Everything you need to know about the submissions processThe world of publishing can seem confusing and exclusive to emerging authors. It’s filled with bewildering terminology and an overwhelming set of rules that you’re just expected to know, on pain of instant rejection. But it doesn’t have to be intimidating. Over the past few months, I’ve been going through some of the key steps involved in navigating the publishing process and discussing tips and know-how to help you give yourself the best chance of success. The whole series is collected and summarised below, if you need a quick reference guide, with links to the full article under each header.
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Step 5: Writing a Compelling One-Page Novel SynopsisThe world of publishing can seem confusing and exclusive to emerging authors. It’s filled with bewildering terminology and an overwhelming set of rules that you’re just expected to know, on pain of instant rejection. But it doesn’t have to be intimidating. In this article series, I’m going through some of the key steps involved in navigating the publishing process and discussing tips and know-how to help you give yourself the best chance of success. Over the previous four posts, we’ve looked at polishing your MS, drawing up a list of submission targets, and drafting your cover letter. Now… I’m afraid we can’t put it off any longer. It’s time to write your one-page synopsis.
Step 4: How to craft a winning query letterThe world of publishing can seem confusing and exclusive to emerging authors. It’s filled with bewildering terminology and an overwhelming set of rules that you’re just expected to know, on pain of instant rejection. But it doesn’t have to be intimidating. In this article series, I’m going through some of the key steps involved in navigating the publishing process and discussing tips and know-how to help you give yourself the best chance of success. In the previous couple of posts, we looked at the pros and cons of traditional publishing versus self-publishing, how to make sure your manuscript is looking its very best before sending it out into the world, and how to build a submission list of agents and publishers to send it out to. Now it’s time to start putting that submission together. And the first step is your query letter.
Step 3. Researching agents & publishers to build your submissions listThe world of publishing can seem like a confusing, forbidden landscape to emerging authors. It’s filled with bewildering terminology and an overwhelming set of rules that you’re just expected to know, on pain of instant rejection.
But it doesn’t have to be intimidating. Over the next few months, I’m going to go through some of the key steps involved in navigating the publishing process and discuss how you can give yourself the best chance of success. In the previous couple of posts, we looked at the pros and cons of traditional publishing versus self-publishing, and how to make sure your manuscript is looking its very best before sending it out into the world. Now it’s time to start looking for places to send it. Step 2: Preparing your submissionOkay. So. You’ve written your novel.
Now what? The world of publishing can seem like a confusing, forbidden landscape to emerging authors. It’s filled with bewildering terminology and an overwhelming set of rules that you’re just expected to know, on pain of instant rejection. But it doesn’t have to be intimidating. Over the next few months, I’m going to go through some of the key steps involved in navigating the publishing process and discuss how you can give yourself the best chance of success. In the previous post, we looked at the pros and cons of traditional publishing and self-publishing, and whether or not you need an agent. Now it’s time to get your submission ready to send out into the world. |
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