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Hya Eric:
After a working lifetime at the sharp end and, for the past decade, heading the wee editorial team at a tremendously selective small indie that's always considered unsolicited and unagented submissions, I couldn't agree more with that piece.
And I'll take it an extra mile. Not only should wannabes read, read, read ... they also make a point of reading some released books by the publisher or agency they're submitting to if they're at all serious.
I don't need a receipt to prove they've done this -- I can tell in short order from a mere submission of synopsis and partial ms whether it's been properly targeted and adjusted as per by an author who means business and has taken the trouble to read some of our stuff before sticking his neck out and risking a quick chopper-job.
Best. Neil
PS: Here's karma to ya for such an important link. N
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