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Wow, Jonathan, you're splendidly talented! I love this, no wonder you caught the jury's attention.

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Thank you! I try my best, no matter the length or form of the piece of writing.

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How's your publishing journey going on? Do you have an agent?

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I'm still at the querying stage on my first novel whilst I write my second. I had to cut the word count from 185k to ~125k to better fit the traditional publication route. Lessons learnt and much story lost!

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It wasn't possible to turn it into a series?

How do you know who to contact when you query publishers?

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I don't think I can earn sufficient money from serialisation - it's my Plan C! You first have to query literary agents, who then submit your manuscript to the big publishers. (There are very few direct routes, all involving smaller publishers.)

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I meant turning your book into a duology etc. And how do you find those literary agents?

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