MAke SUBMission PART OF YOUR WRITING PROCESS
When we think of submission as part of the writing process, we write better work, complete more of it, and finish manuscripts more often. Below you will find companion resources for chapter 7 of The Writer's Hustle, including sample query and pitch letters, book proposals, and cover letters, as well as links to some of the best online resources for submitting work in any genre.
TO SUBMIT OR NOT TO SUBMIT
SUBMITTING POETRY, SHORT STORIES, & ESSAYS
SUBMITTING POETRY COLLECTIONS
- "Entering to Win: On Poetry Contests" from poets.org
- Poets & Writers Magazine Contest listings
- "Thinking Like an Editor: How to Order Your Poetry Manuscript" from pw.org
- "How to Organize a Collection," by Sara Blake
- "How to Arrange a Poetry Collection Using Mix Tape Rules" by Rachelle Toarmino
SUBMITTING NOVELS
- How to Find a Literary Agent for Your Book
- The Indie Publishing Truth
- "60 Examples of Hooks for Books" from Writer's Digest
- VIDEO: "The Elevator Pitch (for novels)" from Michelle Shusterman
- "How to Pitch Your Book to an Agent" from Penguin UK
- As a New Writer, Here Is Why You Should Stop Submitting Your Stories to Big Publications
SUBMITTING NONFICTIOn
SUBMITTING FREELANCE ARTICLES
- "How a Freelance Writer Should Submit an Article to a Magazine" from Freelancewriting.com
- Links to Writer's Market (this is a book you have to buy?) The online Writer's Market went bankrupt in 2021
- Sample Query Letter (Atlantic article) (is this the page you made?)
Accepting rejection:
- "Rejection is an Enormous Part of a Writer's Life" from The Cut
- "20 Famous Writers on Being Rejected" from Lithub
- "Surviving Rejection (after Rejection)" from LA Review of Books
- Journal of Universal Rejection -dedicated to helping everyone feel okay with rejection (it's a guarantee!) so writers become comfortable with this inevitability that helps our writing evolve and stand on its own. No hand holding necessary.
