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Publishing Your Writing

Interested in publishing your work? Overwhelmed by how to navigate the process? These resources can help guide you through contracts, marketing, self publishing, and how to get your work into the hands of readers.

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  • LMP 2024

    Literary Market Place : the Directory of the American Book Publishing Industry With Industry Indexes

    The ultimate guide to agents, publishers, events, and more.
    Book
  • Presents a guide to publishing and illustrating children's works, providing information on publishers, agents, magazines, conferences, awards, and grants, with essays from professionals in the field.
    Book
  • The Christian Writers Market Guide 2024

    Your Comprehensive Resource for Getting Published

    Laube, Steve,
    The 2024 Christian Writers Market Guide is the most comprehensive and recommended resource on the market for finding an agent, an editor, a publisher, a writing coach, a podcast, or a writing course.
    Book
  • Novel & Short Story Writer's Market is the go-to resource you need to get your short stories, novellas, and novels published. The 40th edition of NSSWM features hundreds of updated listings for book publishers, literary agents, fiction…
    Book
  • Want to get your poetry published? There's no better tool for making it happen than Poet's Market, which includes hundreds of publishing opportunities specifically for poets, including listings for book and chapbook publishers, print and…
    Book
  • Funny You Should Ask

    Mostly Serious Answers to Mostly Serious Questions About the Book Publishing Industry

    Poelle, Barbara,
    From understanding the nuts and bolts of a query letter, to learning how to process the soul-searing envy of watching someone else's career flourish, to how to talk to your editor, veteran literary agent Barbara Poelle covers the approach…
    Book
  • When it comes to writing, there's no wrong way to get words on paper. But it's not always easy to make the ink flow. Paper hearts: some writing advice won't make writing any simpler, but it may help spark your imagination and get your…
    Book
  • Your First Novel

    a Top Agent and a Published Author Show You How to Write Your Book and Get It Published

    Rittenberg, Ann, 1957-
    Your Expert Guide to Writing and Publishing a Novel In this revised and expanded edition of Your First Novel, novelist Laura Whitcomb, seasoned literary agent Ann Rittenberg, and her knowledgeable assistant, Camille Goldin, team up to…
    Book
  • Before and After the Book Deal

    a Writer's Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book

    Maum, Courtney, 1978-
    Everything you've ever wanted to know about publishing but were too afraid to ask is right here in this funny, candid guide by acclaimed author Courtney Maum.
    Book
  • The Business of Being a Writer offers the business education writers need but so rarely receive. It is meant for early-career writers looking to develop a realistic set of expectations about making money from their work or for working…
    Book
  • Author in Progress

    a No-holds-barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published

    Writing can be a lonely profession plagued by blind stumbles, writer's block, and despair--but it doesn't have to be. Written by members of the popular Writer Unboxed website, Author in Progress is filled with practical, candid essays to…
    Book
  • How to Publish Your Novel

    a Complete Guide to Making the Right Publisher Say Yes

    Atchity, Kenneth John
    How to Publish Your Novel is like having a friend in the business. It provides the knowledge and strategies needed to get a work of fiction into print. You'll learn how to locate a literary agent, develop an effective proposal package, and…
    Book
  • The Poets & Writers Complete Guide to Being a Writer

    Everything You Need to Know About Craft, Inspiration, Agents, Editors, Publishing and the Business of Building a Sustainable Writing Career

    Larimer, Kevin,
    For half a century, writers at every stage of their careers have turned to the literary nonprofit organization Poets & Writers and its award-winning magazine for resources to foster their professional development, from writing prompts and…
    Book
  • The publishing industry is changing rapidly, and there are more options for authors than ever before. Should you find an agent and search for a traditional publishing deal or consider self-publishing? Should you print hardcover copies or…
    Book
  • An Insider's Guide to Publishing

    Historical Perspectives on the Publishing Business, Insights From Agents & Editors, Tips for Breaking In, New Publishing Alternatives

    Comfort, David
    An Insider's Guide to Publishing shares the wicked wit and wisdom of some of the craziest and most ambitious authors and editors of all time--proving that even the talented need luck, pluck, persistence, and the inside scoop on this…
    Book
  • The Writer Within You

    a Step-by-step Guide to Writing and Publishing in Your Retirement Years

    Jacobs, Charles
    Responds to repeated requests by Retirees - both Seniors and Baby Boomers - who long to become published authors and have repeatedly requested a simplified, comprehensive, single-volume guidebook to lead them through the confusing…
    Book
  • How to Self Publish Your Book

    a Complete Guide to Writing, Editing, Marketing & Selling Your Own Book

    Yager, Jan, 1948-
    Publishing expert Dr. Jan Yager has created an easy-to-follow guide that will take you from a book's conception and writing to its production and sales. Whether your work is fiction or nonfiction, How to Self-Publish Your Book offers sound…
    Book
  • With a wide array of E-readers available, setting up as a digital publisher has never been easier, giving you complete control over your book and how it’s marketed and sold. This guide will walk you through the process of choosing the best…
    Online Magazine
  • How to Self-publish for Under $100

    the Step-by-step Handbook to Publishing Your Book Without Breaking the Bank

    Cox-Smith, Cinquanta
    How to be a self-publishing success Secrets to self-publishing: How to Self-Publish for Under $100 is THE bible for getting published. Publishing expert and author, Cinquanta Cox-Smith offers all her tips and tricks on self-publishing a…
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  • A People's Guide to Publishing

    Build a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful, Book Business From the Ground Up

    Biel, Joe
    The author draws on interviews and 22 years of experience to show readers how to launch their own traditional-format book publishing company in a shifting industry
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