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10 estrategias para enviar textos y publicarlos

noviembre 16, 2017 | 6 lectura mínima


La publicación invitada de hoy es de la editora y autora Susan DeFreitas ( @manzanitafire ), cuya novela debut, Hot Season , ganó el premio IPPY de oro de 2017 a la mejor ficción de Mountain-West.


Algunos de los escritores más brillantes no consiguen publicarse, y no porque su obra no esté lista para ser publicada, sino porque no la envían.

Quizás seas uno de ellos. O quizás seas de los que envían un cuento , un ensayo o una consulta de vez en cuando, esperando lo mejor (pero, lo más probable, que lo rechacen).

O tal vez haya desarrollado un enfoque más sistemático para las presentaciones, pero aún no ha logrado conseguir el contrato de autor o de libro que ha estado deseando.

Es posible que su trabajo aún no esté listo para publicarse; por otro lado, es posible que su estrategia de envíos actual no esté funcionando.

En mis más de 20 años como escritor y casi 10 ahora como editor, he aprendido algunas cosas sobre el proceso de envío y algunas cosas sobre publicación también, y espero que lo que he aprendido le ayude a desarrollar una estrategia de envío más eficiente y más efectiva.

1. Duplicar

    El mundo editorial es, en esencia, un juego de números: la mayoría de las revistas y periódicos literarios reciben mil o más envíos al año, con índices de aceptación que oscilan entre el 0,5 y el 2,5 por ciento.

    Estas cifras deberían dejar claro que, para obtener resultados, por brillante que sea tu propuesta, necesitas que tu trabajo se considere en muchos lugares diferentes. (La mayoría de las revistas literarias permiten envíos simultáneos, lo que facilita esto; la mayoría de las revistas de género no).

    Por supuesto, el día, la semana, el mes y el año tienen un número limitado de horas, y si ya estás sobrecargado con otras obligaciones, la responsabilidad de entregar tu trabajo puede parecer abrumadora , incluso paralizante.

    Pero hay un truco sencillo para evitar esa parálisis: duplica la cantidad de envíos que tengas a la vez. Esto significa que, si no tienes nada en consideración, envía uno; si tienes un artículo en consideración en cinco publicaciones, envíalo a cinco más.

    2. Seguimiento

      Los escritores noveles suelen tomarse muy mal el rechazo; los más experimentados apenas lo notan. Pero si no te tomas el tiempo de leer atentamente tus rechazos, podrías pasar por alto que han sido rechazados con arrepentimiento.

      Este es uno de esos rechazos "amables"; podría mencionar que, si bien los editores disfrutaron del artículo, finalmente decidieron que no era adecuado para su publicación. Rechazos como este suelen venir acompañados de una invitación a enviar más trabajos.

      Este tipo de rechazos pueden doler, a veces más que una carta formal (¡casi!). Pero es importante comprender lo que realmente significa una carta de rechazo amable.

      Kate Winterheimer, editora fundadora de The Masters Review , señala que ha publicado a muchos autores que habían sido rechazados en repetidas ocasiones. "No puedo enfatizar lo suficiente que es fundamental seguir enviando trabajos a la misma revista literaria", afirma. "Es terrible pensar que no volverán a enviarnos sus trabajos cuando su obra es tan similar y encaja tan bien, pero ha sido superada por otras historias. Hemos publicado a varios autores que inicialmente fueron rechazados por nosotros".

      Si te encanta una publicación y los editores te adoran, sigue enviándoles tu trabajo.

      3. Revisar periódicamente

        Si te detuvieras a editar tu trabajo cada vez que te sentaras a enviarlo, nunca lo enviarías. (Los escritores son conocidos por su perfeccionismo). Pero si has recibido cinco o diez rechazos por un trabajo, quizás sea hora de revisarlo con una perspectiva más fresca y ver si le vendría bien una revisión.

        Esa revisión puede ser estructural (por ejemplo, un nuevo final) o estética (casi cualquier obra se beneficia de algún retoque). En cualquier caso, revisar la obra puede ser clave para que sea aceptada en la próxima ronda de envíos.

        4. Envíe un trabajo pulido

          Todos conocemos el atractivo brillante de una pieza recién terminada, que parece carecer de muchos de los defectos de nuestro trabajo anterior, menos sofisticado, y en el primer arrebato de entusiasmo, puede ser tentador enviarla para que la consideren.

          Esta es una estrategia válida para textos temáticos de no ficción (ensayos y artículos), especialmente si se relaciona con el ciclo de noticias actual. Sin embargo, en el caso de la ficción y la poesía, ese entusiasmo inicial suele ocultar defectos fundamentales que se habrían detectado durante el proceso de revisión.

          En caso de duda, envíe su trabajo más pulido, que, por lo general, tiende a ser el más antiguo.

          5. Estar siempre circulando.

            Hay muchos escritores que hacen grandes campañas de envíos de obras con poca frecuencia, digamos una vez al año. Uno a uno, los rechazos llegan, y este escritor los deja acumularse hasta que la obra deja de circular.

