How To Convince Editors You’re Nuts

When I submitted the manuscript for The Only Way, it was the first time I ever did so without having another set of eyes look over the piece first. Naturally, this meant I was even more nervous than usual. I hadn’t had any of the normal feedback about characterization, pacing, or plot. I had gone over the manuscript many times, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t missing something major.

When The Only Way was accepted by Less Than Three Press, I was relieved, but still sure that I would have some ma...