Advance:
A payment made to a writer before the publication of a manuscript.
Agent:
A professional representative hired by an author to obtain and negotiate contracts with publishers.
Editor:
A staff member at a publishing company responsible for reviewing manuscripts and/or preparing them for publication.
Imprint:
A specific line or lines of books offered by a given publisher (eg., Cloak and Dagger Books is an imprint of Chesterton Publishing Group)
ms.:
A standard abbreviation for the word manuscript. In the plural, it's mss.
Publisher:
A publishing company or the head of a publishing company.
Query:
A written request from an author created to interest an editor in reviewing a book proposal or manuscript. A query to a magazine is sent to interest the editor in reading or commissioning an article.
Reprint:
Any edition of a particular book that's published after the first edition.
Royalty:
A residual payment made to authors after books are sold based on a percentage of their selling price.
SAE.:
Abbreviation for "self-addressed, stamped envelope," sometimes preceded by its required dimensions (eg., 9" x 12").
SASE:
Abbreviation for "self-addressed, stamped envelope," sometimes preceded by its required dimensions or standard envelope number (eg. #10)
Submission:
An idea, outline, or manuscript sent by a writer to a publisher for consideration.
Trade paperback:
A paperback book created for the layman rather than the professional or specialist.
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