Dave Amaditz
It's that time of year again for scary.
I don't mean Halloween-scary, although it's a sure thing that I'll
soon be bombarded with chilling movies filling the TV screens and children of
all ages marching through my neighborhood dressed in frightening costumes. That
type of scary is a given, and I'm okay with it. In fact, I quite look forward
to watching movies with my children as well as seeing all of the uniquely frightening and not-so-frightening costumes
the neighborhood children wear to collect Halloween candy.
The scary I'm talking about deals with acquisition time at the
publishing houses.
I'm told that fall in the publishing business is one of the busiest
times of the year, as editors come to editorial and acquisition meetings
prepared to pitch the novels they most want to see published. Normally, I
wouldn't spend too much time thinking about the process, but this year, I
happen to have two stories with two separate houses. For the past few months
I've been patiently waiting to hear a response. Of course, I would love to hear
a positive response, but as I sit here waiting, I find myself wondering what
would be scarier - - receiving a message from the editors with wishes for
better publication luck elsewhere, or the continual wait in limbo that comes
with not receiving a response.
Is there anyone else out there still waiting for a message like
me? How does it make you feel?
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