Without strong direct language, for example, in a journal's Instructions to Authors section, prospective authors will not have clear guidance about how they need to comply with journal endorsement.
Candice Carty-Williams, from 4th Estate, added: "It's increasingly important that we run initiatives like this, both for prospective authors, and for the industry.
[#unhandled_cartoon] Romance was, in a sense, user-generated content before user-generated content existed — from the outset, its publishers assumed that readers would want to write, providing tip sheets for prospective authors and accepting their manuscripts over the transom.
"We have seldom resorted to a legal course of action with our prospective authors who don't write the books we have contracted for," Random House has said about the P Diddy case, which is reassuring for the rest of us.
Romance was, in a sense, user-generated content before user-generated content existed — from the outset, its publishers assumed that readers would want to write, providing tip sheets for prospective authors and accepting their manuscripts over the transom.
Prospective authors can also submit their own stories and will be paid if their stories are published.
