Tag: querying
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Scientific vs. Fiction Publishing — The Same?
I mean this quite sincerely: Thank you, academia, for (mostly) preparing me for the agonizing pace of traditional publishing. In science, ideas can develop quickly, but their execution is slow. A typical molecular biology project looks something like this: secure collaborators, write a grant, wait six months for a review/score, wait some more to (hopefully)…
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Revisiting my first query attempt (circa 2019)
Querying a novel is a difficult thing to do. Indeed, I would argue it’s even more difficult to “get right” than actually, you know, writing the book. I’m sure there are a rare few out there who land representation from the very first query they jot down, but for the rest of us mere mortals,…
J.J. Kochmanski 