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lizmonster
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A Few Observations About Marketing Categories
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Introversion
Why some authors are preferring Substack to trade publishers
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ChaseJxyz
ChaseJxyz
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How to get book endorsements from experts/people with PhDs?
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AW Admin
AW Admin
Shante_
Using Adult Comps for YA?
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Shante_
Shante_
jonxihama
Is it polite/professional to thank an agent after a personal rejection?
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screenscope
screenscope
A question about pen names
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Melicious
Melicious
Que-puedo_contigo?
New York Publisher that handles non-ebook for indies
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Harlequin
Harlequin
Putputt
Things I have learned in Publishing
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Unimportant
Unimportant
ever not submitted to a publisher or agent based on politics?
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lizmonster
lizmonster
Registering a pen name
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cmhbob
cmhbob
jonxihama
I want to keep writing but I don't think I want to join the publishing industry
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J.W.
J.W.
Publishing history in query letter: include semi-pro publication(s)?
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Maggie Maxwell
Maggie Maxwell
jonxihama
Mention Editor Interest in Query Letter?
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Fuchsia Groan
Fuchsia Groan
lizmonster
Publishers based in another geography
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onesecondglance
onesecondglance
Not using comps in a query letter
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238
maryland
maryland
Sarah M
Making My Books Available to the Library
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Sarah M
Sarah M
AW Admin
COVID and the effects on Publishing
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mrsmig
mrsmig
ap123
Question about Open Sub Guidelines
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125
Maryn
Maryn
SapereAude
ISBN question
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151
Cindyt
Cindyt
satyesu
Love-letter usage rights and names
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127
Cephus
LStein
Advice for someone as they start to query
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254
LStein
LStein
starrystorm
What finally sold you on either self or trade publishing?
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allryuken
Is now a good time to start querying literary agents?
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mccardey
mccardey
"How do you go about publishing" debate
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PeteMC
Penguin Random House buys Simon & Schuster
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goddessofgliese
goddessofgliese
Fallen
Audiblegate_Audible-ACX Troubles
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Fallen
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