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Caroline Fernandez

Query Tips from a Publisher

Here at Common Deer Press we value uncommon stories, which is why we have put together this list of query tips from a publisher to help...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: Grammar Guidance, Form Rejections, Encountering Critics

Oh, hello again, readers! This week’s web content roundup is full of guidance from folks in the publishing business. We’ve got grammar...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: Accessibility in Publishing, Tips for Content Generation, and the Teen Writing Scene

Welcome back! This week’s roundup of book-related content from across the vast domain of the internet includes an update on funding for...

Emily Stewart

Around The Web: Querying, Black Sci-Fi, Comic Mentorship & Summer Reading

Welcome back, readers! Things have begun to open up again, and whether you’ve ventured out or you’re still holding fast at home, there’s...

Adam Rocke

So You Wanna Be A Writer—Part 7 by Adam Rocke

Besides the material you’re trying (hoping!) to publish or sell, a query letter is the most important document you will ever write. If...

Ellie Sipila

What Happens When... The Query Edition

[WARNING: We are very likely to go off on a few tangents here because...well, it's Ellie writing. If you have small kids in the tub or a...