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Querying Literary Agents, Part 1: Big Five Dreams or Indie Vibes?
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Welcome to the first installment of a four-part series on querying literary agents. In this episode, we explore the pros and cons of publishing with a Big Five publisher versus an independent press. Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, traditionally publishing or submitting directly to publishers, this episode will help you clarify your publishing goals.
Plus: A roundup of the latest publishing news, including the growing backlash against tech giants using books to train AI.
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Overthinking Couch Topics:
- The Big Five publishers: what they offer and what you give up.
- Independent presses: creative freedom and community.
- Why authors might choose commercial reach vs. a passionate niche.
- Important questions to ask yourself before querying.
- Ep 84: Query Letters vs Book Proposals - Writing Break
- Ep 68: Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing - Writing Break
- Publishers Accepting Unagented Manuscripts
- Crown Publishing Group Launches Book Imprint Dedicated to Black Voices
- OpenAI copyright lawsuits from authors, New York Times consolidated in Manhattan
- French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training
- ‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’ | Books | The Guardian
- Free Style Sheet Templates
- Free Writing Tips
Music licensed from Storyblocks.
124 episodes
Manage episode 475804820 series 3313731
Welcome to the first installment of a four-part series on querying literary agents. In this episode, we explore the pros and cons of publishing with a Big Five publisher versus an independent press. Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, traditionally publishing or submitting directly to publishers, this episode will help you clarify your publishing goals.
Plus: A roundup of the latest publishing news, including the growing backlash against tech giants using books to train AI.
🛋️
Overthinking Couch Topics:
- The Big Five publishers: what they offer and what you give up.
- Independent presses: creative freedom and community.
- Why authors might choose commercial reach vs. a passionate niche.
- Important questions to ask yourself before querying.
- Ep 84: Query Letters vs Book Proposals - Writing Break
- Ep 68: Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing - Writing Break
- Publishers Accepting Unagented Manuscripts
- Crown Publishing Group Launches Book Imprint Dedicated to Black Voices
- OpenAI copyright lawsuits from authors, New York Times consolidated in Manhattan
- French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training
- ‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’ | Books | The Guardian
- Free Style Sheet Templates
- Free Writing Tips
Music licensed from Storyblocks.
124 episodes
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