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Where can I publish poems I translated to Pali?
I have been studying Sanskrit for 6 years, and have published short stories in magazines. I recently became interested in Pali and translated some classical English poems to Pali.
But unlike Sanskrit ...
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Should you publish your book online for feedback?
This is a question I've had in my mind and have been a bit curious about. Let's say I finish writing a novel but before publishing it, I want to get feedback on it. Should I publish it online ...
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Is posting writings online worthwhile?
I've written a lot of short stories, which I'm thinking of publishing. However, I've been trying to find blogs (e.g. Wordpress, Wattpad, etc.) to get some kind of feedback about my works and to ...
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How long does a poetry book have to be?
I'm currently working on a poetry book which is meant to be short in length.
To help be gauge how much material is required, what is the norm for the length of a medium-format (A5 page size) book of ...
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How much of my book should I finish before sending manuscript to publisher?
I am writing a secondary school textbook.
The book fills a niche subject area, and I'm replacing a book that went out-of-print and is wildly out-of-date.
My question is, how much of the textbook ...
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Is it acceptable for a published short story to serve later as the prologue of a novel?
If I was to publish an original short story to get feedback for a concept and characters, would publishers find it distasteful if I then wanted to include the same text later as the prologue part of a ...
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Publishing Contract - Unsure about the legal wording
So I've just been sent through a publishing contract for my debut novel. I don't have a literary agent as I submitted straight to the publisher. They liked the manuscript and have sent me a contract ...
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Is emailing an original idea to oneself using Gmail a foolproof way to timestamp it?
"one easy way to timestamp an idea is to email it to yourself using something like gmail. Since you are not able to falsify gmail's timestamps, you can use it as evidence of the timing of an idea&...
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Creative control
I'm thinking about traditionally publishing my work. I have a few uncertainties/questions regarding creative control. I'm fine with editors influencing my character's names, book titles, and book ...
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Where should I look for editing and publishing?
I have finally finished my first book, but I'm not quite sure where to look for editing or publishing. I'm interested in traditional publishing, but from what I've heard and read, I need an agency for ...
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A Medium publication contacted me at my Medium blog and asked for one of my published articles for free. Might they pay if I negotiated for that?
A nonprofit magazine called NFT (Nerd For Tech) with a Medium account (https://editorialteamnft.medium.com/) and its own website (https://www.nerdfortech.org/) contacted me out of the blue at my ...
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Could you publish something handwritten?
Recently, a friend of mine wrote a book, handwritten. She doesn't have the heart to type the three-hundred pages that she painfully wrote for two years. I really want to help her, can anyone tell me a ...
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What is the minimum age for publishing an audiobook on ACX?
I am looking to publish an audiobook on ACX, and I am 13 years old. Is there any age restriction on publishing an audiobook on ACX? For example, during registration, it asks me if I hold a US tax ID ...
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Editing question for novel, about indentation, double spacing and page size
I'm getting close to finishing a novel and looking through online guides for the formatting process. From what I've seen, everyone is strongly recommending double spacing and an indentation of .5inch/...
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Medium platform - how do you withdraw your draft article from consideration at a publication?
I am new to Medium and submitted a link of my draft article to a Medium publication 4 days ago (via an online form). I have not heard back from the editor with a decision. I want to submit the link of ...
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Is it possible to self-publish while also signed up to a publisher?
Is it possible to be signed up to a publisher but to also self publish? I am currently working with a publisher but in the future I would quite like to write a book series and the publishers do not ...
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Is it legal to write about a video game universe with just changed names? [duplicate]
Let's say I want to publish a novel that deals with a fictional character within a video game universe (for example TloZ Ocarine of Time). The background, the events and the races within the story are ...
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Can I grant non-exclusive rights on a non-fiction book?
I've written a short historical account on a local 17th Century shipwreck which I have been serialising on a Facebook group.
Given the very positive response I would like to publish as a small book ...
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Should a writer avoid publishing a book that replaces one the publisher put out of print?
I am writing a textbook serving a very niche field.
There was one textbook for the subject area, but its fallen out of print 10 years ago, and I think the info is 30 years out-of-date. I found the ...
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Can I self-publish in some countries and work with a publisher for another country?
I am creating a series of books. I'll be ready to publish the first in one month, then have about 20-30 more that will be done across the span of the next year or two.
I'd prefer to self-publish on ...
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Will a literary agent reject a book that is longer than the average word count?
I'm currently writing a book that goes much, much more than the average word count. (My children's novel is at least 80k words). My targeted audience would be 8-13 years old.
Will an agent reject a ...
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What should I do with this? [duplicate]
So like, I received a message from "Author Liaison Representative" in Wattpad.
The thing said:
Hello Mimiko-nyan,
My name is Tika. I'm an Author Liaison representative, representing W e b n ...
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What are the Best Practices for Developing Content for a Product-Promotion Website? [closed]
For products that are already listed in marketplace, what would be the best practice in sourcing content for a blog-style website that reviews, compares, and promotes such listed products with a view ...
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Include book cover in query letter to agent?
I'm emailing a few agents about a novel I wrote. Typical query letter, attaching a summary and the first three chapters, as they request.
I happen to have commissioned a book cover for the novel, ...
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Does the fact that an old work was republished later affect the public domain status?
