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| Introduction | |
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| Nonfiction | |
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| Articles | |
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| What You Need to Submit | |
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| The Query Letter | |
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| Article query letter #1: nonfiction | |
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| Article query letter #2: nonfiction | |
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| Article query letter: nonfiction column | |
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| Query letter: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Electronic Queries | |
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| E-mail query | |
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| E-mail query: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Fax Queries | |
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| Follow-Up and Update Letters | |
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| Follow-up to query letter | |
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| Follow-up to article submission | |
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| Inquiry about late payment | |
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| Letter Offering Reprint Rights/Request for Guidelines Letter | |
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| Letter offering reprint rights | |
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| Request for guidelines letter: nonfiction | |
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| Reply Postcard | |
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| Reply postcards | |
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| The Article | |
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| Cover Letter | |
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| Electronic Cover Letter | |
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| Article cover letter: nonfiction | |
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| Article Manuscript | |
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| Article manuscript: nonfiction | |
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| Article manuscript, inside/end page: nonfiction | |
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| Sidebars | |
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| Article manuscript with sidebars: nonfiction | |
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| Article sidebar: nonfiction | |
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| Article sidebar, page 2: nonfiction | |
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| Electronic Article Manuscripts | |
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| Electronic manuscript submission | |
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| Submitting Photos and Graphics With Your Article | |
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| Caption list | |
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| Photo and graphic identification form | |
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| Submitting Information Graphic Material With Your Article | |
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| Information graphic text | |
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| Books | |
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| What You Need to Submit | |
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| Query to Agent | |
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| Electronic Query Letter to an Editor or Agent | |
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| Query letter to agent: nonfiction book | |
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| Query letter to agent: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Query to Book Editor | |
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| Query letter to book editor: nonfiction book | |
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| Query letter to book editor: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Book Proposals | |
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| Electronic Book Proposals | |
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| Cover Letter | |
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| Cover letter to agent: nonfiction book | |
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| Cover letter to editor: nonfiction book | |
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| Electronic Cover Letter | |
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| Cover Page | |
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| Cover page: nonfiction book proposal | |
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| Overview | |
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| Overview: nonfiction book proposal | |
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| Marketing Analysis | |
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| Marketing analysis: nonfiction book proposal | |
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| Competitive Analysis | |
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| Competitive analysis: nonfiction book proposal | |
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| Author Information | |
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| Author information: nonfiction book proposal | |
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| Chapter Outline | |
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| Chapter outline: nonfiction book proposal | |
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| Sample Chapter(s) | |
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| Sample chapters: nonfiction book proposal | |
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| Attachments | |
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| Attachments: nonfiction book proposal | |
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| Book Manuscript | |
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| Electronic Book Manuscript | |
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| Cover page: nonfiction book | |
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| Manuscript: nonfiction book | |
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| Sidebar, page 1: nonfiction book | |
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| Sidebar, page 2: nonfiction book | |
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| Front Matter | |
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| Table of Contents | |
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| Table of contents: nonfiction book | |
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| Dedications, Epigraphs and Inscriptions/Foreword | |
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| Dedication: nonfiction book | |
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| Epigraph: nonfiction book | |
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| Foreword: nonfiction book | |
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| Preface, Prologue, and Acknowledgments | |
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| Acknowledgments: nonfiction book | |
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| Back Matter | |
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| Endnotes: nonfiction book | |
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| Bibliography: nonfiction book | |
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| Glossary: nonfiction book | |
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| Short and Specialized Pieces | |
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| Fillers/Anecdotes | |
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| Filler/anecdote | |
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| Columns and Op-Eds | |
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| Personal Essays | |
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| Column/op-ed/personal essay | |
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| Radio and TV Commentaries | |
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| Radio and TV commentary | |
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| Fiction | |
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| Short Stories | |
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| What You Need to Submit | |
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| Request for Guidelines Letter | |
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| Request for guidelines letter: fiction | |
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| Cover Letter | |
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| Electronic Cover Letter | |
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| Short story cover letter | |
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| Cover letter: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Reply Postcards | |
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| Reply postcards | |
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| Short Story Manuscript | |
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| Electronic Short Story Manuscript | |
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| Short story manuscript: page 1 | |
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| Short story manuscript: last page | |
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| Novels | |
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| The Novel Proposal | |
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| Query Letter to Agent or Publisher | |
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| Electronic Query Letter to an Agent or Publisher | |
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| Query to agent: novel | |
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| Query to agent: novel page 2 | |
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| Query to agent: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Query to publisher: novel | |
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| Query to publisher: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Cover Letter | |
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| Electronic Cover Letter | |
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| Cover letter: novel proposal | |
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| Cover Page | |
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| Cover page: novel proposal | |
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| Table of Contents | |
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| Table of contents: novel proposal | |
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| Synopsis | |
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| Electronic Synopsis | |
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| Synopsis, page 1: novel proposal | |
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| Synopsis, page 2: novel proposal | |
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| Synopsis: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Outline | |
