felis_ultharus | (no subject)

So I started to wonder if I should send back a letter of thank you to the publisher. If it had been a straight-up rejection letter, I wouldn't have. But the fact that they included comments and asked me to re-submit it once revised, so I'm wondering if I should send a letter of thanks.

I'm lost when it comes to the etiquette of these things.

I've been working on an outline all week. I really need outlines, because otherwise I tend to lose the thread of what I'm trying to say. A lot of the criticism came down to the lack of focus, and it's true - day in and day out of writing, I tend to lose the thread of one idea and go down random paths. I'm doing a preliminary outline, and then a more structured one in a short time. That should keep me on topic.

In the meantime, Final Fantasy XIII is keeping the writer's block at bay. It's an excellent game overall, but even if it weren't, it would be impossible to hate a video game where you can make magical spears, boomerangs, fishing poles, and weaponized jacket decals more magical by slathering them in alien mucous, attaching fossilized bones, and stuffing the whole mess into a hand-held, one-use, disposable particle generator set, apparently, to "fricasee."

I'm not sure the weapons are so much "magical" as they are "radioactive."

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Now that you mention it a quick letter of thanks would be great. Just something to show that you appreciate the comments and do plan on sending it back would tell them that that you are very serious about this. I would say go for it!

I want a radioactive weapon....

Ditto on the thank-you note. Maybe they'll remember that when you send in the next draft.

Tritto. (not a word)

It is now ^_^

I hope so!

Thanks. I think I will write that letter.

And who doesn't? :)

If you like, I can ask a couple of friends who are professional authors about the etiquette in this area.

Thank you! That'd be helpful!