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I think every writer–both the beginning and the seasoned pro–should have a submissions tracker. I’m not talking anything super fancy here. Heck, my tracker is just an Excel file that has the following fields:
Title
Person/House Submitted To
Address
Date of Submission
Response
Follow-up
Simple, huh? I just complete the fields every time I send a manusript out–that way, when I haven’t heard from a publisher after a few months, I know exactly when it is (and is not) acceptable to send a follow-up letter.
And looking at my submissions, well, it’s a little ego boost. It’s nice to see that I’ve got stories out there, nice to see all that I’ve done.
So, if you don’t have a submissions tracker, make one, pronto! Use a Word file, use Excel–use whatever works for you. Just use one.
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I have to keep a file, otherwise I don’t remember. Sometimes I’m sending out more than one book at a time and it can get confusing.
Same thing with me, Edie! I’ve got three books that I’m shopping around right now, and if I didn’t have my tracker, I would be hopelessly confused.
I will do that from now. I only had one book out before, and will only be subbing one now, but I think its worth it. Specially if I can up my production rate.