Trying the dead tree markets again

[julesjones]

So I sent Journey Into Freedom to Tor on Monday. I know it's got at least as far as the Flatiron building, because I paid the extra 45c for delivery confirmation, well worth it for the peace of mind it gives. :-) We now hurry up and wait. And wait. And wait... I should probably decide on the next venue and do the query letter, since it seems to be easier to tackle that bit when the thing's actually sitting in a slushpile somewhere, rather than when I'm trying to wind myself up to send it out again.

I finally gave in and bought a scanner. I've never had one at home, because they do take up a lot of room and I didn't really have enough use for one to justify the space, when I can usually hand whatever-it-is to Other Half with instructions to scan it at work. But there's starting to be enough call for it now that it's inconvenient to not have one in the home office. I did a little research on the one I had in mind, and discovered that nobody cares about the OCR side of things any more. Since one of the major uses I have in mind for it is OCR, this was a bit of a pain. At least I eventually managed to find out that it does have OCR software included. Things have obviously changed since the last time I had occasion to read scanner reviews... It does have a nice easy button on the front to scan and send straight to the printer, pity this invariably results in the printer spitting out a blank page. I'll have to get this sorted out, because one of the secondary reasons for getting the scanner was increasing need of photocopying.

The Syndicate 1 peaked at #8 on Fictionwise's erotica list this week, although it's dropped back down to 11 today. It's also picked up a couple of reader ratings.

Comments

[niobedancing.livejournal.com]

Major congrats! I can't wait to read Spindrift - love the cover.

[ruthi.livejournal.com]

Good luck with Journey into Freedom.

[julesjones]

Thanks. :-) I don't hold out much hope, because very little is ever taken out of the slushpile. On the other hand, various people have pointed out to me that as someone who RTFGuidelines, and sent them a properly formatted manuscript, I've already put myself above most of the slushpile... I really need to start agent-hunting, but I've already had one reputable agent reject JiF on the grounds that he couldn't sell *that* manuscript, while asking me to send him the next one. So I probably need to write something a bit more tailored to the market first. :-)