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Ask the Editor: What happens between an editor liking a manuscript to them making an offer? How many people have to agree?

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Caroline Hogg has worked in publishing for almost ten years, at Little, Brown Book Group and more recently at Avon, HarperCollins. In February she'll be joining Pan Macmillan as Senior Commissioning Editor for Commercial … [Read more...] about Ask the Editor: What happens between an editor liking a manuscript to them making an offer? How many people have to agree?

The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – It’s Who You Know . . .

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Like any competitive industry, publishing can, at times, be about who you know and the contacts you make. What I want to know is just how much contact you have to have before you go in' for the kill’ with your pitch? Take … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – It’s Who You Know . . .

Ask the Editor: Do you look for specific styles and trends in a book or does it really just come down to a great story?

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Welcome to the first in our brand new series: Ask the Editor! Caroline Hogg has worked in publishing for almost ten years, at Little, Brown Book Group and more recently at Avon, HarperCollins. In February she'll be joining Pan … [Read more...] about Ask the Editor: Do you look for specific styles and trends in a book or does it really just come down to a great story?