Advice for Writers?

[bkatt500.livejournal.com]

Does anybody have experience with working with Sofawolf? A friend of mine submitted a story, and the publisher said they would reply within 90 days. It has been well over that, but still no reply. Also he has sent follow-up emails which also have yet to be replied to. Is this normal? What would be the best thing to do?

Note: Since posting this entry my friend has stated a preference for it/its/itself pronouns.

Comments

[bkatt500.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the more I'm thinking about this and from reading the other replies, the more I think my friend should look elsewhere. Do you have any suggestions for similar publishers who handle themselves more professionally?

[intj-reflection.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately not.

I've been out of the publishing business long enough for the main players to change. Since I've only recently gotten back into the writing side of things, I haven't even started looking into publishers for myself.

Considering Sofawolf's target audience, is it fair to assume that your friend's story was Furry-focused?

[bkatt500.livejournal.com]

Ah, yeah, I see. And yes, it writes furry stories. We checked some other furry anthologies and publishers, but they generally tended to not be what we were looking for.

[intj-reflection.livejournal.com]

That's really frustrating. I'm sorry to hear it. X.x

Unfortunately the fandom is not really focused on authors. It seems to be a relatively niche market so options are limited.