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Putting Out: The Essential Publishing Resource for Gay and Lesbian Writers

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After submitting my new novel to many of the book publishers listed in PUTTInG Out, I began getting return to sender envelopes daily. It seems the lesbian/gay market is so unstable, that many of the listed presses have already gone out of business, are no longer accepting manuscripts, etc. So be advised: check first before sending anything. The book is helpful for the presses that were still in business. Looking forward to a new updated edition.

For anyone interested in writing for the gay and lesbian press this book is of almost no value whatsoever. A much better book is Paul Harris's excellent "The Harris Guide 2001" which reads like an encyclopedia in comparison to this book. It also has useful information about how to self-syndicate your writings which is the only way anyone can earn any significant sum writing for the gay press other than becoming a staffer on one of the publications.

You may find this book to be helpful if you don't have high expectations. I imagine that the listings of publishers will be useful to you if they are still current; however, I note that several of the women's publishers' listings are not current as of December 2000. The articles in the front of the book were only moderately interesting for my genre (erotica), but again, I think my expectations were too high. Certainly helpful for the price, and content will be more helpful for those wishing to publish short pieces in magazines and journals.