In this intro episode YA author Bethany Alcott will help me answer questions about imprints and Big 5 publishers, the difference between traditional, self-publishing, and hybrid-publishing, querying agents, dying on submission, and many more!

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Things we mentioned:

• Jane Friedman’s blog
• Jane Friedman’s book, The Business of Being a Writer, 2nd Edition
• Karin Gillespie’s series of posts exploring the three modes of publishing: 1. traditional publishing (big), 2. trad publishing (medium to small) and 3. self-publishing and hybrid
• Rachelle Gardner’s threads post
• How to Write a Stand-Out Query Letter
• How to Find the Right Literary Agent
• What I Learned from 90 Queries

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