tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post7101785314242434434..comments2024-03-29T00:56:07.277-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: TimelinesNotorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-43974378036545873892007-06-13T09:28:00.000-07:002007-06-13T09:28:00.000-07:00You should only trust your friend's timeline if yo...You should only trust your friend's timeline if you yourself are publishing with the same press. They all differ in terms of efficiency. I had an interesting experience along these lines: As I was approaching my tenure year, I sent out a detailed prospectus, cover letter, and sample chapter to three different presses, indicating that I expected to be ready to share the entire ms. in about 2 months. One said no thanks; another said, please send us the entire ms. when it is finished, we have an interesting series for it; the third said they were intrigued, but wanted to get some readers' feedback on the sample chapter. I wrote off #1, and never heard back from #3 in the ensuing two months until I finished, while #2 was very attentive -- so I sent it off to them in September. <BR/><BR/>I got readers' reports in early December and a final contract in mid-January. About a week after that I suddenly hear from the editor at press #3: "Hey, I just found your sample chapter and paperwork buried under a pile of stuff on my desk! Looks good -- can we see the whole thing now?" I wrote back noting that in the time it had taken him to decide to look at my stuff, the entire ms. had been finished, reviewed, and placed under contract by another press.<BR/><BR/>Make sure, when you correspond with editors, that you mention you are up for tenure. Most decent people will try to make sure their processes do not interfere with your time needs.squadratomagicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977502780584567298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-68531260200039616402007-06-13T08:23:00.000-07:002007-06-13T08:23:00.000-07:00I fear no footnotes.I fear no footnotes.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-33616802002319261452007-06-13T05:24:00.000-07:002007-06-13T05:24:00.000-07:00A FOOTNOTE!!!!! AGGGHHHHHHH! You know how I feel a...A FOOTNOTE!!!!! AGGGHHHHHHH! You know how I feel about footnotes. It's a good damn thing I'm not there, or I'd chase you with it. And no doubt you'd run away...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com