getting published

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• SCBWI Conference 2009: How We Live Now

  
  Notes from the Slush Pile — Authority: 110
  When I first started trying to get published, a friend gave me the worst advice in the world: " Whatever you do, dont show your work to anyone !" The novel was buried under an avalanche of rejections of course. Two years of not showing my work to anyone! What a big waste of time! Realizing that  I had much to ...
  3 days ago

• Why queries probably shouldn’t reference other authors’ works

  
  Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books — Authority: 421
  A query is a page-long letter to an editor or agent asking them to publish or represent your novel (or, rarely, your comic book– Dynamite Entertainment asks for an  ”inquiry letter” before you send the script).  The main aspect of the query letter is a paragraph or two laying out your story and why they ...
  3 days ago

• What a novelist should know about the publishing industry

  
  Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books — Authority: 421
  This Thanksgiving, I am very grateful for Seth Godin’s advice for authors and Mark Hurst’s secrets of publishing .  These aren’t designed with comic book writers in mind, but a lot of the information is useful for them as well.  (If you’re interested in writing comic books, please read my comment below ...
  5 days ago

• NaNoWriMo RE: Who publishes?

  
  EK's Star Log — Authority: 137
  The question and my answer:Who publishes?[quote=Esmeralda_m]Do any of you go on to publish your books later? [/quote]Always. I started writing short stories in 1978. All of them published via indie-press chapbooks. Though most never had more than 12 or 15 copies made. =P I moved on the adding novels in 2006, and ...
  6 days ago

• NaNoWriMo RE: Who publishes?

  
  EK's Writing Blog — Authority: 136
  The question and my answer: Who publishes? [quote=Esmeralda_m]Do any of you go on to publish your books later? [/quote] Always. I started writing short stories in 1978. All of them published via indie-press chapbooks. Though most never had more than 12 or 15 copies made. =P I moved on the adding novels in ...
  6 days ago

• How Many Pages are Needed for a Brand Building Book?

  
  Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel — Authority: 595
  Are you overestimating the number of pages needed to write a book that successfully builds your personal brand? Many business owners and career-oriented employees who want to write a brand-building book think “too big,” “too comprehensive, and “too many pages.” Too many brand-oriented individuals think ...
  1 week ago

• Harlequins Self-Publishing Venture: Is It the Future of Publishing?

  
  There Are No Rules — Authority: 517
  As I observed the writing communitys reaction to HarlequinHorizons last week, I felt incredible sympathy for the people at Harlequin. Itappears theyve been blind-sided by vitriolic outrage from all sides—unpublished writers,published authors, writers organizations, industry professionals. For those who arent ...
  1 week ago

• 7 Characteristics You Need To Get Published

  
  QueryTracker.net — Authority: 417
  In honor of our swiftly-approaching one-year mark, Im pulling out one of the QueryTracker Blog Teams first posts.  Part of whats fun about the re-post is that I can link to many of the posts weve done over the past year! Agents and editors deal with hundreds of queries, synopses, proposals, and chapters every ...
  1 week ago

• The Cover Is In!

  
  Some Mad Hope — Authority: 121
  There is that feeling when you write that last word on the page, and you know the novel is finished. You look at the document sitting in your computer... you stroke the words on the lined paper in a notebook... you see those last words and think:  I wrote a real book! Then there is a long process - usually very long ...
  1 week ago

• Missy Chochran - V. 3.0 Attendee - PUBLISHED!!!

  
  A Workshop by Jonathan Canlas - Film is Not Dead — Authority: 117
  Missy Cochran , who attended the workshop out in San Fran, recently had a wedding she shot featured on Snippet and Ink ! Check it out HERE . Day 3 of the workshop is totally dedicated to getting your work out there and getting published so it is so great to see it actually happening! Congrats Missy!
  1 week ago

• What goes into a comic book submission?

  
  Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books — Authority: 421
  Short answer: Script of the first issue.  Synopsis of the larger work (either the first issue, arc or series as a whole).  Sample pages inked, colored and lettered.  Here’s a much more detailed look at these three items.  I’ll address these to Dark Horse submissions specifically because I think it’s ...
  1 week ago

• Tips On Getting Published

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 118
  This article by Dr. Daniel Feldman (University of Georgia) addresses the issue faced by many faculty. We may have been taught how to conduct research but struggle with how to take these research projects and get them published.   Tips include: Make sure your title accurately reflects the paper topic and ...
  1 week ago

• When Nothing Is Good

  
  Some Mad Hope — Authority: 121
  Several months ago, when the airline went down on the Hudson River and everyone survived, the common reaction was "What a miracle!" So much, in fact, the media named the incident "Miracle on the Hudson." At that time a friend of mine who lives in New York - somewhat of a faith skeptic anyway - wrote me to say, "What ...
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• How to Get Your Book Published Successfully

  
  Gerri Detweiler's Consumer Alerts — Authority: 104
  This morning I spoke with an author who was referred to me by a colleague. He has written a book and is hoping to find an agent so he can get his book published. The memoir he has written sounds wonderful, and I am looking forward to reading it. Because I am a published author of five books, I get these kinds of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Agents looking for authors

  
  Writtenwyrdd — Authority: 478
  Helen Ginger kindly posted a link to a Writers Digest article listing agents who are seeking writers .  Lots of good stuff here.  Go get em!
  2 weeks ago

• I need some Lysol over here!

  
  Some Mad Hope — Authority: 121
  This is me. Im officially seeking out a hazmat suit now, because there is a plague on our house. In the ten weeks the kids have been back to school, seven of them have seen at least one home sick. Weve gone through three flus and three colds, and this morning when I went to wake up my littlest, she was asleep amid a ...
  2 weeks ago

• How to Communicate with Agents and Editors

  
  Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books — Authority: 421
  When you’re ready to submit your novel or comic book to an agent or publisher, these tips will help you make the sell.   1.  The only goal of your submission is to convince a publishing professional that your novel or comic book is likely to sell thousands of copies.  Nothing else matters.  2.  Follow ...
  2 weeks ago

• My Book Deal - thrilled to be moving from one roller coaster to another!

  
  Notes from the Slush Pile — Authority: 110
  So. It has happened. Ive got a book deal! On June 2010, TALL STORY is going to become a real book with real pages and a cover and a publisher! And not just any publisher, David Fickling Books ! AND not just David Fickling, but something very important to me - a publisher in my native Philippines in the form of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Weve Come To The End

  
  Some Mad Hope — Authority: 121
  Revision are done. I cant believe it! These are the words of my editor as she sent the last of the notes: "We made it! Wonderful story, beautifully told." It isnt the first set of revisions, of course. There were the critiques from my writing group after the very roughest drafts, and then again after I thought it ...
  2 weeks ago

• Making the Sell: A Few Tips on Submitting a Comic Book Script

  
  Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books — Authority: 421
  1.  READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.   The instructions take precedence over everything else. If you fail to meet the guidelines provided by the comic book publisher on its submissions page, you are dead on arrival.  For example, you can see Dark Horse’s submissions guidelines here and Image’s here .  If you have ...
  3 weeks ago

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