The article “What Is Considered Previously Published Writing?” on Writer’s Relief does a great job explaining all the nuances of determining if your work should be considered previously published. For example, is the original publisher still online? Is the issue out of print? Do blogs and social networking posts count? Many literary magazines and journals will […]
http://trishhopkinson.com/2015/11/28/what-is-previously-published-and-where-can-i-submit-reprints/
A.J. Flowers 
I often wondered about this. I used to write a figure skating serial which was published on a sports fiction website that no longer exists. It ran for eight years and could probably fill several thick volumes if I published it in book form. But I’m still not sure if it “counts” or not.
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