A (good?!) submission update and more publishing industry chat

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After nearly six months on submission, I finally got a little bit of hopeful news this week! Also: an update about Authors Equity and some fun travel stuff.
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@christina.fictionality 4 месяца назад

The negotiation with ourselves when it's time to write is so relatable. 😅 I hope you hear more good news soon!!

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Every! Time! LOL (And thank you!)

@AnnaRobbinsWrites 4 месяца назад

Rosa sitting in the driver's seat is cracking me up 🤣 Best wishes to everyone on sub right now ✨

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

It's her favorite spot! :)

@Avionne_Parris 4 месяца назад

Congrats on your submission, Michelle! Well-deserved. Rosa sitting in the driver's seat pensively people-watching is such a MOOD! And that camera tilt was so timely I'm convinced it was slumping in solidarity :) Have a great weekend, Michelle! Hi Rosa :)

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much!! Hope you have a great weekend too, Avi!

@j.s.elliot7121 4 месяца назад

Congratulations on the 300k milestone! That's fantastic. 💖

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much!! :)

@5Gburn 4 месяца назад

Like so many of us, you have the writerly version of revenge bedtime procrastination (aka revenge insomnia). The struggle is real.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

😂

@amitain4254 4 месяца назад

That's so exciting about Otter Half! I know my kids love it.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Aw thank you!!

@strangedays871 4 месяца назад

300k, that's amazing! You've done better than most could dream of. Cormac McCarthy didn't sell that many books until he was in his sixties, lol.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Ha!! Thanks so much. :) It was definitely a surprise to see that number!

@danagoldstein7648 3 месяца назад

I really, really, really needed to hear this right now. Thank you for always showing up for authors and sharing your journey.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 3 месяца назад

Anytime! :)

@erwillow2095 4 месяца назад

Always a pleasure to watch your videos. I suspect Author’s Equity will only work with a curated group of “It” authors who don’t need much help selling books. But, maybe I’m just jaded. 🤷🏽‍♀

@5Gburn 4 месяца назад

Nope! The other way they can maintain their business is charging high upfront fees to writers. I'd rather curate my own team of freelancers and be in control of how much I fork over. Indies retain ALL rights--including the right to keep their work in print in perpetuity (transferring copyright to delay it going into the public domain, for example). It's not difficult math, in my opinion. [Edited for spelling because WOW my phone keyboard 😂]

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Very possible! I'm curious to see who's on their launch list.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

I'm definitely waiting to see what those fees look like! I suppose for those who can afford it, the wide distribution AE could get their book could pay off well. But it would also make it a "wealthy people only need apply" org, which is...not great.

@PaulRWorthington 4 месяца назад

Amazing timing on the camera tilt. I love synchronicity.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

It was almost creepy haha

@BookishTexan 4 месяца назад

Nice Buc ees cup!

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

😂

@apprenticescribe9463 4 месяца назад

Congratulations on your Otter success. Thank you for your videos. You are an inspiration ❤

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much! :)

@ElleryArden 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this, Michelle. I so appreciate how real and honest you are.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Thank YOU for watching!! :)

@rofernk4837 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the update. I thought I was the only one with negotiations with my brain lol. Also, SRIRACHA is the best hot sauce, specially on pastas, try it! 😋😄

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

I think all writers try to negotiate out of writing lol! And YES I love Sriracha!

@momo_genX 4 месяца назад

Lol. You are a writer. Potential hopefullness...lol. I am halfway through one full edit on my first novel. Will be submitting some time next week.

@5Gburn 4 месяца назад

I'm going to recommend you do at least two more rounds. Second drafts are beta drafts. A step up from the godawful mess that is the first draft, but still in need of reader feedback and a couple of humble-pie, sloggy workovers.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Congrats on finishing that first novel!!

@momo_genX 4 месяца назад

@@5Gburn I will do more than two rounds. I am primarily a short story writer and have edited for at least 50 hours or more before over a couple of weeks on a 2000 word piece. That is why I am so nervous about editing this novel. When I get to the slow parts and erase repetitive sentences and correct and tidy up the flow I get disheartened and begin to doubt myself. As I was saying, I have pored over a ten minute read five times to find and correct a flaw or flow after having already spent the hours in a week. That was why I never wanted to write a novel, but whatever. Looking at the first edit again, I am going to be pulling hairs out trying to correct sections I don't like, or deciding which ones to take out entirely.

@starklingspars8956 4 месяца назад

This footage is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing it. In Aus it's summer and the weather is sunny. I reckon it's probably doing you a world of good having a break from as much as you can I haven't been writing lately. Too hot and other stuff going on. Cooler weather better for writing Great to hear about an editor reading your Middle Grade Mystery. 😊...I'll watch the rest now

@EmilyParagraph 4 месяца назад

I'm halfway through my novel and battling the Horrors to get it finished. I was hoping to have it done by now, but between a cold, bronchitis, and my mental heal tanking, it's been rough. I'm now hoping to get it done April/May and have it cleaned up and out to, as you called in the last video, the Query-Go-Round (XD) May/June. I'm definitely at the Imposter Syndrome phase of it, tho. Luckily, taking my eyes off of it for a day usually cures me. I'm also writing a fanfic on the side just so I can keep the juices flowing, and so I can write without the pressure of thinking about what agents, editors or The Market wants. And that's going great!

@elvirbelardi 4 месяца назад

On sub right now-I needed this 😊

@snapcrrracklepop 4 месяца назад

After so many rejections, I gave up and self-published. I had one small press offer to publish but the contract was TERRIBLE.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

Sounds like the right decision! There’s a lot of bad contracts out there, sadly

@starklingspars8956 4 месяца назад

That's interesting about the hybrid publisher... I wouldn't know about it at all if it weren't for you. And yeah, makes sense they'd still need submissions to be agented

@AA-nx8ki 3 месяца назад

Walks are essential for writers i find.

@Teckno72 4 месяца назад

I have two books I queried extensively. I am brainstorming on a new project. Having had no support from publishers, agents, etc., I’m kind of wondering what I should do at this time.

@MichelleSchustermanAuthor 4 месяца назад

It's rough out there right now! The best advice I got when I queried my first book and got no bites was "just write the next one." Sometimes the only thing we can do is just keep writing.

@kanashiiookami6537 4 месяца назад

I definitely get the guilt of not writing when you think you should. (Spent the last couple months doing that thanks to waiting mode forced on me by various appointments that meant my brain has, so far, refused to focus on things for long) But I think in your case, when you go over your allotted 30 minutes, just count each extra few minutes/half hour toward those days you can't get the energy (or will power or any of that) to write. That way you can feel less guilty. (It's what I do when I get a good writing stint in. Sadly I used all those up so I'm now owing with this waiting mode hiatus. Lol) But yeah, as for that other bit you mentioned about how that new company will treat unknown authors, I'm curious of that as well. Like will they let them in, or is it a sneaky way to pick and choose among authors they think are "elite"? Will big names only make the cut because they know they can profit more off guaranteed sales? Makes me wonder. Anyway, I hope you have an awesome weekend! And good luck with your work. ❤