5 Steps to Become a Published Writer
Posted by Jo | Filed under Publishing
Terry from PulseUniform left an interesting comment on the Story Structure article.
First, to answer the question, yes I think a lot of the story structure tips can also apply to non-fiction articles. I’ve seen something akin to setup – conflict – resolution used for articles. Obviously, the tips regarding character development won’t apply, but I’m [...]
Story Structure
Posted by webmaster | Filed under Publishing, Writing
In this article, Larry Brooks discusses writing from an outline vs. writing from the seat of your pants. His argument is that both are feasible, providing you have your story architecture in mind. Unfortunately, although the article was good, he didn’t explain what he means by story architecture or how to develop one.
Which got me [...]
Publishing your short fiction
Posted by Jo | Filed under Markets, Publishing
You may have a great short story already written, or the seed of one wriggling around somewhere, and you’d like to know where and how to publish it.
Ralan.com is a good place for speculative, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, etc. He keeps the site up-to-date, and there are hundreds of listings there, divided up by pay [...]
Where to sell your writing
Posted by Jo | Filed under Markets, Promotion, Publishing
You’re interested in selling some writing, maybe even starting to “freelance,” but where do you go to SELL your work? Here are some of the most popular sites and the pros and cons of using each.
Constant Content
After registering, you’ll submit your work for approval. You can submit content that matches up to a previous request, [...]
American Idol, for Writers?
Posted by Jo | Filed under Publishing
I’m talking about WeBook, a site I ran across the other day through StumbleUpon. From their about page…
Webook is an “online book publishing company, which does for the industry what American Idol did for music.”
That’s a pretty interesting intro, don’t you think? From browsing around the site, it looks like you can start a project, [...]
10 Reasons I didn’t buy your article
Posted by Jo | Filed under Publishing
I recently headed over to Constant Content to shop for some articles for my sites. I was surprised by some of the things I found. If you’re having trouble selling your material, then maybe one of these is the reason why.
Your sample was too short. I want to see a good size chunk of the [...]
Publishing is Changing…
Posted by Jo | Filed under Publishing
Book collection
Originally uploaded by Ian Wilson
Techdirt has a great article about publishing and the internet, and how the publishing model will need to change in the future. I’m sure you know about the RIAA and/or MPAA and their many lawsuits against users downloading their content without paying.
It doesn’t take much imagination to see it happening [...]
Find an Agent, Avoid a Headache
Posted by Jo | Filed under Promotion, Publishing
Really. Yes. No kidding.
Finding an agent doesn’t have to involve searching through publications, acknowledgment pages, and a myriad other places. Here’s a site you’ll want to try, LitMatch.
First, you can search for an agent or agency. Their search feature allows you to filter by several categories like genre, fiction/non-fiction, geographical area, agent name. You can [...]
Top Posts
Posted by Jo | Filed under Markets, NaNoWriMo, Productivity, Publishing, Weblogs
As you know, I’m busy NaNo-ing this month. For those of you who may have missed these, here are five of the most popular blog posts on the site. Take a minute and check them out, and then get back to your novel!
Get Ready for NaNo
Two Great Market Resources
Short Story Markets
Writing Tools
What’s Holding You [...]
Using Lulu to Self-Publish
Posted by Jo | Filed under Publishing
I ran across an interesting blog tonight, which covers self-publishing through Lulu. I’ve linked to her most recent post, but I’d recommend exploring the site further. She gives some good tips and insights into how Lulu works and what some of the pitfalls are.
I know a lot of us will have a novel rough draft [...]
