Glossary of Publishing Terms-Part Two

by Laura Fabiani @ NouveauWriter

Here is a continuation of publishing terms that will be useful to you as a writer:

BOUND GALLEYS: A pre-publication edition of a book, usually prepared from photocopies of final galley proofs; also known as “bound proofs”. Designed for promotional purposes, bound galleys serve as the first set of review copies to be mailed out.

BYLINE: Name of the author appearing with the published piece.

CHAPBOOK: A small booklet-usually paperback-of poetry, ballads, or tales.

CIRCULATION: The number of subscribers to a magazine.

CLIPS: Samples, usually from newspapers or magazines, of a writer’s published work.

COMMERCIAL NOVELS: Novels designed to appeal to a broad audience. These are often broken down into categories such as Western, mystery, and romance.

CONTRIBUTOR’S COPIES: Complementary copies of an issue of a magazine sent to a contributing author.

CO-PUBLISHING: Arrangement where author and publisher share publication costs and profits of a book. Also known as cooperative publishing.

COPYEDITING: Editing a manuscript for grammar, punctuation, and factual accuracy.

COPYRIGHT: A means to protect an author’s work.

COVER LETTER: A brief letter that accompanies a manuscript being sent to an agent or editor.

CREATIVE NON-FICTION: Non-fiction writing that uses a narrative approach to the subject, fiction-writing techniques, and creative language.

CRITIQUING SERVICE: An editing service to which writers pay a fee for comments on the salability or other qualities of their manuscripts. Fees vary, as do the quality of the critiques.

Source: Writer’s Digest Weekly Planner