Mary Doria Russell
I always give one piece of advice to the many writers who contact me about their work: please go to Writer Beware and read all the articles:
http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/f...
SFWA is a science fiction organization, but their advice and warnings for aspiring authors are very important.
For every unpublished writer, there are dozens of literary wolves who feast on hopes and dreams. The scams are widespread, varied, and shameless. These people rake in millions, year after year, from writers who are naive about publishing.
Don't let yourself be preyed upon. Legitimate agents never ask a writer for money. They make their living the way real estate agents do: by getting 15% of what a legitimate publisher pays the author. If anyone asks you to pay them one dime, RUN -- no matter how seductive the scammer's approach is.
http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/f...
SFWA is a science fiction organization, but their advice and warnings for aspiring authors are very important.
For every unpublished writer, there are dozens of literary wolves who feast on hopes and dreams. The scams are widespread, varied, and shameless. These people rake in millions, year after year, from writers who are naive about publishing.
Don't let yourself be preyed upon. Legitimate agents never ask a writer for money. They make their living the way real estate agents do: by getting 15% of what a legitimate publisher pays the author. If anyone asks you to pay them one dime, RUN -- no matter how seductive the scammer's approach is.
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