General Publishing Discussions

Publishing trends, royalties, contracts, finding a publisher—the business side of writing. Mod: CaoPaux.
Brigid Barry
How to set my MS apart?
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45
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pebbleg
pebbleg
RobLineberger
Where to find reliable marketing statistics?
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2
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667
RobLineberger
RobLineberger
RobLineberger
What are the considerations about podcasting your fiction novel?
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9
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1K
Maryn
Maryn
BronzeRadio
So fiction publishing is a scary place right now.
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15
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Lime-Yay
Lime-Yay
Bogey Maid
Should I nudge an agent?
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6
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1K
kaitie
kaitie
Turtle2023
Mood writing vs. books under contract
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20
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1K
Turtle2023
Turtle2023
Agent likes book 1 but not book 2
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6
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912
HWigton
HWigton
Word Length in Middle-Grade Fiction
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34
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5K
kitkatt33
Agent requested a Full, now what?
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4
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1K
waylander
waylander
susanthebookish
Do agents want 10 pages double spaced or single spaced?
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12
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2K
pdblake
pdblake
lizmonster
Yes, People Do Buy Books
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3
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430
Gramps
Gramps
susanthebookish
Personalization and wit
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10
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872
susanthebookish
susanthebookish
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Agents
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1
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540
JackieMcMahonWriter
JackieMcMahonWriter
Paul Lamb
Win the contest, decline the publication
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2
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375
Unimportant
mrsmig
Independent Publishers and Small Press Practices
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1
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869
Brigid Barry
Brigid Barry
pebbleg
Questions on choosing agent
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14
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971
kaitie
kaitie
Alessandra Kelley
Small Press Distribution, one of the last independent book distributors in the US, shuts down, leaving many small publishers scrambling
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2
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836
newauth
Clovitide
Angry Robots 2024 Open Submission (sffh)
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0
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971
Clovitide
Clovitide
capricornair
Strategy/Advice/Encouragement for Querying
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2
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569
capricornair
capricornair
Brigid Barry
What to do with a sequel if the first doesn't pan out
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4
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577
Brigid Barry
Brigid Barry
thethinker42
Question from someone who hasn't queried in 10+ years...
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5
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464
thethinker42
thethinker42
MountainLark
Is it better to sit on your first few books?
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23
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2K
Kpopalypse
Kpopalypse
susanthebookish
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Freaking out about query personalization
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1
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433
Maryn
Maryn
susanthebookish
Can’t tell if this is a form rejection or not
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4
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525
susanthebookish
susanthebookish
Brigid Barry
Indie publisher "signed" with Big 5
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1
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353
SariBelleW
SariBelleW
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