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    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 9. On Publishing.
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 9. On Publishing.
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 9. On Publishing.
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    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 9. On Publishing.

    By Robbie McCauley

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    This Little Book aims simply to be a guide to new writers on the subject of publishing. It takes the form of a discussion of the different forms of publishing available in today’s changing market. Each different form is discussed and the difference in the requirements of each is addressed.
    Many new writers, particularly writers of novels, will seek the recognition of a publisher’s acceptance of the quality or saleability of their work. They will need to know how to approach a publisher who will pay them, and this advice is given here. Others will for whatever reason, be prepared to pay to self-publish their work. While yet others, will seek to use free publishing services. Appropriate advice is given for each of these options.
    While it doesn’t aim to be an exhaustive list of publishers, there are valuable lists of publishers in the various categories. There is also invaluable information about the use of agents and editors and how to find them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobbie McCauley
    Release dateDec 5, 2014
    ISBN9781311543776
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 9. On Publishing.
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    Robbie McCauley

    When Robbie McCauley retired early from a varied working life, which included the duties of Secretary to Members of Parliament, Researcher, Primary School Teacher, and Bank Manager, she began to take writing classes and discovered the joy of writing short stories. At the same time Robbie decided to study for the Bachelor of Arts degree she had always wanted. This was the start of a new world. She now has many degrees including a Masters in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism and a Post Graduate Diploma in Writing. Her qualifications provide an excellent background for story writing. At present Robbie teaches a writing class called "Let's Write a Book" with the University of the Third Age (U3A) and is happy to have finally written her own first novel, The Eleventh Hour, which is planned to be Book 1 of a trilogy. Robbie lives in Australia, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. She is divorced, has one lovely daughter, an excellent son-in-law, and three exciting grand children.

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      The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 9. On Publishing. - Robbie McCauley

      The Handy Little Book for Writers Series

      BOOK 9

      ON PUBLISHING

      Robbie McCauley

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2014 Robbie McCauley

      This book is available in print at most online retailers

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      CONTENTS

      About this book

      Chapter One - Different publishing forms

      * Once upon a time

      * Then came ‘Vanity’ publishing

      * Now in the Digital age

      Chapter Two - Times are changing

      Chapter Three - Australian Publishers

      * Unsolicited Manuscripts

      * Small Press Network

      Chapter Four - Worldwide Publishers

      Chapter Five - Literary Agents

      * Why have an agent?

      * What does an agent Do?

      Chapter Six - Writing a proposal

      * Some Suggestions

      * Cover Letters, Synopses, and Formatting

      * How to Format your Manuscript

      * William Shunn - Proper Manuscript Site

      * Australian Society of Authors

      Chapter Seven - Publishing you pay for

      * List of some of the publishers

      Chapter Eight- Free Publishing

      * Amazon

      * CreateSpace

      Chapter Nine -eBook Publishing

      * Amazon Kindle

      * Smashwords

      * PicMonkey

      Chapter Ten - Other ways to publish

      * Submitting to Magazines, Journals, and Short Story Competitions

      Chapter Eleven - Editing

      Resources and References

      Other Books in the Series

      Author’s Writing Websites

      About the Author

      ABOUT THIS BOOK

      This Little Book aims simply to be a guide to new writers on

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