tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20390398.post370724881787084241..comments2009-06-19T19:06:38.267-07:00Elektrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14572611303401782446crapometer@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20390398.post-43220065670312575572009-06-19T19:06:38.267-07:002009-06-19T19:06:38.267-07:00I agree with both Elektra and Sarah; it doesn&#39;t seem to me that sending queries now would necessarily hurt your chances of getting your baby published. I&#39;m not close the the query stage right now, and probably won&#39;t be for another year, at which time I expect the situation to be worse than it is now, but I&#39;ll probably query anyway. And like the others said, it&#39;s more time to work on the craft, revise your current WIPs and start new ones.Wonderwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13118126631519254865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20390398.post-66507379445048178382009-02-17T06:45:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:45:00.000-08:00Speaking as another unpublished writer, I have much the same thoughts as Electra though I hadn't considered the extra manuscripts that will be floating around in a few years time. Everyone does think they have a book in them.<BR/><BR/>I think the selection process has tightened up and your manuscript must be amazing to get selected. I also want to write an amazing manuscript. So I will either query now or keep working on my craft. Actually I plan on doing both.<BR/><BR/>As far as I've been able to tell, the children's market has continually tightened over the years as more talented authors have been drawn to write in this genre. So for me, this period in time is nothing new.Sarah Laurensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.com