Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

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6:30p

страшный литературный бизнес The Devil's Publishing Dictionary Advance - a sum paid to the author's agent after contract signing, as soon as the editor puts in a payment request to accounting, which is misplaced for three weeks to three months, re-requested, routed to senior editor for approval, misplaced again or completely forgotten until agent's fourth inquiry... .... Agent - that person an author pays 15% of their writing income. The agent in return lives in New York, makes many phone calls, eats lunch with editors, goes to industry conferences and keeps the author away from the editor... .... Editor - 1) a sadomasochist; 2)) a kind but crazy person who makes a career out of working with authors to improve their manuscripts; listens to their lies, tantrums and crying fits; extends their deadlines... И продолжение: http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2007/01/dpb-ii.html (3 Comments | Comment on this)

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