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Agent in Your Pocket: The Worst Thing You Can Do While On Submission

Literary Agent Jessica Berg offers advice about what writers should and should not be doing while their agent has their book on submission.
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Agent in Your Pocket: The Worst Thing You Can Do While On Submission

Literary Agent Jessica Berg offers advice about what writers should and should not be doing while their agent has their book on submission.

Writer's Digest

Know Your Article Usage Rights

Freelancer Matthew Adams breaks down common article usage rights found in contracts, including first serial rights, work for hire, and more.
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Know Your Article Usage Rights

Freelancer Matthew Adams breaks down common article usage rights found in contracts, including first serial rights, work for hire, and more.

Writer's Digest
Know Your Article Usage Rights

Freelancer Matthew Adams breaks down common article usage rights found in contracts, including first serial rights, work for hire, and more.

Writer's Digest

Successful Queries: Ayla Zuraw-Friedland, Jacqueline Young, and “It’s Hard to Be an Animal,” by Robert Isaacs

Find two successful queries for It's Hard to Be an Animal, by Robert Isaacs, and why it's sometimes better to follow your gut.
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Successful Queries: Ayla Zuraw-Friedland, Jacqueline Young, and “It's Hard to Be an Animal,” by Robert Isaacs

Find two successful queries for It's Hard to Be an Animal, by Robert Isaacs, and why it's sometimes better to follow your gut.

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Successful Queries: Ayla Zuraw-Friedland, Jacqueline Young, and “It’s Hard to Be an Animal,” by Robert Isaacs

Find two successful queries for It's Hard to Be an Animal, by Robert Isaacs, and why it's sometimes better to follow your gut.
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Successful Queries: Ayla Zuraw-Friedland, Jacqueline Young, and “It's Hard to Be an Animal,” by Robert Isaacs

Find two successful queries for It's Hard to Be an Animal, by Robert Isaacs, and why it's sometimes better to follow your gut.

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Successful Queries: Ayla Zuraw-Friedland, Jacqueline Young, and “It's Hard to Be an Animal,” by Robert Isaacs

Find two successful queries for It's Hard to Be an Animal, by Robert Isaacs, and why it's sometimes better to follow your gut.

Writer's Digest

How to Network as a Journalist

Journalist Alison Hill breaks down how (and why) to network as a journalist, including how to talk (and listen) as you network with others.
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How to Network as a Journalist

Journalist Alison Hill breaks down how (and why) to network as a journalist, including how to talk (and listen) as you network with others.

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How to Network as a Journalist

Journalist Alison Hill breaks down how (and why) to network as a journalist, including how to talk (and listen) as you network with others.

Writer's Digest