So Angry Robot had their annual open submission period in November and December. I have a novel that I'm ready to shop around, and I figured this would be a good place to start. I wanted to give the novel one last grind and polish before submitting it. I had no time in November, because of NaNoWriMo. December got taken up with a temporary job that filled in my spare time. So I gave it one last good going over at the end of the month.
Then I got ready to send it and, naturally, checked over the submission guidelines to make sure I had everything right. I got everything formatted to their specifications and then I got to the required wordcount. They wanted 70,000 words, minimum. My novel clocked in at 62,000. (I work in Scrivener, so I don't know the total wordcount until I've compiled the draft.)
I didn't submit it, of course. But it felt just as bad as getting a rejection letter after submitting it. I went on a trip of how I can't write proper novels and nobody will ever accept it. The usual.
So that's my tale of woe. Hugs and hot chocolate are welcome.
Then I got ready to send it and, naturally, checked over the submission guidelines to make sure I had everything right. I got everything formatted to their specifications and then I got to the required wordcount. They wanted 70,000 words, minimum. My novel clocked in at 62,000. (I work in Scrivener, so I don't know the total wordcount until I've compiled the draft.)
I didn't submit it, of course. But it felt just as bad as getting a rejection letter after submitting it. I went on a trip of how I can't write proper novels and nobody will ever accept it. The usual.
So that's my tale of woe. Hugs and hot chocolate are welcome.