A Short Story for a Short Attention Span
Long story short, I wasn’t always a writer. I mean, I wasn’t always just a writer. Heck, I’m not even there yet. As a child, I was an athlete, a honor roll student, a dancer, and a lazy daydreamer. At some point, those lazy daydreams turned into stories and eventually, they became stories people might want to read. It’s a tough business.
I hardly have the energy to apply for jobs, let alone managing myself as an author. I constantly forget to do the things I know I should be doing such as writing for this blog. I infrequently post on social media, I have yet to get myself into another author event to showcase my book, and don’t even get me started about how I haven’t even started querying agents for my active WIP.
I could use the excuse that I am in the middle of my last semester as a college student (for now), but that is a terrible excuse because taking all of these necessary steps towards a career is what you’re supposed to be doing at this stage. I still feel like that lazy daydreamer, handling tasks indifferently as if I don’t have bills to pay and a body to take care of.
So, in honor of the title of this post, this is the end of my bit. But here is a list of advice I keep scrutinizing to try and figure out what I need to be doing and what happens next:
How Can I Get Published? | Penguin Random House
How to Submit a Manuscript to Publishers in 5 Simple Steps | Reedsy
How to Submit a Manuscript | Brooke Vitale
YouTube Videos
“How to Get Published to a Big 5 House” | Alyssa Matesic
Alyssa Matesic is my personal go-to whenever I have a question about what is going on in the world of literary publications. Her videos are thorough without being arduously long and dull. She is refreshing, young, and generally gives off a positive vibe about subjects that could easily overwhelm.
“How to Get a Literary Agent in 2023” | Alyssa Matesic
“Dos and Don’ts of Approaching Literary Agents” | Penguin Random House UK
“How to Get a Literary Agent” | Simon & Schuster
