The Business of Novel Writing
Contacting Clare B. Dunkle

Unfortunately, I cannot read your written work, such as a story, poem, or manuscript. To find out why, please read this page.

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I have put my very best publishing advice on the webpages of this section. Please read them all before writing to ask me any questions about book publishing.

Please note that I cannot advise you on whether or not you should use a particular agent, publishing house, or editor. If you write to ask, “What do you think of Publisher X?” I will simply tell you the truth: that I don’t know. I cannot give further advice on self publishing, subsidy publishing, or book marketing, either. I am not an expert in this field. And I cannot advise you on legal or contract questions. You need to speak to a lawyer.

Many readers contact me in order to ask a question about one of my books, such as whether or not the book is being made into a movie. I have posted questions and answers on the following pages:

The Hollow Kingdom
Close Kin
By These Ten Bones
In the Coils of the Snake

I also have posted general questions and answers about my career on this webpage. And I have posted questions and answers about writing on this page.

Before contacting me, take a look at these pages to see if I’ve answered your question already. If I haven’t, please send it to me, and I will answer it as soon as I can and post it to the webpage, too, when I have time.

To contact me, either use this form or email me: clare at claredunkle.com. If you are having trouble contacting me at the above address because the email keeps bouncing back to you, you might try my googlemail.com address instead. My username at that address is claredunkle.

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WHY HAVEN’T I ANSWERED YOUR EMAIL?

I personally answer every email that comes to the website within a couple of weeks (sometimes longer if I am facing a manuscript deadline). If you haven’t received an answer, one of the following things has gone wrong: a) you filled in the form and forgot to fill in your email address; b) your email address is invalid; or c) your email account has blocked my reply to you as “spam.” Unfortunately, the last problem happens quite frequently!

If you haven’t received a reply, please email me again from a different account and let me know it is the second time you are trying to reach me. Perhaps another email address will not be so picky.

Or you may write to me at the following address:

Clare B. Dunkle
PSC 2 Box 6815
APO, AE 09012

Please note that this is a United States address, and normal postage is sufficient. You do not need to pay overseas mail rates.