The Everything Get Published Book

by Schneider, Meg F.

• ISBN13: 9781593375676
• ISBN10: 1593375670
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

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