            Si esto es todo lo que puedes hacer, genial. Pero si realmente quieres publicar, tiene sentido seguir lo que The Review llama "el ABC de la publicación de revistas literarias: estar siempre en circulación".

            Una forma de lograr este objetivo es enviar tus trabajos uno a uno: por cada rechazo, envías uno. (¿Quieres ir un paso más allá? Por cada rechazo, envía tu trabajo a cinco publicaciones más).

            6. Investiga

              Es genial tener grandes ambiciones para tu trabajo. Pero si llevas un tiempo enviando trabajos y solo los envías a las publicaciones más prestigiosas, quizá sea hora de reconsiderar tu estrategia de publicaciones.

              Todo el mundo quiere publicar en The New Yorker (o en Asimov's , según el caso). Pero eso significa que todos también envían sus trabajos a estas publicaciones. Desde una perspectiva puramente estadística, es una obligación revisar las publicaciones de las que no todo el mundo ha oído hablar y conocer su trabajo.

              Hay muchas publicaciones de alta calidad y menos conocidas, y muchas de ellas incluso pagan una tarifa profesional.

              7. Busca los límites

                Cualquier factor que limite el número de envíos en una pila de manuscritos determinada es su amigo.

                Ese factor limitante podría ser que la revista solo acepta envíos durante una semana dos veces al año. O que el concurso solo está abierto a mujeres menores de 35 años, o a poetas del norte del estado de Nueva York, o, mejor aún, a poetas menores de 35 años del norte del estado de Nueva York.

                Incluso una categoría tan amplia como el género tiene el potencial de reducir a la competencia a la mitad; por lo tanto, al evaluar sus oportunidades de presentación, busque los límites.

                8. Mantener un registro

                  ¿Te parece que todo esto es mucho para recordar? Lo es.

                  Añade la cantidad de veces que has enviado un artículo, su cantidad de palabras, algunas palabras clave que podrían ayudarte a orientar los envíos y tendrás un montón de información en tus manos, por eso te recomiendo usar una hoja de cálculo para hacer un seguimiento de tus envíos.

                  9. Envíe con anticipación

                    Todos somos personas ocupadas, por eso muchos de nosotros esperamos hasta cerca de la fecha límite del concurso o hasta el final del período de presentación para enviar nuestro trabajo.

                    Pero los editores y los lectores en general también son personas ocupadas, por lo que generalmente no esperan hasta que se cierre el concurso o la ventana de envíos para comenzar a leer, y la forma en que leen al comienzo de su viaje a través de la maraña de textos no es la forma en que leen al final.

                    Si deseas tener las mejores posibilidades en un concurso o publicación determinado, envía tu trabajo tan pronto como se abran las inscripciones.

                    10. Envíe con frecuencia

                      Finalmente, recuerda que enviar trabajos es una actividad esencial para todo escritor que aspire a ser autor. Vale la pena mantenerse al tanto de las nuevas oportunidades de publicación a medida que surjan y enviar trabajos con la frecuencia suficiente para aprovecharlas cuando se presenten.

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                      Ahora te toca a ti. ¿Qué estrategias de envío te han resultado útiles? Cuéntamelo en los comentarios.



                      Autora Susan DeFreitas

                      Autora, editora y educadora, la obra creativa de Susan DeFreitas ha aparecido (o se publicará próximamente) en The Writer's Chronicle, The Utne Reader, Story, Southwestern American Literature y Weber—The Contemporary West , además de más de veinte revistas y antologías. Es autora de la novela Hot Season (Harvard Square Editions), ganadora del Premio IPPY de Oro 2017 a la Mejor Ficción del Oeste Montañoso. Obtuvo una maestría en Bellas Artes por la Universidad del Pacífico y reside en Portland, Oregón, donde trabaja como editora en Indigo Editing & Publications.

                      noviembre 29, 2025 4 lectura mínima

                      The Great Freewrite Séance: A Ghost'ly Charity Auction Full Terms & Conditions

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                      noviembre 25, 2025 1 lectura mínima

                      This is a great gratitude writing exercise to be done alone or in a group, with people of any age.

                      How to Play

                        1. Designate someone to read out each prompt below. (Feel free to add your own prompts.)
                        2. After each prompt is read, set a timer for one minute. (With younger kids, this can be shortened. For older folks who want to freewrite meaningfully, more time can be added.)
                        3. Each person freewrites by finishing the sentence and elaborating until the timer goes off. (For little kids, this can be done verbally with an adult recording their answers. Hilarity will ensue.)
                        4. Remeber that freewriting — allowing yourself to write with abandon — enables you to let go, tapping into your subconscious to explore your thoughts more deeply.
                        5. When everyone is done with all the prompts, take turns going through some your answers. Some people may be eager to share. Others may not want to. Respect their decision.

                      The Prompts

                      • I'm grateful for... [After you've finished this prompt, repeat it five times. Challenge yourself and others not to repeat a singe word with each new answer.]
                      • The silliest thing I'm grateful for is...
                      • The littlest thing I'm grateful for is...
                      • The biggest thing I'm grateful for is...
                      • The grossest thing I'm grateful for is...
                      • One thing I love about myself is...
                      • My favorite thing that happened this year was...
                      • My hope for next year is...

