My Clarion buddy Trent Hergenrader makes an excellent point about the importance of being Earnest, where Earnest is a writer who keeps careful track of his submissions.

Out of 125 submissions, that’s my fifth instance of something getting lost in transit . . . It sucks, but it happens, even with electronic submissions.

Frankly, I don’t understand not carefully tracking submissions. It’s hard to remember what you sent where and when without at least a spreadsheet.

Yes, Trent’s post is a few months old. I’ve been meaning to link to it for a while now, but have delayed because I wanted to think of something to add. Tonight, I’ve belatedly come to the conclusion that nothing needs to be added.