Getting Published

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Simple Pre-Publication Marketing

02/18/08 If you are looking at self publishing your work, and from browsing through Blogit I have found several people who have already done so, you need to consider your marketing. My title is just one of thousands that were printed in January. I have full listings now on the Amazon and Barnes and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Online writer's courses and critques

02/17/08 For those of you who are considering taking an online writers course or possibly looking for manuscript critques here are a few sites that may be of interest to you. www.fictionwriters.com This site has online writers courses and provides resource material. There is a $74 registration fee... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Proof Copies and Galley's

2/19/08 Please forgive me for being away a few days. I have been up to my neck in an Amazon.com learning curve, working on that website, my new Barnes and Noble website on top of my author's website at Outskirts press. The benefit here is that it provides information for later posts, however today I... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Pre-production - the submission steps

02/12/08 The Baby Steps to submitting your manuscript. While the following information is focused mainly on Outskirts Press submission guidelines, you should have something quite comprable with the publisher you choose. In talking to Booksurge and Authorhouse reps they listed the same information in... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Do you think your manuscript is ready?

02/10/08 Do you think your manuscript is ready? So there you sit, you've worked on your fiction or non-fiction book for months and in many cases for years. This is your pride and joy. Chances are you have shared it out among friends and they all came back and told you how great it was and that you... Sign in to see full entry.

Should you buy your ISBN and EAN?

02-09-08 Should you buy your own ISBN and EAN? When you are looking at self publishing you need to decide if you are going to use the ISBN offered by your publisher or if you are going to purchase your own. If you going to do all your own marketing and have your own "Imprint", then you should... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 8, 2008

My Winnowing List 02/08/08

02/08/08 My Winnowing List. When I finally decided that self-publishing was the way to go. I had to sit down and evaluate how the different publishers I was considering met my needs. Doubtless your list will be different than mine, however the steps are still the same. When it came down to choices... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

THREE NEW POETRY CONTESTS

02/06/08 Its the early morning hours and I'm soon to bed. For those of you who may be interested, here are three poetry contests friendly to the unpublished. www.oncewritten.com 1st prize is $500 and the runner up gets $100. fee is $15 for up to 3 poems with no length or page limits. Closing date... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

02/05/08 Book Review for Self Published Books

02/05/08 Back on 01/23/08 I stated that getting your self-published book reviewed was neigh on impossible. Well here is an update on Self Published Book Reviewers. I'll let you know how they work out for me in a later post. www.frontstreetreviews.com www.bookreviewforum.com www.bookreview.com... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 4, 2008

A few legit contests

02/05/06 I just came across these competitions. If you are looking to break into print and possibly get a "Valid" publishing credit to add to your resume one of these may help. I like entering the various contests myself, I enjoy the challenges given and have decided that this year I'm gettting... Sign in to see full entry.

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