Traditional Publishing

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

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    Latest: Agents. big soft moose, Feb 4, 2025

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    Latest: First Publisher Rights balgay, Dec 19, 2024

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  1. deadrats

    Rejection, rejection, rejection...

    deadrats, Aug 19, 2016 ... 242 243 244
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    Woodstock Writer
    Apr 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
  2. Teladan

    Towards That Place - Non-fiction Proposal on the Right Track?

    Teladan, Mar 31, 2025
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    102
    Teladan
    Mar 31, 2025
  3. Mish

    Publishing mix n match

    Mish, Nov 21, 2024
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    489
    big soft moose
    Nov 23, 2024
  4. thelonelyauthor

    Authors deemed « too attractive »?

    thelonelyauthor, Nov 20, 2024 ... 2
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    Not the Territory
    Nov 22, 2024
  5. Estragon64

    Unusual submission procedure?

    Estragon64, Mar 27, 2024
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    1,127
    Estragon64
    Oct 3, 2024
  6. WNP

    Pegasus Publishers

    WNP, Aug 23, 2024
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    1,105
    WNP
    Aug 26, 2024
  7. balgay

    Printing Coffee Table Book

    balgay, Aug 13, 2024
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    533
    balgay
    Aug 16, 2024
  8. Aceldama

    Publishing poetry

    Aceldama, Aug 13, 2024
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    Aceldama
    Aug 13, 2024
  9. Hublocker

    One sentence pitch?

    Hublocker, Aug 4, 2024
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    318
    Hammer
    Aug 4, 2024
  10. Naomasa298

    Best short story magazines

    Naomasa298, Oct 28, 2019
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    Seven Crowns
    Jun 18, 2024
  11. Woodstock Writer

    Pulling a story out of publication

    Woodstock Writer, Oct 29, 2023
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    Woodstock Writer
    Jun 2, 2024
  12. gogosse
    Locked

    The Traditional African Fashion: An Elegant Blend of History and Culture

    gogosse, May 14, 2024
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    big soft moose
    May 24, 2024
  13. deadrats

    The First Line

    deadrats, Jun 14, 2023 ... 2 3 4
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    FFBurwick
    May 17, 2024
  14. Mish

    List of publishers

    Mish, Apr 20, 2024
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    Mish
    Apr 21, 2024
  15. J.T. Woody

    Hard To Place Short Stories

    J.T. Woody, Mar 18, 2024
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    763
    deadrats
    Mar 19, 2024
  16. deadrats

    1st draft of new query

    deadrats, Mar 16, 2024
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    Homer Potvin
    Mar 16, 2024
  17. TheBear0002

    Access to Single NPD BookScan Report: Is it possible?

    TheBear0002, Mar 2, 2024
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    TheBear0002
    Mar 2, 2024
  18. Teladan

    Submission Process Non-fiction Book

    Teladan, Feb 21, 2024
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    1,327
    Teladan
    Feb 22, 2024
  19. Estragon64

    Question re: revise and resubmit

    Estragon64, Jan 26, 2024
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    deadrats
    Jan 27, 2024
  20. Hublocker

    What happens on a book tour?

    Hublocker, Dec 14, 2023
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    deadrats
    Dec 14, 2023
  21. deadrats

    When did you set your sights on publishing?

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

    How early to start pushing upcoming release?

    Hublocker, Dec 1, 2023
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    w. bogart
    Dec 7, 2023
  23. Estragon64

    My Complicated Plan

    Estragon64, Dec 5, 2023
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    703
    deadrats
    Dec 5, 2023
  24. Writerlife028

    Submission Process Changing pen name on a published work?

    Writerlife028, Dec 2, 2023
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    Catriona Grace
    Dec 3, 2023
  25. Hublocker

    Stoked!

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

    Subscribers, print run, and readership

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

    Submitting Poetry with dates?

    J.T. Woody, Sep 14, 2023
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    Username Required
    Oct 7, 2023
  28. 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
  29. Murkie

    Social Media, Website, etc...

    Murkie, Sep 30, 2023
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    930
    Not the Territory
    Oct 2, 2023
  30. PádraigAgScríobh

    Submission Process Blurb

    PádraigAgScríobh, Sep 14, 2023
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    PádraigAgScríobh
    Sep 14, 2023
  31. theusual

    How many agents do you submit to?

    theusual, Sep 3, 2023
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    1,082
    PiP
    Sep 5, 2023
  32. 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
  33. Hublocker

    They are publishing my book in spring 2024

    Hublocker, Aug 23, 2023
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    899
    Catriona Grace
    Aug 23, 2023
  34. Frazer MacDonald

    Words Matter Publishing

    Frazer MacDonald, Jan 7, 2018
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    5,578
    w. bogart
    Aug 15, 2023
  35. 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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    756
    J.T. Woody
    Aug 8, 2023
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