Writing Tips and Writerly Musings - Episodes Tagged with “Publishing”

Loglines Versus Queries

Morgan Hazelwood — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0400

The publishing industry uses a lot of terms, and none of them can quite agree on a definition. But, if you're trying to get published, you need to know the difference between a logline and a query letter.

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Querying Versus Submitting: What's the Difference

Morgan Hazelwood — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0400

If you're trying to get an agent or publisher, you've probably heard these terms. While even many industry professionals can be found using the terms interchangeably, they do actually have different meanings!

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Getting -- and Staying (Traditionally) Published

Morgan Hazelwood — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0400

All writers who want to share their work with the world want to be published. Some want to self-publish while others would prefer to have the backing — and distribution — of a publishing house.

At the titular panel at WorldCon 2019, George Sandison, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Rachel Winterbottom, E.C. Ambrose, and Michelle Sagara talked about the realities of traditional publishing — when you’re not an A-list author.

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