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Every year, we’re lucky to have great sponsors for our nonprofit events. Pronoun, a 2015 Camp NaNoWriMo sponsor, asked author Christina Bryza to share her publishing experiences… and what she’s learned from them:

August has barely begun, yet my eyes are on November: I’m determined to finish (and maybe restart) the book I’ve been playing with during April and July at camp.

And when it’s done? Of course I want to publish, but the question is: how?

I worked at Simon & Schuster for nearly a decade, where I was a published author as well as an employee. I had the unique opportunity to experience all aspects of traditional publishing, and while I collaborated with a bevy of good people, I didn’t ultimately get a good deal…

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