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July 21, 2005
Agent 007 on Publishing
I've been following this blog for the last couple of days. It really is a must read for any author, self publishing or not. The blog is written by an anonymous agent somewhere in the US. Take a look:
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
The Secret Lives of Editors, Part 3: THE POWER OF THE FOLDER
FACT #1: 90% OF BOOKS ARE BOUGHT BASED ON THE COVER LETTER
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood a beautiful day for a publisher…
Hmm. What is it like when a submission lands on an editor’s desk at a major publisher? Let me take you undercover and show you…
The first mail call of the day, usually between 10:00 and 11:00 am. Many submissions arrive. Some are unagented. There are a few naïve (I mean, ambitious) editorial assistants out there who will open and read these true ‘slush’ packages. More and more, however, publishers have a strict policy: Return it unopened with a form letter stating that it has not been read. Wouldn’t want to be accused of stealing someone’s really bad idea.
The assistant logs the legitimate (i.e. agented) submissions into some sort of database depending on that particular....
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Posted by Andreas at July 21, 2005 10:54 AM
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