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Anyone who has ever started a new job quickly realizes that there's a whole new language to learn. Job lingo.
I've read so many of the sticky posts in both the Freelance and Novel forums, but my question hasn't been answered. I couldn't find the answer(s) while searching, either. Did I miss something? I'm open to correction.
My question is this: Is there anywhere I could go, or book I could read, where I can learn writer's/editor's/publisher's lingo? For example, what is a literary novel and how is it different from any other novel? What do all the freelance writing terms mean? Most of my questions are about the lingo, not process or even style.
I'm not a stupid person by any means, but all this lingo has me dizzy! I've been writing for years but I haven't been trying to sell any of it. People have finally gotten through to me that I need to seek publication as both a novelist and a freelance writer. I love to write and believe I do it well enough to give it a shot. I'm just not comfortable with the lingo, yet.
My other questions have to do with how to classify your novel for the correct genre. I've always just called it a drama, but that's a cinematic term.
While waiting for folks to respond, I'll come back with a list of terminology that I need definitions for, so you can see what I mean. Thank you, in advance, for responding.
I've read so many of the sticky posts in both the Freelance and Novel forums, but my question hasn't been answered. I couldn't find the answer(s) while searching, either. Did I miss something? I'm open to correction.
My question is this: Is there anywhere I could go, or book I could read, where I can learn writer's/editor's/publisher's lingo? For example, what is a literary novel and how is it different from any other novel? What do all the freelance writing terms mean? Most of my questions are about the lingo, not process or even style.
I'm not a stupid person by any means, but all this lingo has me dizzy! I've been writing for years but I haven't been trying to sell any of it. People have finally gotten through to me that I need to seek publication as both a novelist and a freelance writer. I love to write and believe I do it well enough to give it a shot. I'm just not comfortable with the lingo, yet.
My other questions have to do with how to classify your novel for the correct genre. I've always just called it a drama, but that's a cinematic term.
While waiting for folks to respond, I'll come back with a list of terminology that I need definitions for, so you can see what I mean. Thank you, in advance, for responding.
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