Tor Open Submissions for Novellas - May 2018 and July 2018

[The Bluestocking]

@-K2- While waiting I'm writing the second novella in the series (the road trip one). Have to keep going!

 

[-K2-]

@-K2- While waiting I'm writing the second novella in the series (the road trip one). Have to keep going!

Best wishes that they'll show interest in both!

K2

 

[Serendipity]

Everything has been very quiet at my end ... still waiting on platform 44 for the train to go to platform 43!

I didn't expect to caught in the waiting game I must admit. Hey! There must be at least a snakes and ladders type board game that can represent submitting short stories to publishers?

 

[The Bluestocking]

Everything has been very quiet at my end ... still waiting on platform 44 for the train to go to platform 43!

I didn't expect to caught in the waiting game I must admit. Hey! There must be at least a snakes and ladders type board game that can represent submitting short stories to publishers?

The Tor team must've left the building early for Thanksgiving *grumble grumble*

And I guess that over here in Chrons, it's just the two of us waiting on Tor...

 

[Serendipity]

The Tor team must've left the building early for Thanksgiving *grumble grumble*

And I guess that over here in Chrons, it's just the two of us waiting on Tor...

... or they are busy with prepping X-mas offerings e.g. going on turkey shoot.... I know, I know, I should not play around with words...

 

[The Bluestocking]

... or they are busy with prepping X-mas offerings e.g. going on turkey shoot.... I know, I know, I should not play around with words...

I went down a measly one place from #488 - #487.

Really hope that when the dust settles you and I will be the final ones left standing haha!

 

[Serendipity]

I went down a measly one place from #488 - #487.

Really hope that when the dust settles you and I will be the final ones left standing haha!

Suspect this might be someone withdrawing between me and thee (in both senses as I'm still on platform 44!).

 

[Serendipity]

Just to let you know I got the thumbs down for my novella today. So you are the only one left, bluestocking. Good luck. (And you'll have moved at least one place up the queue!!)

 

[-K2-]

Just to let you know I got the thumbs down for my novella today. So you are the only one left, bluestocking. Good luck. (And you'll have moved at least one place up the queue!!)

Sorry to hear Now you can find a publisher that will appreciate it

K2

 

[The Bluestocking]

Just to let you know I got the thumbs down for my novella today. So you are the only one left, bluestocking. Good luck. (And you'll have moved at least one place up the queue!!)

Oh no! *Sends Serendipity a pint of triple chocolate ice cream* So you'll be waiting for the next round of open subs at the other two places mentioned further upthread?

I'm at #464 now - moved a whopping 20+ places. Now Moksha tells me that I've an average of 61 days to wait for a response. Don't think I'll hear anything until after the New Year then. And I'm hoping not - some other more battle-scarred author friends told me that the winners are usually the last ones to be informed.

 

[Serendipity]

Hmm... that triple chocolate ice-cream was delicious, thank you! Yum, yum...

 

[Gareth Lewis]

Just to let you know I got the thumbs down for my novella today.

Sorry to hear that. Good luck finding a proper home for your story.

 

[The Bluestocking]

@Serendipity @Dan Jones I am still stuck at #449. Have been for the last 6 weeks. This is either a good sign or a bad sign...

 

[Dan Jones]

Blimey, the submissions are still being sifted? Not sure what to say about that, but after so long I think you're well within your rights to chase them up and ask what's going on.

 

[The Bluestocking]

Blimey, the submissions are still being sifted? Not sure what to say about that, but after so long I think you're well within your rights to chase them up and ask what's going on.

I am sorely tempted to pitch my novella to another publishing house.

Problem is, I got wind that one of the editors doing the sifting is a huge fan of DEAD LIKE ME and PUSHING DAISIES (she said so herself on Twitter). PUSHING DAISIES is definitely an influence in my writing and the themes of comedy in life after death (one shared with DEAD LIKE ME) is one of the cornerstones of my storyverse.

So now I'm like: I will give them til Valentine's Day (which I figured would likely be the case anyway) and if still nada, I will go pitch to someone else.

 

[Dan Jones]

Yeah there's no need to hang on forever. I think VD (blimey, I never realised that was the abbreviation. I think the world is telling us something) seems a reasonable cut-off date.

 

[The Bluestocking]

Yeah there's no need to hang on forever. I think VD (blimey, I never realised that was the abbreviation. I think the world is telling us something) seems a reasonable cut-off date.

Yes, I figured that 6 months is long enough to wait...

 

[The Bluestocking]

@Dan Jones I have now been stuck at #417 for the last 1 month with - according to Moksha - a 170-day turnaround time.

I am now writing novella #2 in the series....

 

[Serendipity]

Ouch that is a long time to wait - what really cheeses me off is that (I suspect) famous authors don't have to wait that long for a response!

 

[AlexH]

I am sorely tempted to pitch my novella to another publishing house.

Problem is, I got wind that one of the editors doing the sifting is a huge fan of DEAD LIKE ME and PUSHING DAISIES (she said so herself on Twitter). PUSHING DAISIES is definitely an influence in my writing and the themes of comedy in life after death (one shared with DEAD LIKE ME) is one of the cornerstones of my storyverse.

So now I'm like: I will give them til Valentine's Day (which I figured would likely be the case anyway) and if still nada, I will go pitch to someone else.

I like Pushing Daisies, so having seen it mentioned I just have to say I like it! I'm yet to watch series 2 and was already considering watching it next.