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15th July 2024
Once I get through the hyperbole and overblown salesmanship of most covering letters, it is all about my relationship to the prose.
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The publishing process
If you want to know more about the journey of a book once the manuscript is ready, and also about the various roles people play in different parts of the publishing process (including design, formatting, production, distribution and sales) then this section of the site brings together a wealth of knowledge from publishing industry professionals.
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9th December 2020
So, what should you do? Partly it depends on the form of the rejection. If your work is returned to sender with the flimsiest of covering notes...
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8th December 2020
Let’s start with the science bit – every day by email, post, carrier pigeon and osmosis I receive 10 unsolicited approaches from...
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9th December 2020
The short answers are 'lots' and 'yes'. Read on!
An agent sends your manuscript out to see who would like to bid on it for publication....
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8th December 2020
Store placement and promotional work are key to sales. Many publishers now want an author to have a ‘platform’ or personal marketing...
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8th December 2020
One of the most satisfying things I found about blogging was the immediacy of the publishing process. You think it up, type it out on...