Traditional Publishing

Discuss the aspects of getting published, finding the right publisher, acquiring an agent, or any other aspect of publishing.

  1. Agent Discussion

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    Latest: Seeking Advice on a Publisher's Offer Medazza, Nov 4, 2023

  2. Publisher Discussion

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    Latest: Can I writer request an advance after a book is published? Homer Potvin, Mar 14, 2024

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  1. deadrats

    Rejection, rejection, rejection...

    deadrats, Aug 19, 2016 ... 234 235 236
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    Woodstock Writer
    Apr 25, 2024 at 7:12 AM
  2. Mish

    List of publishers

    Mish, Apr 20, 2024
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    253
    Mish
    Apr 21, 2024
  3. Estragon64

    Unusual submission procedure?

    Estragon64, Mar 27, 2024
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    342
    deadrats
    Apr 1, 2024
  4. J.T. Woody

    Hard To Place Short Stories

    J.T. Woody, Mar 18, 2024
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    266
    deadrats
    Mar 19, 2024
  5. deadrats

    1st draft of new query

    deadrats, Mar 16, 2024
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    150
    Homer Potvin
    Mar 16, 2024
  6. TheBear0002

    Access to Single NPD BookScan Report: Is it possible?

    TheBear0002, Mar 2, 2024
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    202
    TheBear0002
    Mar 2, 2024
  7. Teladan

    Submission Process Non-fiction Book

    Teladan, Feb 21, 2024
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    6
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    326
    Teladan
    Feb 22, 2024
  8. Woodstock Writer

    Pulling a story out of publication

    Woodstock Writer, Oct 29, 2023
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    745
    Woodstock Writer
    Feb 11, 2024
  9. deadrats

    The First Line

    deadrats, Jun 14, 2023 ... 2 3 4
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    deadrats
    Feb 10, 2024
  10. Estragon64

    Question re: revise and resubmit

    Estragon64, Jan 26, 2024
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    403
    deadrats
    Jan 27, 2024
  11. Hublocker

    What happens on a book tour?

    Hublocker, Dec 14, 2023
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    424
    deadrats
    Dec 14, 2023
  12. deadrats

    When did you set your sights on publishing?

    deadrats, Nov 27, 2023
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    w. bogart
    Dec 7, 2023
  13. Hublocker

    How early to start pushing upcoming release?

    Hublocker, Dec 1, 2023
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    292
    w. bogart
    Dec 7, 2023
  14. Estragon64

    My Complicated Plan

    Estragon64, Dec 5, 2023
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    335
    deadrats
    Dec 5, 2023
  15. Writerlife028

    Submission Process Changing pen name on a published work?

    Writerlife028, Dec 2, 2023
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    420
    Catriona Grace
    Dec 3, 2023
  16. Hublocker

    Stoked!

    Hublocker, Oct 13, 2023
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    PiP
    Oct 13, 2023
  17. deadrats

    Subscribers, print run, and readership

    deadrats, Aug 25, 2023
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    608
    Catriona Grace
    Oct 7, 2023
  18. J.T. Woody

    Submitting Poetry with dates?

    J.T. Woody, Sep 14, 2023
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    452
    Username Required
    Oct 7, 2023
  19. Username Required

    For those who regularly get short stories published…

    Username Required, Jul 18, 2023 ... 2
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    Username Required
    Oct 4, 2023
  20. Murkie

    Social Media, Website, etc...

    Murkie, Sep 30, 2023
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    460
    Not the Territory
    Oct 2, 2023
  21. PádraigAgScríobh

    Submission Process Blurb

    PádraigAgScríobh, Sep 14, 2023
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    PádraigAgScríobh
    Sep 14, 2023
  22. theusual

    How many agents do you submit to?

    theusual, Sep 3, 2023
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    620
    PiP
    Sep 5, 2023
  23. Madman

    Sensitive or controversial content when looking to publish?

    Madman, Jun 2, 2022 ... 2 3
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    J.T. Woody
    Sep 5, 2023
  24. Hublocker

    They are publishing my book in spring 2024

    Hublocker, Aug 23, 2023
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    584
    Catriona Grace
    Aug 23, 2023
  25. Frazer MacDonald

    Words Matter Publishing

    Frazer MacDonald, Jan 7, 2018
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    w. bogart
    Aug 15, 2023
  26. J.T. Woody

    what would make a publisher/author change cover and title before release?

    J.T. Woody, Aug 8, 2023
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    J.T. Woody
    Aug 8, 2023
  27. Estragon64

    Leveraging a publishing offer

    Estragon64, Jul 30, 2023
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    593
    w. bogart
    Aug 1, 2023
  28. deadrats

    Becoming a slush reader

    deadrats, Jul 21, 2023
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    658
    Not the Territory
    Jul 25, 2023
  29. Sarah Naidoo

    Should I change the last paragraph?

    Sarah Naidoo, Jul 12, 2023
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    evild4ve
    Jul 12, 2023
  30. theusual

    How do you get the motivation to submit to agents

    theusual, Jul 2, 2023
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    544
    w. bogart
    Jul 3, 2023
  31. Marscaleb

    How do I know if my story is worth trying to publish?

    Marscaleb, Apr 27, 2023
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    624
    trevorD
    May 3, 2023
  32. montecarlo

    Twist and Twain

    montecarlo, Feb 5, 2023
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    923
    w. bogart
    Apr 17, 2023
  33. DtheB

    Contract advice much needed!

    DtheB, Apr 9, 2023
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    650
    big soft moose
    Apr 9, 2023
  34. AntPoems

    Clarkesworld closing to submissions because of AI stories

    AntPoems, Feb 20, 2023 ... 2 3
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    2,862
    ps102
    Feb 25, 2023
  35. Username Required
    Locked

    Submission Process Non-PC short stories?

    Username Required, Feb 3, 2023
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    1,273
    Seven Crowns
    Feb 6, 2023
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