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(source)Miss Snark wrote:If it's on your blog, it's not published.
If it's in your daily diary, it's not published.
If it's in an email to the Divine Miss Snark, it's not published.
If it's pages in a manuscript sent to Killer Yapp for his endorsement, it's not published.
Is the clue stick looming?
Just because blogger uses the word "your blog has been published" when you post an entry doesn't mean Random House considers you competition.
Generally when editors/agents/publishing folks consider something published it has been put in book form, acquired an ISBN number, and is for sale.
(Literary zines looking for submissions will say work that has appeared on the net doesn't qualify as unpublished but that is a limited use of the word and does NOT apply to the industry as a whole)
Not only before giving it to an editor/publisher, but in general. ^_~ You should always present your best, make your work the best possible, and edit as many times as you possibly can. You can never be perfect, but you can get darn close.you'll need to completely edit that chapter, as well as any other chapters you write of that story or any other stories you write that you want to get published, before giving it to an editor/publisher/whoever.
Icaruss wrote:You just delete it from the interwebz before submitting.
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