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- From: johnh@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (John J Humpal)
- Subject: Re: Misc.writing Recommended Booklist
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.183112.6769@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
- Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
- References: <Bs7HpL.14s@apollo.hp.com> <Bs7o84.Hx4@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 18:31:12 GMT
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- In article <Bs7o84.Hx4@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> mjanzen@healthy.uwaterloo.ca (Michael Edward Janzen) writes:
- >I've done a bit of reading lately, and there is disagreement
- >regarding multiple submissions. It seems logical to me to
- >send copies to at least a few publishers to start, since I
- >hear it may be necessary to send a manuscript to a couple
- >dozen (or more) places before anyone shows interest, yet I
- >hear that publishers are less likely to read a multiple
- >submission! So what do I do?
- >
-
- You do research! The most important task, after you have written
- something you want to publish, is to research the market. Some publishers
- have no problem with multiple submissions, others won't even look at a
- multiple submission. Get the _Writer's Market_ or the "Dustbook" and do
- some reading. You won't regret it.
-
- --
- -John
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- John J. Humpal -- johnh@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu -- short .sig, std. disclaimer
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