The everything guide to getting published : expert advice for building a successful writing career
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- ISBN: 9781440528446 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781440530333 (eISBN)
- ISBN: 1440528446 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1440530335 (eISBN)
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x, 292 p. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Avon, Mass. : Adams Media, 2012.
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The top ten things you should know about getting published -- The wide world of publishing. Newspapers ; Magazines ; The Internet ; Commercial opportunities ; Newsletters ; Books -- Planning your career. Tools of the trade ; Setting goals ; Selecting a specialty ; Time management ; Writing for free ; Getting paid ; Collecting credentials ; Image and attitude ; Establishing your reputation ; The rules of the game -- Building a platform. Teaching ; Conferences and seminars ; Speaking engagements ; Websites and blogs ; Honors and awards ; Becoming an expert -- Finding your market. Matching ideas and audiences ; Studying potential markets ; Thinking like an editor ; Finding voids ; What about fiction? ; Planning ahead ; Writing for the Internet ; Expanding your options -- Working with an agent. Do you need an agent? ; What an agent does ; What to look for in an agent ; How to find the right agent for you ; Author-agent agreements ; Building a professional relationship -- Magazine markets. Types of magazines ; How magazine publishing works ; Spotting break-in opportunities ; Studying the publication ; Studying the readership ; Submission guidelines ; Crafting your query ; Accepting assignments ; Selling and reselling ; Working well with the editor -- Book publishing. Types of publishers ; Behind the scenes at a publishing house ; The publishing climate ; Fiction markets ; Nonfiction markets ; Matching ideas and publishers -- Book proposal basics. Targeting your submission ; Submitting your fiction ; Submitting your nonfiction ; Required proposal elements ; Presenting your best ; Common mistakes -- Submission protocol. Know the guidelines ; Query first ; Cultivate patience ; Multiple submissions ; When the answer is yes ; When the answer is no -- Borrowing from others. Giving credit where it's due ; Fair use ; Getting permission ; Borrowing from yourself ; Whose idea is it? ; Owning up -- Revising your submission. Serving the client ; Coping with criticism ; Common nonfiction criticisms ; Common fiction criticisms ; How to refine your angle ; How to change your focus ; Broadening your appeal ; Accepting the challenge -- Reading the contract. Types of rights ; What's for sale? ; Keeping your promises ; Working for hire ; Getting credit ; More on payment arrangements -- Working with your editor. What an editor does ; What to expect from your editor ; What your editor expects from you ; Solving problems ; The editor's colleagues ; Beyond this project -- Creating buzz. What others will do ; What you can do ; Staring small ; Developing an online presence ; Using your platform ; Accessing your network ; Parlaying coverage ; Recognizing opportunities -- Other roads to getting published. Creating your own publication ; Self-publishing ; E-publishing ; Marketing your product ; Knowing what you're paying for ; Avoiding scams -- Writing full-time. The reality of a writer's life ; Creating a business plan ; Accessing markets ; Juggling projects and deadlines ; Measuring your rewards -- Appendix A. Glossary of terms -- Appendix B. Sample query letters -- Appendix C. Book publishers -- Appendix D. Literary agents -- Appendix E. E-publishers -- Appendix F. Self-published outlets. |
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