I know that with several publications, like Dragon, or anyone out there, the process is like this:
You have an idea.
You email them and pitch it.
They respond positively.
You write it.
You submit it.
They approve.
What happens if you write your piece before pitching it? Can you "shop around"? Should you only contact one publisher at a time?
In this particular instance, I'm looking specifically at e-publishers, PDF guys, etc.
I ask partly because I have this idea for basically a group of badguys. However, being horrible at committing myself to more than I can handle (and having too eclectic an attention span), I would rather write it first and have it done before I start approaching people. Is that possible? Is that wise?
You have an idea.
You email them and pitch it.
They respond positively.
You write it.
You submit it.
They approve.
What happens if you write your piece before pitching it? Can you "shop around"? Should you only contact one publisher at a time?
In this particular instance, I'm looking specifically at e-publishers, PDF guys, etc.
I ask partly because I have this idea for basically a group of badguys. However, being horrible at committing myself to more than I can handle (and having too eclectic an attention span), I would rather write it first and have it done before I start approaching people. Is that possible? Is that wise?