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Thinking About Self-Publishing? Are you thinking about self-publishing your next book? Do you have visions of your book on a prominent shelf in a large book retailer? Think again. Your book may be listed on Amazon, but retailers dislike self-published books. They have restocking problems and problems with the quality of the finished product (typos, editing, etc.) The bookstore market is a closed system that only deals with distributors and traditional book publishers. It’s why…
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What’s the deal with word counts? Have you ever pondered whether your work-in-progress is stretching too long or coming up short? Occasionally, we receive a submission that we must turn away because the manuscript doesn’t fit the expected length for its genre, being either excessively lengthy or disappointingly brief. Steve Laube recently shared a detailed set of word count guidelines on his blog. Keep in mind that this list is NOT set in stone, but…
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