Unpublished Manuscripts Online
1st July 2016 | for Creatives | writing, editors, agents, Laurie Halse Anderson |
"I don't understand why people post details about their unpublished manuscripts online. It's not like editors and agents have thousands of minions combing the Internet in search of your story."
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