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> Get Articles > Ebooks and Ebook Writing > How to Write a Book and Get Published How to Write a Book and Get Published Download as PDFCraig Lock clockparadise.net.nz Craig Lock.com http://www.craiglock.com How to Write a Book and Get Published This short extract is from my booklet HOW TO WRITE A BOOK AND GET PUBLISHED and is written for the "off-line" world of publishing. Hope it may be helpful to aspiring* authors. * What's the definition of an aspiring author? A waiter! PRESENTATION OF YOUR "WORK OF ART" by Craig Lock Not how YOU dress, but how you "dress up" your work. Some points to help you: * All text should be double spaced. When I started writing I didn't know what "double space" meant. Come a long way, "Sonny boy"! * one side A4 at least 25mm margin on either side * in black ink. Use a new ribbon. Must remember that one...when I can afford it. * consistent styles regarding bibliographic references should be used * don't use pins or staples. Use a rubber band or a paper clip to avoid inflicting serious injury on the editor with a "dangerous weapon" * on your final page write the words 'copy ends' * put in an approximate word count (I don't do it). Send your manuscript together, so it arrives on the editor's desk as one. Don't send in sections (after writing or checking). Bits and pieces are then more likely to be mislaid (sounds disgusting!). And it happens quite often - misplaced (better word) by publishers, I mean. If you do your work on a word processor using a computer disc (I do), also send the work on paper. That is the non-technical term for "software". Not tissue paper please! NB: Keep a COPY of everything. All mail should have a return address. Always send a covering letter with your manuscript. Multiple submissions: OK, but always remember to withdraw an offer, if publication is accepted by another publisher. Write immediately. I find multiple submissions save a lot in finding a publisher, as publishers are often extremely tardy in replying to your unsolicitated* (big word) submissions. * that's not standing on unlit street corners at night looking for a publisher for your manuscript! Finally, always try to give your work a 'real professional' look, as befits the effort put into your work of art. Then BE PATIENT GOOD LUCK and HAPPY WRITING Craig Lock http://www.craiglock.com What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Do what you love, then you'll never have to do a day's work in your life." The "original" Online Creative Writing Course http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/creative.html The books that Craig "felt inspired to write" are available at: http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/books.html and http://www.bridgeniche.com/CLOCK/zaniestbooks.htm All proceeds go to needy and underprivileged children - MINE P.S: Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Give him the internet and he'll be happy playing in cyberspace for not weeks, or even years... but a lifetime! THIS ARTICLE MAY BE FREELY PUBLISHED How useful did you find this article? This article can be downloaded freely from http://www.get-articles.com and used on your website or in your ezine so long as the author is credited and their resource box left intact. You should not change any links in the article, and where the article is used on a website it's links should be clickable. Please see our terms and conditions page for more information: http://www.get-articles.com/authors-publishers-terms.php |
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