hello!
today we're spilling a tiny bit of ~tea~ in regards to traditional publishing. as someone who is yet unpublished but has been agented for a few years, i definitely have some thoughts-and I've learned some important, often uncomfortable lessons as well.
this video is very much limited by my personal perspective and experiences, but I hope they're helpful or at least reassuring to anyone who's been facing similar struggles on the road to trad pub. you aren't alone!
(forgive me for sounding a little salty, lol.)
✨ timestamps:
0:00 - intro
2:12 - wait times are long
3:33 - agents & editors don't owe you their time
4:01 - sometimes you're too slow
4:52 - who your agent is matters
5:25 - pitch competitions don't mean much
6:03 - full requests don't guarantee an offer of representation
6:43 - the book of your heart might not make it
8:01 - your writer friends might quit
8:50 - critique isn't always helpful
9:58 - traditional publishing power imbalances
10:33 - writing people can be jerks, too :(
11:01 - marginalized people still don't get the same opportunities in tradpub
11:39 - tradpub is classist
13:33 - some subjects are still taboo
14:15 - the market dictates craft
14:57 - MONEY
16:30 - outro
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✨ links:
travel writings: wherethehellami.blog
blog: lynndjung.wordpress.com/
twitter: / sweater_giraffe
kofi: ko-fi.com/lynndjung
✨ tags:
writing, authortube, author, fantasy, writers, writing advice, sff, publishing, industry, querying, literary agent, submission
4 авг 2024