When was the last time you read The Cat in the Hat? I think that my 4 year old can recite this entire book by heart.  It’s his favorite.

I have been working on some wonderfully exciting new ventures here at C&T that I can’t wait to share with you in the new year. That’s the good news…no, that’s the great news! But I admit that lately I have felt like this:

If you have read The Cat in the Hat, you’ll remember that the page following the “balancing act” page above shows the children watching as everything crashes to the ground. The not so great news is that I have watched the red fan and the fish in a pot, the cake and maybe even the…well, you get the point, fall from their well balanced perches. Some of my more fundamental tasks as Acquisitions Editor here at C&T have played second fiddle and it has taken longer than usual to get submissions through our routing process here at C&T.

In the past few weeks I think I have tied up some loose ends with sincere apologies and promises of accelerated timelines, but if one of our readers out there is still waiting for an answer from me, please email me at susannew (at) ctpub (dot) com.  I hate keeping you waiting because I know how brave you potential authors are for sending your proposals out into the internet ether and holding your breath. If you, or someone you know, is still holding their breath waiting for a response on a submitted proposal, get in touch with me. I’ve created a few new systems to ensure that this lag time doesn’t happen again and I will be updating the Submissions page on our website to provide a more concrete timeline and the names and contact details of a few of my acquisitions colleagues so that you have more than one person to go to with questions and for updates.

Like the The Cat in the Hat, I always clean up my messes.  So drop me a line, give me a nudge and I’ll be right there.  Thanks.