Traditional Publishing (For Books)
This means finding an agent, first. The agent helps you find publishers and gives you advice in your career. :) As for finding an agent, there's a process for that. It takes a while to get one; you'll get a lot of rejections, but all of us do, so don't let that discourage you! Here's what you need:
- The BEST book you can write. This means much editing, and it also means making sure other people can read it and get what you intend out of it.
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A good query and synopsis. These are the two items with which you can entice an agent to read your work.
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Information on agents who represent your genre or field. You can use Google to do this, but if you're willing to put in a little money, we suggest Publisher's Marketplace. That's where literary agents report all their sales, which gives authors the chance to see who's actually selling and who's doing it well.
Note: A legitimate agent will NEVER charge you money for application or reading fees. Agents make money when YOU make money.
Traditional Publishing (For Short Stories)
Literary and genre magazines take submissions all the time. Write the best story you can, then read the magazine's submissions guidelines and submit.
- Our preferred partner is Short Fiction Break, an innovative online literary magazine for people who love reading and writing fiction.
- We also have a list of places to get published right here.
Self-Publishing
We have several programs here designed to help you improve as a writer with feedback and prepare you for publishing:
- 100 Day Book: an intense 100-day program to get your first draft done.
- The Write Practice Pro : the best members-only community for getting and learning to give feedback.
- Finish Your Book (DIY course): an extension of The Write Practice Pro, with hundreds of dollars' worth of extra free resources for you.
- Write to Publish (DIY course): the best course for learning how to build your author platform and build readership through social media channels, personal website, and an email list.
After that, you'll have the choice of going with a company like BookBaby, or doing it yourself through Amazon's KDP or Draft2Digital, which we highly recommend. Good luck!
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us.