Sentences with phrase «pulled out of a slush pile»

Anne Frank's bio was pulled out of a slush pile by a traditional publisher, not self - published — by anyone.

Australian mother and small business owner Rebecca James has sold world rights to her first two young adult novels for major bucks, going from mom to millionaire overnight after her manuscript was pulled out of the slush pile by a U.K. agent.

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Wade through the slush pile with me, and you may find out how to increase the chance that your manuscript will be one of those that get pulled out (Footnote: What does getting out of the slush pile mean?)

Anything that is porn doesn't count — we're talking about writing, not jerking off on a page, which has always had different «marketing» attached to it — and those real books that have gained a mainstream audience have done so specifically because they were eventually traditionally published, i.e. pulled out of the self - publishing slush pile.