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[jasonandrew]

One of the things about being a writer that sucks is the waiting. For example, I have 25 submissions currently in the ether. Some of them have been out since 4/1/2006 and that is not uncommon by any means. Sometimes you have to forget about your old submissions and jump to the new one.

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[steve-vernon.livejournal.com]

I feel the pain. Every writer does.

Out since 4/1/06?

[angelinehawkes.livejournal.com]

ha! I have submissions that have been out since Oct of last year...usually you can count on 6 mos in the slush pile...some bigger places 8-9 mos. It's not uncommon for a book publisher to have your "stuff" for 1-2 yrs...and once your "stuff" IS accepted...you can wait up to 3 yrs to see the actual book come out.

I have books that I'm waiting on to come out, that were written in 2003/2004 submitted same year....we are now nearing the end of 2006...

My advice, when asked [and you didn't ask, but here I am, so saying it to all the writers out there wondering lol :)]...is....the hardest lesson to learn as a writer is patience.

All we do is wait, wait, wait.

Hang in there! And, in the meantime, KEEP WRITING!! Remember, what you write TODAY, is your book/magazine/etc/ [translation $$] 3 years from now :) hee hee.