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How often do magazines/journals buy excerpts from published novels? I understand that it's "serial rights" that the author is selling. Also, are these excerpts sales limited to unpublished work, or can an author sell excerpts that are previously published? How does it work?
Should the excerpts be "stand-alone," meaning they should read like a short story (even if it's part of a bigger book)? Or, can an author alter the original work to make it a stand-alone short story and sell it that way?
Thanks.
Should the excerpts be "stand-alone," meaning they should read like a short story (even if it's part of a bigger book)? Or, can an author alter the original work to make it a stand-alone short story and sell it that way?
Thanks.