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Old 03-01-2008, 10:20 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Gudy View Post
Hmm, 1, 2, and 5 strike me as eminently reasonable, but I don't quite see how 3 and 4 necessarily obtain if your plan, e.g. is to go it alone and without whatever benefits editors and publishers might get you in exchange for what looks like large amounts of money and frustration.
Heinlein was specifically addressing the case where you intended to sell what you wrote to a publisher that bought such things. It does not cover the current possibility of selling directly to readers. The question there is whether you can do that and make a living at it.
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