MANUSCRIPT MARKETING IN GENERAL

• How do I find a market for my manuscript? [WENDY GREEN (misc.writing faq)]
• I've written an article -- how do I find someplace to publish it? [Marcia Yudkin]
• Marketing Missteps to avoid [D.G. Hembroff (FidoNet Writing FAQ)]
• Electronic vs paper publications [WENDY GREEN (misc.writing faq)]
• What's a vanity/subsidy publisher? Are they legitimate? [WENDY GREEN (misc.writing faq)]
• Recommended approaches [Harold Underdown]
• what editors want [Dale Keiger]
• marketing, expecting pay, and accepting rejection [Constance Lagan in D.G. Hembroff's FidoNet Writing FAQ]
• Secrets to getting published [Lisa Silverthorne]
• Presenting your work to a publisher [Children's Book Council]
• Deciding where to submit your work [Children's Book Council]
  

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SMALL PRESS, VANITY, SELF-PUBLISHING, ETC.

• How to tell if a new or small press is legitimate [Laura Backes]
• Is it worth trying the small press? [Mary Soon Lee]
• self-publishing in the UK [Paul Friday]
• self-publishing in the UK [Paul Friday]
• self-publishing [Lars Eighner]
  

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MAGAZINE/BOOK QUERIES/PROPOSALS

• Is the story really ready? Reasons it might be a good idea to set the story aside for a week before you send it out. [Kyle Phillips]
• Basic manuscript submission rules [Kyle Phillips]
• A Sample Book Proposal Package [Michael Banks]
• How to Market Your Manuscript [D.G. Hembroff (FidoNet Writing FAQ)]
• How to Submit a Manuscript [D.G. Hembroff (FidoNet Writing FAQ)]
• How do I go about submitting short stories? [Mary Soon Lee]
• What to include [Harold Underdown]
• Multiple submissions [Harold Underdown]
• What's a query? [Marcia Yudkin]
• Can I fax or E-mail a query? [Marcia Yudkin]
• Do I need to enclose an SASE? [Marcia Yudkin]
• Should I include a cover letter? [Mary Soon Lee]
• 3 Steps for Successful Query Letters [Michael Banks]
• Queries - How to interest an editor who already has too much to read. [Crawford Kilian]
• Sample Magazine Article Query Letter [D.G. Hembroff (FidoNet Writing FAQ)]
• Thoughts on the Importance of Queries [D.G. Hembroff (FidoNet Writing FAQ)]
• Lary Crews on Query Letters [D.G. Hembroff (FidoNet Writing FAQ)]
• How To Write Great Queries Without Resorting To Threats, Bribery or Coercion [Wendy Keller]
• Harlequin Editor Defines The Elusive Query Letter [DFW Writers Workshop]
• Querying by E-Mail [Wordsmith's Webbook]
• Writing The Query Letter And The Art Of Seduction [Emilie Jane Conroy]
• - SFWA faq #1 for beginning writers [SFWA]
  (Includes: what to put in cover letter; submitting manuscripts on disk; 12-point courier versus 10-point courier; packaging for sending novel manuscript; what goes in the cover letter)
• - SFWA faq #2 for beginning writers [SFWA]
  (Includes: cover letter details; how long to wait for response from editor; facts about advances and royalties; how word count is determined; size definitions for novels and novellas; appropriate lengths for novels; simultaneous submissions)
• COMMON WORRIES [Marcia Yudkin]
• How do I prevent people from stealing my ideas? [Marcia Yudkin]
• How long do I normally have to wait for a reply? [Marcia Yudkin]
• What if I've never published anything yet? [Marcia Yudkin]
• Can I ask an editor for more money? [Marcia Yudkin]
• Are multiple submissions OK? [Marcia Yudkin]
• On waiting for editors to respond [A.L. Sirois]
• Writer' s POV - Writer's Protocol: on multiple submissions [Christine Goff]
  

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PROPOSALS (IN-PERSON)

• How to Meet Editors without Ruining Your Career [Michael Banks]
  

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REJECTIONS (BOOKS/ARTICLES)

• On rejections [Patricia Duffy Novak]
• Why do I keep getting rejection letters? [Marcia Yudkin]
• Dealing with rejections [Lisa Silverthorne]
• Why Do Editors Reject Books [Thomas J. Colgan]
• why manuscripts get rejected [Kyle Phillips]
• Should I resubmit a rejected story? [Kyle Phillips]
  

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