Keeping Track

Read Genesis 13-15

Genesis 13:16 "And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered."

I can’t think of anyone who would be interested in trying to count the dust particles on the earth.

But we need to figure out a useful way to keep track of our manuscripts. We don’t want to lose track of which piece we sent to whom, which have been rejected, by whom, and where it was sent next, who has paid us and who still owes us, which markets have new editors who might now be interested in a previously rejected piece, and so on.

Probably the most popular method for keeping track is a computer spreadsheet, but you need to find out what works for you and keep the information current.

Otherwise, it won’t be long before we’re as overwhelmed as that fool trying to “number the dust of the earth.”