Author Charline Profiri has a wonderful website full of writing tips and resources. To explore it, click here! She is the author of the adorable picture book, Counting Little Geckos, and on her site you'll find a wonderful, FREE teaching guide with 50 activities.
I discovered this fun writing poem on her site and had to share it with you!
The Three P's of Submission:
Practice, Patience, Persistence
by Charline Profiri
Practice, Patience, Persistence
by Charline Profiri
Write, read aloud, rewrite.
Stash away for a month.
Reread, revise, read aloud.
Send to your critique group.
Revise and read aloud.
Study publishers.
List possibilities.
Choose one.
Write cover letter.
Address envelope.
Include SASE.
Wait, hope, wait. Wait, hope wait.
Nine months later,
A form rejection arrives.
Reread, revise, read aloud, resubmit.
Wait, hope, wait. Wait, hope, wait.
Six months later,
Good news arrives.
A personal rejection!
Remember, even Seuss
Was rejected twenty-seven times
Before his first book sold.
Reread, revise, read aloud, resubmit.
Wait, hope, wait. Wait, hope, wait.
Repeat, repeat, repeat,
As often as necessary
To get an acceptance
And sign a contract.
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice!
Then the real wait begins...
For your book's grand debut!
Aww I love that! It'd make a great bookmark.
ReplyDeleteYES! Perfect little poem. I'm still working on the patience part though.
ReplyDeleteLove this! If only we could bottle patience!
ReplyDeleteCute poem, but the waiting, the waiting...ugh!
ReplyDeleteGreat poem! And so true...:)
ReplyDeleteThe waiting is the worst worst part. So that "patience" word is critical.
ReplyDeleteHow is your querying coming, Shannon?
You make it sound so easy...
ReplyDeleteThe way this shows a set of cycles that repeats seems oh, so true. One in ten billion ever get it right the first time.
ReplyDeleteWait, hope, wait indeed!
Wait, hope, wait. And repeat. *sigh* That pretty much nails the process, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! And so true. Unfortunately it could be repeat repeat repeat repeat. But perseverance pays off!
ReplyDeleteGreat poem. It helps to remember we're all in the same boat.
ReplyDeletePuhleeze, who uses SASE anymore? It's all email now!
ReplyDeleteKidding. That was cute and true. I'm at the wait, hope, wait phase myself.
That is so true! Plus I agree with the others, I need some patience. =)
ReplyDeleteAwe I like that! Not all the waiting but what can you do? Heading over to that website. Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteCute poem, and so true! Sometimes it seems like a never-ending process.
ReplyDeleteI reviewed The Marbury Lens (which you were so sweet to award me from your contest!) today on my blog.
I liked that poem and as Susan Fields said, it does seem like a never-ending process.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great reminder and very cleverly put! I loved it! Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anne--that would make a great bookmark!
ReplyDeleteI love that poem. :) Great post!
ReplyDeleteSadly, I am not a patient woman. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, she nailed it all right. And dude, 27 times is NOTHING. I don't feel bad for Seuss at all. ;)
ReplyDeleteYay!!!! A writer's painful but ultimately satistfying journey to publication so eloquently put!!! Thank you! take care
ReplyDeletex
Isn't this the truth? LOL
ReplyDeleteAngela @ the Bookshelf Muse
It's a nice reminder that those have gotten a book (or more) published recall what it's like.
ReplyDeleteMy husband couldn't figure out why I just burst out laughing. It's because I read this: Six months later, Good news arrives. A personal rejection!
ReplyDeleteSo true! Those personal rejections sadly rock. ;)
Love this!
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon and Clarline .. I'm sure it's so so true .. nothing happens straight away unfortunately! Happy Days .. Hilary
ReplyDeleteGreat poem, thanks for sharing it. Did a quick check of the website. Will check it out further.
ReplyDeleteI needed to hear this today. Because my query is killing me!!!!!!!!
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I was thinking about re-doing my forms post today so it was applicable to the query process, but this is kinda what it'd look like, so now there's no need.
ReplyDeleteThat picture book looks adorable!