Writing a book without a publisher's commitment to publish it is called
A) getting lucky
B) writing under contract
C) writing on query
D) writing on spec

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Writing on spec, or "speculatively," means creating a manuscript without a guarantee that it will be published. Authors do this hoping that once completed, it will be accepted and published by a publisher.

Writing a Book Without a Publisher's Commitment to Publish It