and congrats to any who havereceived good news.

Michelle S

Not wnat I meant at all, Bren.

I know a sizable portion of  published authors who can not settle down to the next project until they have heard about the first project. Or until everything is done on the project. Or until they have the okay on the proposal/partial. This can cause difficulties if the editorial response is delayed for some reason.

Not being able to let go can be a problem and can impact productivity. As a published author keeping up your productivty and meeting deadlines, particularly contracted deadlines is paramont. 

You have to trust that your knowledge of craft is such that whatever the editor sees, you will be able to fix.

In this business because authors are self employed, the vast majority of the time, no one is going to have your business uppermost in their mind.There are a lot of things you have to do for yourself and sometimes the distractions mount up. 

In other words, self discipline really helps in this business. The habits you learn as an unublished writer (good and bad) will impact later on.  So try for discipline early on. And the ability to concentrate on the next ms does take a lot of discipline.

FWIW

Michelle S

Who waits for big Rs?  ME!  20 weeks almost straight on I got my R from M&B.  No surprise.  First submit and the minute it went out the door I wasn't happy with it.  Ya know!  Then I submitted that same story to contests got feed back, resubmitted got perfect scores... but what sat at M&B was a synopsis that was so/so with the first few chapters that had already been reworked.  Then I wasn't sure that was really the best line.  SO... knew it would come back, but was just waiting so I could move forward with other MSs to the right lines :)  SO... fingers crossed.  Lots of work to do before conference.  WOW only 3 weeks away.  Can't wait!

(((Bernadette))) hugs on the R.

Chris.

Hi Bernadette,

Hugs on the R -- but keep focused on Nationals, it will be such a wonderful opportunity!      

(((Bernadette))) R's are never easy but there are times I have been a tad relieved when I received them because I had decided the line was not quite the line for me, or I had wrote something better.  So I hear you, and admire your great attitude.

Waving to Jamie & Subcare!

That's a great attitude to have...i'm waiting for my very first response back, be it an R or a Whoohoo!  I'm not too worried about it being rejected.  I think i'm more afraid of it coming back and it being accepted.  I know...weird.

Nini :)

But your attitude is so inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

Bernadette, I'm sorry about your r too.  Any r's I recieve are always "lower case".  Call me anal but I think of "upper case" as acknowledgment that it deserves high credit.  While some r's come with fab comments, an r is an r. 

Michelle, sincerely hope I didn't offend you by my post.  It was an attempt at a joke but seems to have fallen flat.  Please know that I have read every word you've posted with interest and have great respect for you and your accomplishments. 

Bren

OMG! OMG! OMG!

WHAT! WHAT! WHAT! You're killing me herelol.. 

Huge congrats, Christyne! How wonderful! Please give us the details.

Way to go!!!

Nini :)

Hugs for Bernadette!

High Five's for Christyne on her sale to SSE!!

I already said it elsewhere, but it bears repeating lots and lots of times! Major congrats and I KNOW this will be just one of many sales for you!

Tina

Christyne - that is wonderful news!! YAY!!!

I am sorry to hear about the R, but wow on the editor's comments.  They definitely are worth their weight in gold.  You go get'em with that next one!  So happy for you!  Jamie

Huge congrats!!!! I'm doing the happy dance for you. So when do we get all the details? How'd you get the sub in front of the editor? Slush pile? Contest? Pitch? How long were your waits? And of course what was your 'The Call' story like? Inquiring minds love to know.

So very happy for you,

Jennifer

Big hugs on the 'R'. Sending you some cyber chocolate. Those R's can always be rough but so glad to hear the editor was very positive. Hang in there, you'll make it.

That's great that you've already got more sub's out there. That's awesome. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Jennifer