The Everything Get Published Book,9781593375676

The Everything Get Published Book

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781593375676
ISBN10: 1593375670
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-06-30
Publisher(s): Adams Media Corp
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Summary

- First edition has sold over 50,000 copies! - Includes an updated agent and publisher listing With even more tips and tricks to getting published than the last edition, The Everything Get Published Book, 2nd Edition is the insider's publishing course--in a book! From getting started to printed pages, readers get step-by-step help, including: - Guidance on planning a writing career and building a platform - No-nonsense advice on finding a market - An insider's view of the different publishing markets - Contract negotiation tips from the pros - Surefire ways to get a submission taken seriously Completely revised and updated by the author/agent team who coauthored The Everything Guide to Writing a Book Proposal, this revision has everything today's hopeful writers need to turn pro!

Table of Contents

Top Ten Things You Should Know about Getting Published x
Introduction xi
1 The Wide World of Publishing
1(12)
Newspapers
2(2)
Magazines
4(1)
The Internet
5(3)
Commercial Opportunities
8(1)
Newsletters
9(1)
Books
10(3)
2 Planning Your Career
13(16)
Tools of the Trade
14(2)
Setting Goals
16(3)
Writing for Free
19(1)
Getting Paid
20(2)
Collecting Credentials
22(1)
Image and Attitude
23(3)
Establishing Your Reputation
26(1)
The Rules of the Game
27(2)
3 Building a Platform
29(14)
Teaching
30(2)
Conferences and Seminars
32(3)
Speaking Engagements
35(2)
Web Sites and Bogs
37(2)
Honors and Awards
39(2)
Becoming an Expert
41(2)
4 Finding Your Market
43(14)
Matching Ideas and Audiences
44(2)
Studying Potential Markets
46(1)
Thinking like an Editor
47(3)
Finding Voids
50(2)
Establishing an Angle
52(2)
Planning Ahead
54(1)
Expanding Your Options
55(2)
5 Working with an Agent it
57(114)
Do You Need an Agent?
58(2)
What an Agent Does
60(2)
What to Look for in an Agent
62(2)
Finding the Right Agent
64(2)
Author-Agent Agreements
66(3)
Building a Professional Relationship
69(102)
6 Magazine Markets
171
Types of Magazines
72(1)
How Magazine Publishing Works
73(2)
Spotting Break-In Opportunities
75(2)
Studying the Publication
77(1)
Studying the Readership
78(1)
Submission Guidelines
79(1)
Crafting Your Query
80(1)
Accepting Assignments
81(1)
Selling and Reselling
82(1)
Working with the Editor
83(2)
7 Book Publishing
85(14)
Types of Publishers
86(3)
Behind the Scenes at a Publishing House
89(2)
The Publishing Climate
91(2)
Fiction Markets
93(2)
Nonfiction Markets
95(2)
Matching Ideas and Publishers
97(2)
8 Book Proposal flasks
99(14)
Targeting Your Submission
100(2)
Submitting Your Fiction
102(2)
Submitting Your Nonfiction
104(2)
Required Proposal Elements
106(2)
Presenting Your Best
108(1)
Common Mistakes
109(4)
9 Submission Protocol
113(14)
Query First
114(2)
Know the Guidelines
116(2)
Cultivate Patience
118(2)
Multiple Submissions
120(3)
When the Answer Is Yes
123(1)
When the Answer Is No
124(3)
10 Borrowing from Others 127(14)
Giving Credit Where It's Due
128(1)
Fair Use
129(2)
Getting Permission
131(3)
Borrowing from Yourself
134(2)
Whose Idea Is It?
136(1)
Owning Up
137(4)
11 Revising Your Submission 141(16)
Serving the Client
142(1)
Coping with Criticism
143(1)
Common Nonfiction Criticisms
144(1)
Common Fiction Criticisms
145(3)
Refining Your Angle
148(1)
Changing Your Focus
149(3)
Broadening Your Appeal
152(1)
Accepting the Challenge
153(4)
12 Reading the Contract 157(16)
Types of Rights
158(3)
What's for Sale?
161(4)
Keeping Your Promises
165(2)
Working for Hire
167(1)
Getting Credit
168(1)
Payment Arrangements
169(4)
13 Working with Your Editor 173(12)
What an Editor Does
174(2)
What to Expect from Your Editor
176(2)
What Your Editor Expects from You
178(2)
Solving Problems
180(1)
The Editor's Colleagues
181(1)
Beyond This Project
182(3)
14 Creating Buzz 185(12)
What Others Will Do
186(2)
What You Can Do
188(2)
Starting Small
190(2)
Using Your Platform
192(2)
Accessing Your Network
194(1)
Parlaying Coverage
195(1)
Recognizing Opportunities
196(1)
15 Other Roads tab Getting Published 197(12)
Creating Your Own Publication
198(1)
Self-Publishing
199(2)
E-Publishing
201(2)
Marketing Your Product
203(1)
Knowing What You're Paying For
204(1)
Avoiding Scams
205(4)
16 Writing Full-Time 209(16)
Great Expectations
210(3)
Creating a Business Plan
213(2)
Accessing Markets
215(1)
Juggling Projects and Deadlines
216(2)
Protecting Your reputation
218(4)
Measuring Your Rewards
222(3)
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms 225(12)
Appendix B: Sample Query Letters and Proposals 237(16)
Appendix C: Book Publishers 253(16)
Appendix D: Literary Agents 269(18)
Index 287

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