However, regarding the debate, I have to say that I don't really believe in using tricks and novelties to get attention for submissions. experimenting.
Publishers tell authors what they want, so why shouldn't we believe them?
Couldn't agree with you more. Even with my sense of adventure, I don't believe in tricks and gimmicks. Sending a fake bloody axe for a horror novel, sending balloons, or using the name of the agent as your main character do not work.
But nothing I suggested was in my mind a trick. I hope that in my presentations I have never suggested that an editor will say, "Oh my, a picture! And look no SASE. This has really sparked my interest. I think I'll read on." Nothing could be further from the truth.
The main point of this presentation is that you have a limited amount of time and space to sell your story and yourself. Make the most of it.
As far as publishers, it is my firm conviction that no publisher really knows what they want. If they did, they could just hire writers hourly to create it.
And don't believe a thing Jules says about me supporting other writers. I do nothing of the kind. I spit upon them and tell them to take up seal training.
