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How Long Does It Take to Go From Idea to Publishing a Book?

Editor Robert Lee Brewer explains that the publishing journey looks different for everyone, but there are a few things authors can do to help themselves through the process.

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Should Writers Pay Submission Fees?Robert Lee Brewer
13 Things You Should Not Say to an Agent or Editor in a Pitch or Query LetterRobert Lee Brewer
What Is an Editorial Calendar in Writing and Publishing?Robert Lee Brewer
What Are Submission Guidelines in Writing?Robert Lee Brewer
11 Pros and Cons of Writing for FreeRick Lauber
What Is an ARC in Publishing and Writing?Robert Lee Brewer
What Is BookBub (and Why Should Writers Care)?Robert Lee Brewer
Do You Find an Editor or Agent First?Robert Lee Brewer
10 Writing and Publishing Questions Answered by Literary Agent Barbara PoelleBarbara Poelle
How Do Writers Ask for Blurbs for Their Books?Robert Lee Brewer
Funny You Should Ask: What Is Going to Be the Next Big Trend in Fiction?Barbara Poelle
What Is a Blurb in Publishing?Robert Lee Brewer
Praying to the Red String and Other Publishing StrategiesR.L. Maizes
What Is the Slush Pile?Robert Lee Brewer
How Do Writers Get Paid for Their Writing?Robert Lee Brewer

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