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Go to "How to write a novel in 100 days"
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Terms a writer should know: |
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Advance
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Money that a publisher pays a writer prior to the publication of a book. |
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Agent |
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Someone who sells your work to a publishing house for a fee of 10% or 15% of the writer's entire income from the work. |
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Book Proposal |
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Package submitted to an agent, editor or publisher for consideration; usually includes a cover letter, synopsis, outline, sample chapters and a SASE. |
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Copy |
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Written material of a manuscript. |
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Cover letter |
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A brief letter accompanying a manuscript containing a paragraph about you and a paragraph about the manuscript. |
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Final draft |
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The last version of a polished manuscript ready for submission to an agent, editor or publisher. |
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Genre |
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Type of fiction, such as horror, romance, western, etc. |
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Manuscript |
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Should be typed/computer printed, double-spaced, with pages numbered. |
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Query |
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A letter to an editor or agent designed to capture interest in a piece you propose to write or have written. Be sure to include a SASE.
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Reading fee |
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Money charged by some agents to look at your work. |
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Rough draft |
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Written manuscript not checked for errors or not complete. |
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Royalty |
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Percentage paid by a publisher to a writer for each copy of work sold. |
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SASE |
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Self-addressed, stamped envelope. A must with every query or proposal |
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Simultaneous submission |
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Material sent to several agents, editors or publishers at the same time.
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Slush pile |
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Editor’s term for their collection of unsolicited manuscripts. |
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Synopsis |
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Brief summary of a story or novel |
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Unsolicited manuscript |
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Material sent without an editor’s request. |
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Vanity publisher |
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You pay them to publish your book. |
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