Sunday, February 27, 2011

Who's in with me?

So who else is planning to submit to Angry Robot on Tuesday? They're only opening to unagented submissions for one month. They're going to get inundated.

I'm sending Bell-Men, and to prepare I'm now doing yet-another-final-edit. They only want to see the first five chapters, but I figure any excuse to trim some words off that monster is a good one. And I have indeed managed to cut about 600 words, taking me down close enough to 116,000 words that I can change my official wordcount. I'd like to get down to 115,000, but I don't think that's going to happen. Still, the first draft was about 130,000, so I figure I'm doing good.

This is a good book. I like it. It's too long and probably the pacing is off as a result, but I think it's strong and pretty well written. Maybe the slush readers at Angry Robot will think so too.
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7 comments:

  1. Aaron PolsonFebruary 28, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Best of luck, KC. No submission from me, but I'll be cheering for Bell-Men!

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  2. K.C. ShawFebruary 28, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Thanks!

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  3. Fox LeeFebruary 28, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Good luck : )

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  4. Danielle BirchFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Good luck with Bell Men. Fingers and toes crossed :)

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  5. K.C. ShawFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Natalie and Danielle--Thanks! I need to polish up the query letter before tomorrow.

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  6. Cate GardnerMarch 1, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Good luck, Kate. I have nothing to submit at the moment, but hopefully they'll open for unagented submissions again.

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  7. K.C. ShawMarch 1, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    They have said they might make it a regular thing, I think. Let's hope so! I've only read one Angry Robot book, but I liked it.

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