Here’s a list of 100 common publishing terms and their definitions, including the meanings of ARC, high concept, simultaneous submissions, and so much more. While we try to explain them as we go, we often drop common publishing terms on t...
DPena said: ↑ Okay… I’m feeling like a bit of a schmuck right now. I have made it roughly halfway through my novel and realized that the economic system I’d kind of (not really) established just isn’t going to work...
Thank you all so much for your kind and thoughtful responses, and I’m sure you know how rarely online forums exude kindness. My mother died 15 years ago, and the manuscript boxes remained sealed until yesterday. I’ve been wrestling with...
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Chris Bohjalian’s newest book, The Red Lotus, was released this week. To celebrate, here’s Jessica Strawser’s 2014 interview with Chris Bohjalian in which they discuss his passion for the craft and his goal to never write the same bo...
[So, apologies in advance for redundancy. I admittedly already posted this, but the topic got kinda buried, and it was off topic anyways.] How would one go about putting diegetic music into literature? I suppose that term doesn’t quit...
Should I copyright my writing before submitting to agents and editors? Could they steal my story or ideas? How can I protect myself? We look at copyright here. Ask any serious creative freelancer (writing, photography, etc.) about rights, a...
Published poet Lucas Hunt shares his love of money and poetry and how he’s pursued both. Find the day jobs of a poet and the unexpected way poetry can lead to philanthropy. My object in living is to uniteMy avocation and my vocationAs my ...
As students, we are the future generation getting ready to take over the world (no pressure or anything). But it’s the truth. We are changemakers-in-training on the cusp of being released into the wild with the goal of making a difference...
Thanks all! While I agree that generally research is a good idea, I’m not sure I follow the logic. That might be my lack of understanding, of course. I should probably have stated, this is a short story not a novel. It’s hard SF...