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How to Query a Publisher

Recently my press was mentioned in an author’s listing for publishers seeking submissions. It’s a great thing, truly. I am not complaining. The more submissions the better. The number of queries we received (so far) in the month of March is 75% more than the number of queries we receive in the month of February. … Read more

Writing Tips – Query

One of my duties as editor with a small traditional publisher is to review submissions. Like most publishers we receive many, many, sometimes hundreds of submissions. Because we are a smaller press the majority of our submissions are unsolicited. Unsolicited means that the book does not have an agent representing the author and recommending the … Read more