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9.In the old days of publishing,getting your manuscript into the hands of an editor often meant mailing the unsolicited finished product to the offices of literary agents or editors,where it would receive a cursory look from an editorial assistant-or none at all.A modern version of the slush pile is the online"writing community,"a Web site where aspiring novelists can post their ideas,writing samples or manuscripts and open them to comments and reviews from strangers.On Tuesday Penguin Group USA,the publisher of Tom Clancy,Kathryn Stockett and Nora Roberts,will unveil its own venture,Book Country,a Web site for writers of genre fiction.In its initial phase Book Country will allow writers to post their own work-whether it's an opening chapter or a full manuscript-and receive critiques from other users,who can comment on points like character development,pacing and dialogue.Later this summer the site will generate revenue by allowing users to self-publish their books for a fee by ordering printed copies.(The books will bear the stamp of Book Country,not Penguin,and the site is considered a separate operation from Penguin.) The site will also explain the business of finding an agent,marketing and promoting a book,using social media and handling digital and subsidiary rights.
Penguin hopes the site will attract agents,editors and publishers scouting for new talent,and allow writers to produce work with more polish and direction than they could otherwise.The project has been spearheaded by Molly Barton,the director of business development for Penguin and the president of Book Country."One of the things I remember really clearly from my early editorial experiences was this feeling of guilt,"Ms.Barton said in an interview."I would read submissions and not be able to help the writer because we couldn't find a place for them on the list that I was acquiring for.And I kept feeling that there was something we could do on the Internet to really help writers each other."
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81.How did an author send unsolicited finished products to editors in the old days of publishing?By mailing.
82.The online"writing community"is where aspiring novelists post their ideas andopen them to comments and reviews from strangers.
83.The site uses social media and digital and subsidiary rights toexplain the business of finding an agent;/market and promote a book.
84.What's the real purpose of Penguin creating the web site?To really help writers each other..
分析 本文叙述了过去和现在作家在发表自己观点的不同方式,以及介绍了一个网站作家互相帮助.
解答 81.By mailing.细节题.在第一段getting your manuscript into the hands of an editor often meant mailing the…可以得出,在过去主要通过mai的方式,即邮寄的方式.
82.open them to comments and reviews from strangers 概括题.第二段开头A modern version of the slush pile is the online"writing community,"a Web site where aspiring novelists can post their ideas,writing samples or manuscripts and open them to comments and reviews from strangers.介绍了现在的方式,即有追求的作家将自己的观点发在网上,让陌生人来评论或者发表看法.
83.explain the business of finding an agent;/market and promote a book 细节题.在第二段的最后The site will also explain the business of finding an agent,marketing and promoting a book,using social media and handling digital and subsidiary rights.提到了利用社会媒体及附带的权利来解释找到代理人,从市场促销书.
84.To really help writers each other.最后一句话And I kept feeling that there was something we could do on the Internet to really help writers each other告诉我们该网站真正的目的是作家彼此的互相帮助.
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