scarletpeaches
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Yeah, I heard they signed someone called Cardinal Township or some crazy name like that. Even put her on the front page.
That's always been one of my very favorite things about LI. Letting you know upfront the vision they have for the book.It went into things they would like to polish in the story before I signed, giving me the opportunity to know what would be worked on etc.
Their new author packet is fantastic and I can really tell that they are an established e-pub by the quality and detail of their acceptance letter. It went into things they would like to polish in the story before I signed, giving me the oppertunity to know what would be worked on etc.
What is a 'new author packet'?
Is that the contract they send? You said it told what they wanted polished. Is that how it normally works with a packet like that? It makes me kinda nervous if they're just sending out a demand that you rewrite right off the bat, but is that what usually happens?
What else did they include that made this 'new author packet' really great? What set it apart and made LooseId better? Were there goodies or something?
Yes.It makes me kinda nervous if they're just sending out a demand that you rewrite right off the bat, but is that what usually happens?
Loose Id simply told me up front what they would like worked on in the story in concrete terms. They did this so I would know what kind of revisions I could look forward to, and why.
It's happened twice now, actually. I don't feel right going into too much detail because the book isn't finished let alone sold, but I sent my editor another manuscript. They knocked it back. Fine, shit happens. I sent another manuscript.
She got back to me with, "Hmm, we love A, B and C, but we need more X, Y and Z and would love to see the book again if you can resolve these issues."
The next day after some thought, I emailed my editor back with, "Okay, here's how I can fix X and Y but sorry, Z just doesn't make sense. It means giving one character a personality transplant and it means I have no conflict. So...yeah, I'll revise the other two plot points, though."
She replied words to the effect of, "That sounds really good, and yes, you're write on plot point Z."
I'll be emailing the manuscript back within a few days I hope, so wish me luck.
Just an update from me. I've sold three books to LI. They've been amazing with their editing process. They've spent so much time with my books, I almost feel guilty. My editors are as proud of my books as I am.
So yeah... lots of love for LI.
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