Tracking submissions

NemoBook · Aug 29, 2007

Hey all,

I found this website on another writing forum and it's pretty awesome so I wanted to share the wealth:

Check out www.duotrope.com

It's got a great search engine for lit mags and other markets, very up to date, but the coolest part is probably the online submission tracker, which I've started to use. It keeps track of how long you've waited for a response and lets you know if you've waited more than the average waiting time, so you know when to follow up or forget about it. I'm digging it so far.

Kate Thornton · Aug 30, 2007

Duotrope is one of the premier market sites. Their sub tracker hasn't always worked well - a few people lost all their data on it some time ago.

If it's fixed, that's terrific news!

Soccer Mom · Aug 30, 2007

It's been working great since they got it straightened out. But I do keep a back up spread sheet at home.

Consider me a duotrope addict.

Stijn Hommes · Aug 30, 2007

Yeah, I'm totally addicted too. I keep backup info too.
The staff is friendly, quick and helpful with their responses too.

Jamesaritchie · Aug 31, 2007

Tracking

I just use pen and paper for tracking. I've seen far too many writer lose everything with electronic tracking. Not a big deal, I guess, if you have only a couple of things out at once, but I sometimes have thirty to forty pieces out at once, and an extensive backlog I must keep track of.

Jenny · Aug 31, 2007

I list my stories out by date on a Word table, and keep a paper record of all stories sent, to where, and when rejected -- far more rarely, when accepted. I'd love to change that ratio! And I'm working on it.

Tracking submissions

NemoBook

Kate Thornton

Still Happy to be Here. Or Anywhere

Soccer Mom

Crypto-fascist

Stijn Hommes

Know what you write...

Jamesaritchie

Jenny

Who should be writing ...