                      This writing exercise has resulted in some sweet answers — and many hilarious ones, too. If you try it out, do let us know.

                      Write on.

                      noviembre 21, 2025 4 lectura mínima

                      For the release of Sailfish, our new firmware update for Smart Typewriter Gen3 and Traveler, we created a brand-new boot-up animation to surprise and delight our writers.

                      We worked with talented Danish animator Mathias Lynge to bring our experience of the writer's journey to life.

                      We had a blast visualizing the writer's journey in this new way. Our engineers also had a blast (or something less than a blast) figuring out how to adjust this fun, playful animation to E Ink's very tricky specifications. Hello, refresh rate woes! But we think the result is pretty fun.

                      "The little animation made my day when I noticed. I love a good flourish."

                      - Freewrite user

                      The process of creating this animation was long and full of Zoom calls where we deeply discussed the writing process. We were struck through those conversations by how much overlap there is in creative processes of all disciplines.

                      So we sat down to chat with Mathias about his creative process and what it's like being a full-time animator.

                      ANNIE COSBY: Let's start with the basics. What kind of art do you make?

                      MATHIAS LYNGE: I'm a 2D animator and motion designer working freelance with a wide range of clients. The style varies depending on the project, but it’s usually either a hand-drawn look animated frame-by-frame on a drawing tablet, or a more digital, vectorized look made in After Effects.

                      While much of what I do is commercial work, I try to keep up with my own passion projects as well. That could be a 10-second Instagram loop of a nature scene, or an interesting character design I’ve sketched down with a pencil. It’s there that I get to sharpen my skills and try out new techniques, which often find their way into later client projects.

                      AC: You often share educational content on social media for other artists. Are you formally trained, or did you teach yourself?

                      ML: I’m mostly self-taught. I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until I went to university that I realized drawing could become a career.

                      When I first heard terms like “motion design” and “The 12 Principles of Animation” I was on a student exchange program at UCSB in California, where I had chosen a class called "Introduction to Animation." It was a big eye-opener for me, and from that point I was hooked.

                      But it’s mainly been online YouTube tutorials and my existing drawing experience that have taught me what I know.

                      Now, I have a big presence on social media, where I share my art as well as educational content centered around animation in Adobe After Effects, so I guess you could say that I'm also an animation influencer!

                      I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until I went to university that I realized drawing could become a career.

                      AC: That's actually how I first found your work. Do you have any specific artists who inspire you?

                      ML:In the world of 2D animation, I have a list of personal heroes that inspire me with their unique style: Reece Parker, Ariel Costa a.k.a. BlinkMyBrain, and Tony Babel, to name a few.

                      I also find a lot of inspiration from illustrators and painters I discover online, on platforms such as Pinterest. Last year I made a sparkling water animation that was heavily inspired by Cornwall-based artist Gordon Hunt. He makes these beautiful nature-inspired pointillist paintings that capture how light hits the ocean using colorful dots of paint. I tried to recreate that effect using After Effects to bring it to life, and it led me to a whole new way of animating within the program.

                      AC: Where else do you draw inspiration to create your work?

                      ML: I’m heavily inspired by the nature and cityscapes around me in Copenhagen, and I find that taking long walks through parks or down the streets of my neighborhood really sparks my imagination.

                      I’ll often carry around a sketchbook to quickly scribble down an idea or a loose sketch of something I find interesting, such as seeing how the light from a lamppost hits the surrounding leaves, or how the wind moves the tree in a certain way.

                      Then I’ll think to myself, “I wonder if I can recreate that motion using a specific technique in After Effects?”

                      I’m heavily inspired by the nature and cityscapes around me in Copenhagen...

                      AC: What does your daily routine look like as a full-time artist?

                      ML: It varies a lot, but I’m usually either working hard on a client project or tinkering away with a new animation tutorial for my social media channels.

                      I love being able to switch between the two, and when I’m going through a client dry spell, I find that staying creative and posting animation-related content helps keep me inspired while also putting things out into the world that may lead to my next client down the road.

                      AC: What's your #1 piece of advice for animators new to the industry?

                      ML: Keep experimenting and trying out new techniques. There’s no such thing as running out of creativity, and even though many of the things you try don’t necessarily go anywhere, it’s all experience that adds up and expands your toolbox. It’s a muscle that needs to be worked out regularly.

                      Plus, you’ll have more awesome animation to choose from when you’re putting together your next showreel or portfolio!

                      There’s no such thing as running out of creativity...

                      AC: What's one fun fact about you completely unrelated to animation?

                      ML:I’m a big sucker for history podcasts, especially if they are about ancient civilizations, such as The History of Rome by Mike Duncan.

                      I find it fascinating to hear how mankind was able to build such great empires without ever knowing what electricity, cars, or the internet are.

                      --

                      Follow along on Mathias's creative journey and find his free educational content on Instagram.

                      To learn more about working together, find him on LinkedIn or visit his website at www.mathiaslynge.com.

                      Learn more about Sailfish here.