Basic questions for writers

My agent, the lovely and talented Chip MacGregor, regularly answers questions about the business of writing at his official blog. Recently, he took on a slew of basic questions, ranging from manuscript word count to what to expect from a potential agent to the definitions of buzzwords ...

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