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| Electronic Outline | |
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| Outline: novel proposal | |
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| Outline: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Author Biography | |
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| Author biography information | |
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| Endorsements Page | |
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| Endorsements: novel proposal | |
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| The Novel Manuscript | |
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| Manuscript Pages | |
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| Electronic Novel Manuscript | |
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| Cover Letter | |
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| Cover letter: novel | |
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| Title Page | |
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| Title page: novel | |
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| Manuscript, page 1: novel | |
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| Manuscript, page 2: novel | |
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| Reply Postcard | |
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| Reply postcard: novel | |
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| Acknowledgments Page | |
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| Table of Contents | |
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| Acknowledgments: novel | |
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| Table of contents: novel | |
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| Dedication Page/Epigraph | |
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| dedication: novel | |
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| Epigraph: novel | |
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| Foreword/Preface | |
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| Foreword: novel | |
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| Preface: novel | |
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| Romance | |
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| Romance Novels | |
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| Romance Novel Query | |
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| Query to romance publisher | |
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| Query to romance publisher: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Mystery | |
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| Mystery Genre | |
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| Mystery Query | |
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| Query to mystery publisher | |
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| Query to mystery publisher: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror | |
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| Science Fiction and Fantasy | |
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| Horror | |
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| Query to science fiction/horror publisher | |
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| Query to science fiction/horror publisher: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Comics and Graphic Novels | |
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| Comics and Graphic Novel Manuscript | |
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| Comics/graphic novel scripts | |
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| Children's Writing | |
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| Picture Books | |
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| The Format | |
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| Query Letter and Manuscript | |
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| Children's picture book query letter | |
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| Cover letter: children's picture book | |
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| Manuscript for picture book | |
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| Mid-Grade and Young Adult Books | |
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| The Categories | |
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| Query Letter and Manuscript | |
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| Mid-grade and young adult book query letter | |
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| Mid-grade and young adult book query: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Children's Magazines | |
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| What to Submit | |
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| Query Letter and Manuscript | |
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| Children's magazine query letter | |
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| Children's magazine query: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Scripts | |
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| Automatic Formatting Software Programs for Scriptwriters and Playwrights | |
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| The Screenplay | |
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| Parts of a Script | |
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| Title Page | |
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| Title page: motion picture | |
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| Screenplay script | |
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| Screenplay script, page 2 | |
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| Submitting Your Screenplay to an Agent or Production Company | |
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| The Query Letter | |
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| Electronic Query Letter | |
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| Query to production company: feature film | |
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| Outline, page 1: feature film | |
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| Submitting Your Script | |
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| Outlines and Treatments | |
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| Electronic Script Submissions | |
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| Outline, page 1: feature film | |
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| Treatment, page 1: feature film | |
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| TV Scripts | |
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| Submitting Television Scripts | |
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| The Query Letter | |
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| Electronic Query Letter | |
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| Query: television script | |
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| Television script query: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Sitcoms | |
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| Electronic Sitcom Script Submissions | |
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| Sitcom script | |
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| Sitcom script, page 2 | |
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| Title Page | |
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| Title page: sitcom | |
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| The One-Hour Episodic Drama | |
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| Electronic One-Hour Episodic Drama Script Submissions | |
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| One-hour episodic drama script | |
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| One-hour episodic drama script, page 2 | |
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| Title Page | |
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| Title page: one-hour episodic drama | |
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| Soaps | |
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| Electronic Soap Script Submissions | |
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| Soap opera script | |
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| Television Movies | |
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| Electronic Televisions Movie Script Submissions | |
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| Query letter to agent: television movie | |
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| The Audio/Video Script | |
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| Audio/Video Scripts for Corporate Clients | |
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| Audio/video script | |
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| The Play Script | |
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| The Stage Play | |
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| The Title Page | |
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| Title page: play | |
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| Act and Scene Breakdown Page | |
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| Cast of Characters Page | |
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| Act and scene breakdown page: play | |
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| Cast of characters: play | |
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| The Setting Page | |
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| Setting page: play | |
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| The Script Pages | |
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| Play script | |
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| Once Your Play Is Finished | |
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| VERSE | |
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| Poetry | |
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| Cover Letter | |
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| Electronic Cover Letter | |
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| Cover letter: poetry | |
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| Poetry cover letter: mistakes to avoid | |
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| Poem Submission | |
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| Electronic Poem Submission | |
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| Poetry submission | |
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| Greeting Cards | |
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| What to Submit | |
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| Greeting card submission | |
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| Record Keeping and Forms | |
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| Permission to use copyrighted material | |
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| Sample release form | |
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| Letter of agreement | |
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| Index | |