I was just thinking, it might be interesting to some writers here how other writers keep track of submissions. I've heard a lot of horror stories of people who don't keep track of them at all or are so disorganized that they don't remember who they've submitted to or, in some cases, even what they've submitted.
So I thought why not start a thread where we can tell others how we all keep track of our own submissions? I've found so much a wealth of information on these boards that many of the things I do now, I got the idea to do those things from other writers here.
So how do you keep track of your submissions?
I'll start off this thread by telling you all how I keep track of my short story subs.
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I have a cork board above my typewriter stand. I post Index Cards on it using thumbtacks. On each card, I have one submitted piece. I give the title, the genre, and the word count, at the top of the card.
Then, underneath all that, I have three columns, left-to-right, which read:
Submitted, Accepted, Rejected.
Under the 'Submitted' line, I write in the company I've submitted the piece to. While waiting for a response, I keep the other two columns unmarked. When I get a response, I put either a checkmark or an 'x' in the slot corresponding to the response.
After I get one response and submit to another company, I list the second company underneath the first one. And I go down the card until there's no more room on that card. Then, I either use the back of the card or a different card altogether to continue keeping track of what I've submitted, to whom, and whether it's pending or has been responded to.
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So what do you all do to keep track of your submissions? Do you have a similar system, or something entirely different?
I look forward to reading your responses.
So I thought why not start a thread where we can tell others how we all keep track of our own submissions? I've found so much a wealth of information on these boards that many of the things I do now, I got the idea to do those things from other writers here.
So how do you keep track of your submissions?
I'll start off this thread by telling you all how I keep track of my short story subs.
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I have a cork board above my typewriter stand. I post Index Cards on it using thumbtacks. On each card, I have one submitted piece. I give the title, the genre, and the word count, at the top of the card.
Then, underneath all that, I have three columns, left-to-right, which read:
Submitted, Accepted, Rejected.
Under the 'Submitted' line, I write in the company I've submitted the piece to. While waiting for a response, I keep the other two columns unmarked. When I get a response, I put either a checkmark or an 'x' in the slot corresponding to the response.
After I get one response and submit to another company, I list the second company underneath the first one. And I go down the card until there's no more room on that card. Then, I either use the back of the card or a different card altogether to continue keeping track of what I've submitted, to whom, and whether it's pending or has been responded to.
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So what do you all do to keep track of your submissions? Do you have a similar system, or something entirely different?
I look forward to reading your responses.