I want to use large excerpts from an old book in the textbook I am writing (e.g. 500-1000 word chunks at a time taken). These will serve as primary sources for the students to analyze.
The first ...
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How should I even start the publishing process at a young age?
So I am currently writing a book, I have recently had a lot of writers block and don't know how I want my story to reach it's big ending. But also within this problem when I do have my book ready I ...
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How can I confirm that my book title isn't already taken?
I am writing a book that I plan to self-publish through Amazon's self-publishing service.
My book is non-fiction. Searching Amazon.com, I could not find any other book with my title, yet it seems a ...
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Publisher not responding to last email
I sent a book proposal to a publisher back in June 2020. The publisher responded that they liked the book and it went through successfully the first round of review. There is a second round of review ...
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Is it appropriate for me to write about the pandemic?
I'm a young writer who has been writing a story centring around a teenager's life and how it's changed via the coronavirus. She was skeptical about the legitimacy of the Pandemic until an important ...
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Would it be wiser to debut with your side-project with a smaller publisher, over your main-project with a big publisher?
I've been seeing comments on the tightening window/acceptance for debut authors with planned-series since December 2019, especially now with the economy contracting even more due to Covid19 for the ...
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Is it best to fully reveal a backstory in the first book?
I am currently writing the second book in my fantasy series that I plan on publishing, and I have asked a similar question like this before concerning a different character. I couldn’t take answers ...
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Website that pays for writing fairly
About a month ago, I stumbled upon a website that claims to pay writers fairly and transparently out of advertising revenue. For the life of me, I cannot remember the name of the site, and after ...
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How long can a Children's Novel be?
I'm currently writing a realism fantasy novel targeted for a 9-12 age group. Since it became so long(the first draft turned out to be at least 90,000 words), I figured it would be best to split the ...
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How much can you change a self-published book for it to count as a "new" book in the eyes of a traditional publisher?
I have a book that is nearing completion. Because the current circumstances might increase interest in the book and also the Christmas sale is coming, I would like if it would be a good idea to self-...
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Should multiple chapters share the same page?
Now that my memoir is published, I notice how there are multiple chapters beginning sharing the same page that the previous chapter ended on. I don't like how it looks at all. Looking at other author'...
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When two authors write a book, what order should I put them in?
Me and my friend are currently writing a Sci-fi novel. When we publish it, we want both of our names to be on the cover. Do I have to put our names in alphabetically, or some order?
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I'm writing a book on my life, what publishers look into these type of books?
Im a Mexican/American by the border of South Texas. I have a real story to tell from crime to redemption what publishing companies publish these type of books?
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Should I be concerned about covering the same stuff in multiple self-help books?
I currently don't work with a writing mentor, and was wondering if I should worry about covering the same things in multiple books on the same subject for self help. I'm basically going through the ...
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Illegal activities in autobiography [closed]
So I want to write a self-help book on how I became Rich from being poor I want to write about my struggles from when I was poor which is including stealing for groceries and other things that I ...
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Can I include my published short story as a chapter to my new book?
I hope you can help me. Back in 2018 I had my short story published by a publishing house. He insisted that there was no need for a contract even if I asked for one. He tried to print my book but ...
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Can I publish both with Apple Books and Amazon?
I want to publish my book both through Apple Books and Amazon. Is this allowed? Or if I choose to provide my book through Apple, then I am obligated to not sell it through any other platform?
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Fan-non fiction market appeal
I found the discussion of flat vs round characters in the answer to this post pretty interesting: Example of a fictional story without any characters (the story being 1000+ words). Borrowing this ...
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Is it acceptable to put the period after the quotation mark?
As a programmer, it always bothered me when the period was inside the quotation marks, like so:
His nickname was "Quincy."
I'd much prefer to do it this way:
His nickname was "Quincy&...
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I feel like people would mock me for trying to become an author at 12, what should I do?
So, I'm writing a few books at the moment. I really want to become an author when I'm older, but I'm much too shy to email a proper author about what to do or show it to many people. I really feel ...
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My book has a similar characters as the book The One and Only Ivan. Will I get in trouble if I publish my book? [duplicate]
We have completely different plots, I have several characters that are similar but different to each other. The One and Only Ivan had a gorilla, elephant, and dog, while I have a chimpanzee, elephant, ...
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What order do I start seeking editors
I have completed writing my first novel. What order should I start putting it in front of editors (copy, development, structural, etc.) before submitting it to an agent or publisher?
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When Truth Meets Fiction [duplicate]
Is there such a category in books as a fictional memoir (tales about one's own life with exaggerated elements included for entertainment)?
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How to write under a complete separate identity - pseudonym, pen name - everything?
I want to write under an identity that is not traceable back to me, so that people may not scrutinize me from my writing - neighbors, employers, coworkers - you know. Is there any foolproof way in ...
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Can I publish a book with the poems on my website?
I have posted my poems on my website. For a long time, I have been doing this. Now, can I publish a book with the same poems which I had shared on the Internet.
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If unstated, do literary magazines generally publish work submitted by minors?
Unless a literary magazine/journal is looking for work from a certain age range (ex. the teen experience, 20 to 30-year-olds), I rarely see age restrictions under submission guidelines. If unspecified,...
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