There are many common mistakes that authors make which result in their manuscripts getting rejected. Yes, you will read everywhere about the staggering odds you must overcome to be accepted by a traditional publisher; but oftentimes it's the author sabotaging themselves before they have a chance to even face those odds.I - along with many other publishers, editors, and agents - have read hundreds, if not thousands of manuscripts. So far, the most frequent error I see regarding manuscripts isn't regarding whether it's good or not - it's that the work they submit is not in standard manuscript format. I'm...

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