Length4h 14m
About this audiobook
Going Pro: One Author's Advice on Getting Published with Small and Electronic Presses is a concise guide that offers advice on all aspects of writing for publication. From finding the time to write to finding beta readers, from navigating all the elements of a successful submissions packet to understanding a publishing contract to marketing your newly published book -- here I offer the best advice I can on getting your first story from a file on your computer to an e-book released by a small or electronic press.
Topics covered include: polishing your manuscript, finding the right publisher, working with an editor, writing blurbs, and promoting your book. I give detailed explanations of submission guidelines, contracts, rights and copyrights, cover art, and marketing plans. I also offer advice on what to do when things don't go quite as you plan, whether it's a bad review or a pirate site, or your publisher folds.
It can be intimidating when you're just starting out and trying to get published. I know, I've been there, too. So if you're interested in getting your stories published with a small press or e-book publisher, let me help you through the process!
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length4 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 30, 2014
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
2Introduction
3Part 1: Your Manuscript
4Chapter 1: Finding Time to Write
5Chapter 2: Feedback
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6Chapter 3: Sharing Your Work
7Chapter 4: Back Up Your Work!
8Chapter 5: Using a Pseudonym
9Part 2: Getting Published
10Chapter 6: Publishing with a Small Press
11Chapter 7: Do You Need an Agent?
12Chapter 8: Finding the Right Market
13Chapter 9: Submission Guidelines
14Chapter 10: Cover Letter
15Chapter 11: Query Letter
16Chapter 12: Blurb
17Chapter 13: Excerpt
18Chapter 14: Synopsis
19Chapter 15: Full Manuscript
20Chapter 16: Marketing Plan
21Chapter 17: Understanding Publishing Terms
22Chapter 18: E-Mailing Your Submission
23Chapter 19: Follow-up
24Chapter 20: Rejection Letters
25Chapter 21: Acceptance Letters
26Part 3: Contracts
27Chapter 22: Assigning Your Rights
28Chapter 23: Exclusive Vs. Nonexclusive Rights
29Chapter 24: Copyright
30Chapter 25: Things to Look For in a Contract
31Chapter 26: Before You Sign
32Part 4: Before Your Book Is Published
33Chapter 27: Tax Documentation
34Chapter 28: Author Bio
35Chapter 29: The Dreaded Blurb Form
36Chapter 30: Cover Art
37Chapter 31: Working with an Editor
38Part 5: Promotion
39Chapter 32: What Your Publisher Does
40Chapter 33: WWW Dot You
41Chapter 34: Social Networking
42Chapter 35: Blogging
43Chapter 36: Ads
44Chapter 37: Reviews
45Chapter 38: Conventions
46Part 6: When Things Sour
47Chapter 38: Bad Reviews
48Chapter 39: Piracy
49Chapter 40: You Aren't Getting Paid
50Chapter 41: Your Publisher Folds
