With trembling fingers...

by Victoria Whithear
3rd December 2012

...I handed my submission across. The clerk wiped it away, stamped it up and then glared at me because I was having trouble leaving the post office counter.

The agent I was posting to invites submissions by post or email, but as it was my first ever I wanted to do it the old-fashioned way. Do you send by email because it's free or is it too likely to get lost in cyberspace for your liking? I have to admit, having stared at my envelope pondering possible errors and been asked to clear the counter for the next customer, I think email would be less embarrassing!

Do you have a preference?

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Good luck.

Personally, I'd prefer to post mine. Hopefully I'll get some time over my 2 week Christmas break to finish editing my novel

I want to be able to query agents next year :)

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Good Luck!

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04/12/2012

I agree, Athena. Sometimes when you open your email you just sag because there's so much to get through. I suppose an agent's postbag might have the same effect on them but there's still something more fun about opening an envelope as opposed to clicking a button.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Vxx

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