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Q&A What's the least distracting method to inform editors I'm a woman?

I have a gender-neutral name, so people often assume I'm a man. However, a portion of the writing I do is for tech companies. Because of the lack of diversity in the tech industry, many of these c...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Morgan Meredith‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How much does imperfect grammar put off an agent?

I've written a novel and looking back the story line was good but the grammar wasn't great. I submitted the book to a few agents and received some constructive comments which I took on board. I hav...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What's a good program for tracking submissions?

What's a good program or technique for tracking submissions? I need something that'll keep track of who I've submitted to, when, if they've replied, and preferably tell me how long it's been out. A...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Ralph Gallagher‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A When do you stop "pushing" a book?

Let's suppose you have finished your novel, through all the appropriate stages of drafting and editing needed. You begin submitting the book to various agents and/or publishing companies, but none ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What to do when my preview exceeds the requested submission length?

One of the agents I intend to query to requests the first fifty pages be attached to the query email. When I formatted the first four chapters and prologue into submission format, it reached 52 pag...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Taylor M‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What keeps most authors writing after receiving multiple rejections?

Last year, I completed a heavily researched 95,000-word novel about an emerging pandemic that targets primarily children. I am a former scientist and current nurse and wanted to do teaching about w...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Richard Stanzak‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should a short story be submitted to a publisher in order to know if they would be interested in a book based on it?

I wrote a very compelling science fiction short story. I am currently writing a book about an entirely different universe, not related to this short story. I made this story rest for a long time, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by CashewsFuel‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What do magazines mean when they say they don’t accept reprints?

I want to submit fiction to magazines. Some of them say they do not accept reprints. What exactly do they mean by this? Does it just mean my fiction should not have been officially published, or sh...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Klara Raškaj‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A If magazine submission guidelines say nothing, are they expecting Standard Manuscript Format?

A lot of current science-fiction and fantasy magazines have online submission systems, accepting Word documents. And where I remember, way-back-when, submission guidelines noting that (printed) man...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Standback‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Submitting a partially complete draft?

I'm 50,000 words into my first book. Based on my plot and roadmap, that's about 25% of the way into it, so about 200k. I have roughly 110 pages in a good place, as I've already re-drafted three or...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by kmunky‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What information should I provide when submitting a translated, previously-published story?

A friend of mine has published a short story in Hebrew, and I'm currently translating it into English, for submission to short fiction magazines. Is any information about the original publication ...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Standback‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does anyone know the average number of times a new author has to submit before acceptance?

I can't find any authoritative citation for this. As an example, I know that the average entrepreneur has to be involved in 12 new businesses before he has a successful enterprise. That is the na...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Nathan C. Tresch‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Sending a children's book manuscript to an agent or publisher with illustrations

I've written a children's story and had it illustrated. It's a picture book. I've heard that publishers prefer to receive manuscript only — not illustrated, unless the author is the illustrator. ...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by Richard‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A For a new writer, is it better to enter contests or submit to magazines/journals?

I'm a rookie writer, working on short stories thus far, mostly for practice and exposure. I need to get them out there somewhere. They're probably going to mostly fit into Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, ...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Colin Ennen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write a cover letter for The New Yorker fiction section?

What should a cover letter for a short story contain? Do I need to tell what is it about, try to "sell" it? Should I write about myself?

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by ilyo‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What should be in a cover letter for short story submission to a magazine?

It's been about five years since I last submitted any of my work for publication, and my memory of what I was taught then to put in my cover letter is getting rusty. What kind of information sho...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by justkt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I contact agents/publishers to see if they would be interested in my book before finishing it?

I've spent a year writing a book and still probably have a year to go. And all of this work may be wasted, if I don't get published. Should I contact agents/publishers now to garner their interest ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Which masthead editor to address a cover letter to for a short fiction submission?

Most advice says to include the editor's name in the cover letter. In researching mastheads, however, I find: Executive Editor, Managing editor, Regional Editors, Senior Editors, etc. (of course if...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by romebot‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Page count conversion from single to double-space for submissions

When an agent/publisher limits manuscript submissions to your first 50 pages, and goes on to say it should be double-spaced as an attachment, does that mean your first 50 pages from your single-spa...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Laurie Hall‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How is the monetary value of a single submission determined?

I have read couple of submission guidelines and publisher notes that pays on the "word" unit for descriptive essays, articles and lists. (For ex, 2₹/word). Then there are different guidelines for p...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Karan Desai‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are submission services worth pursuing?

I have found a company called Writer’s Relief. Their service is to write compelling submission and query letters to genre appropriate agents and publishers. They ask for a synopsis, fifteen pages ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Rasdashan‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Sending manuscript to multiple publishers

As an addendum to this question, I have written a children's picturebook, and as I understand it, the process of sending off a manuscript and getting it reviewed is expected to take 3-6 months (I a...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by martin‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What to submit when asked for "sample chapters"?

For a submission (to a grant program, competition, agent, or publisher) that asks for sample chapters, which chapters do you choose? For example, a grant program for unfinished works I'm intereste...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Library of Congress filing: answering "intended for children or young adults"

I'm going to submit a request for a Library of Congress Preassigned Control Number (PCN). One of the questions on the form is: Is this title intended for children or young adults? Because of ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Andy Giesler‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it true that stories get rejected simply because the stories are not appealing enough and not because of the quality of the writing?

In other words, if the writing is poor or not good enough but the editor likes the story, then a revision is requested. I'd like to add that part of the reason for asking this question is because ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by user394536‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Has standard manuscript format changed since 2011?

This question was asked in 2011: Do editors still expect Courier font in book submissions for publication? A couple people said they found a monospace font helpful to have space to insert editing ...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by aparente001‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How much and which parts of a manuscript should I submit to an agent?

I've got a book that I think is interesting and action packed - a traumatic scene begins right in the prologue, but chapter one is a bit slow while I introduce characters, the setting, and weave hi...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Williamz902‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I send my manuscript again if I forgot the synopsis after sending it to a publisher?

I emailed the manuscript and everything the guidelines said, and then realised the next morning I forgot to attatch the synopsis with it. I looked over the guidelines while I did the email. This is...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Cody‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why would an agent request an exclusive submission?

I understand why publishers often ask for exclusive submissions. They're counting on a story that has been submitted to them to be available for them to purchase if they decide they like it and it...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by DoWhileNot‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Submitting new work to another publisher while first deal is pending

A family member has had a verbal offer of publication for a book (a collection of pieces), though no contract has been signed yet and the printed book is probably quite a ways off. If all goes well...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Chelonian‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I have some restraint when submitting to the more prestigious journals?

I'm an amateur writer who's never been published. I think my stuff is good, I've had others tell me it's good, but I truly don't know where I stand. I love the fiction that get published in popular...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by JLewkovich‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do UK or US based literary agents accept (unpublished) manuscripts in a foreign language?

Do UK or US based literary agents accept (unpublished) manuscripts in a foreign language? For example the author could provide a rough translation of the whole text and himself pay for a literary ...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