Sometimes when you read books you see on the first page a quote from a songtext or a poem before the actual novel starts. I have this great songlyrics quote that i think perfectly suit my story and I wonder if I should sent it along with the manuscript when I submit it or is it something that is added only once you're ms has been approved and is ready to be printed? Somebody out there who knows how these things work?
You will have to have written permission from the copyright owner before you can use the lyrics at all. If you insist on doing this, I would leave it out of the manuscript, and then bring it up with the publisher (with proof of permission) when and if your manuscript is accepted.
