Introduction to getting your book published
The publishing world is a business. It doesn’t matter whether you write popular fiction, self-help, children’s books, fantasy, or cook books; if a publisher believes your book won’t earn them money they won’t read it, let alone publish it. This website highlights a professional approach to the business of getting published. The information presented is necessarily brief, as the process of bringing a book to publication is a highly complex and detailed one. Therefore, this website merely tries to give a basic outline of some of the more important aspects of getting a book published. Also included are references to other resources that will help writers deal with the specifics of being published.
Preparing Your Manuscript for Submission
- How to make your book more publishable
How to Get Your Publisher’s Attention
- Guidelines for writing your letter of inquiry
- Submitting your letter of enquiry
Sealing the Deal
- Understanding the publishing industry
The Pros and Cons of Literary Agents
- Some reasons why it is good to get a literary agent
- Some reasons why you might not want an agent
Self Publishing
Publishing Poetry
- Earning more money from your poetry
- Getting published in poetry magazines
- Competitions and Other Means of Establishing Oneself as a Poet
Short Stories
Language and Style
- Articles.
Writer’s Blog
- How to write dialogue
- Character development 101
- Putting pen to paper: short story writing tips
- Chasing stars and literary agents
- To self-publishing or not to self-publish?