DanielleChilders
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Hello all,
I'm a current submissions editor with Bell Bridge Books.
I don't want to interfere with the forum as a publisher of course, but I thought I could update everyone on some new goings on at BBB, particularly with queries. I'm also happy to answer any questions.
Because we accept unsolicited queries as well as agented submissions, we are quite full. Our response times currently vary per genre with YA/Fantasy/SciFi having the longest wait (6 months). Mystery/Thriller/Suspense currently has the shortest wait (1-2 months), and Romance is falling a little in the middle (3-4 months).
We really do try to be responsive, so we've recently, within the past month, added more staff so that we can better facilitate the large number of queries we receive and more efficiently place them with acquiring editors.
We are working diligently to get caught up in the next 30-60 days as conference season is about to be upon us.
Please let me know if I can be of assistance or answer any questions. Also, if you have a suggestion for the best way to update awaiting authors on our query status, that would be gratefully accepted. Maybe a tweet: (sample) BBB is currently resolved of queries prior to March 1st, 2013?
We certainly appreciate every author, and I hope this helps!
On a side note: I've seen some very kind things said about BBB on this forum, and we take it to heart. We're a publishing house of authors for authors, and we look forward to championing titles as the come through our doors.
Thanks!
I'm a current submissions editor with Bell Bridge Books.
I don't want to interfere with the forum as a publisher of course, but I thought I could update everyone on some new goings on at BBB, particularly with queries. I'm also happy to answer any questions.
Because we accept unsolicited queries as well as agented submissions, we are quite full. Our response times currently vary per genre with YA/Fantasy/SciFi having the longest wait (6 months). Mystery/Thriller/Suspense currently has the shortest wait (1-2 months), and Romance is falling a little in the middle (3-4 months).
We really do try to be responsive, so we've recently, within the past month, added more staff so that we can better facilitate the large number of queries we receive and more efficiently place them with acquiring editors.
We are working diligently to get caught up in the next 30-60 days as conference season is about to be upon us.
Please let me know if I can be of assistance or answer any questions. Also, if you have a suggestion for the best way to update awaiting authors on our query status, that would be gratefully accepted. Maybe a tweet: (sample) BBB is currently resolved of queries prior to March 1st, 2013?
We certainly appreciate every author, and I hope this helps!
On a side note: I've seen some very kind things said about BBB on this forum, and we take it to heart. We're a publishing house of authors for authors, and we look forward to championing titles as the come through our doors.
Thanks!