For Writers
Getting Published
Querying, agents, submissions and the road to a contract.
Getting Published · 9 min read
How to query a literary agent
The query letter is a one-page sales document, not a summary. Here is what actually goes in it, and what to leave out.
Getting Published · 8 min read
What goes in a submission package
Query, synopsis, sample pages, and the formatting details that quietly mark you as a professional.
Getting Published · 10 min read
Small press, big publisher, or self-publishing?
Three routes, three honest trade-offs. What each actually asks of you, and how to tell a real small press from a vanity operation.
Getting Published · 8 min read
You have an offer. Now what?
What to check in a publishing contract, what is negotiable, and why you never sign in the first conversation.
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