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From Promising to Published

A Multi-Genre, Insider's Guide to the Publication Process
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Description

You've been writing and honing your craft for months or years and are curious about seeking publication for your latest project. Perhaps you wonder about the next steps in the process. Look no further!

This book has a little something for every writer interested in expanding their audience and sharing their writing with readers, from pre-writing and writing your drafts to choosing your market and the writing life before, during, and after publication.

Topics covered include:

The Lovely Littles: Breaking into Literary Magazines

The Spinning Spider: Keeping Track of your Brainchildren

Options, You've Got 'em: Traditional, Indie/Small, University Press, or Self-Publishing

Two Streams with One Stone: To Simultaneously Submit or Not

Monetize it! Part One: All about the Benjamins; Monetize it! Part Two: Risk and a Swimming Metaphor

The Myth of the Fancy-Pants Tools

The Art of Writing the Author Bio

Paradox Meets Passion: Writer vs. Author

The Slam-Bam Reply: Now in Two Painful Varieties; Creative Noodling

F.U.N

and so much more!

Product Details

PublisherVine Leaves Press
Publish DateMay 24, 2022
Pages184
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781925965926
Dimensions8.3 X 5.8 X 0.4 inches | 0.5 pounds

About the Author

Melanie Faith likes to wear many professional hats, including as a poet, photographer, prose writer, professor, editor, and tutor. Imagination and possibility are her favorite sidekicks. She is an INFJ personality type who has a typewriter she really should use more often. She especially enjoys writing nonfiction craft books that assist fellow authors on their writing paths. Collaborations included her participation in Film Shooters Collective's international "Ekphrastic Magic" photo-poetry collaboration project in Barcelona, Spain's Revela'T Festival, and her poetry set to music and performed by professional vocalists and musicians at Iowa State University. Learn more about her writing process, writing classes, and latest projects at melaniedfaith.com.

Reviews

"Melanie Faith has guided me since our first meeting in her on-line writing class. Her kind, encouraging, and thought-provoking words have helped me to become a more confident writer. If sharing your stories with the world is your goal, From Promising to Published: A Multi-Genre, Insider's Guide to the Publication Process is essential reading. This book will guide you through the post-writing process: setting up a website, writing a cover letter, finding the right market, making money, and what to expect after publication. I wish I had all these nuggets of information in one place when I started my writing career. I can't recommend this book highly enough." Yong Takahashi, author of Rising, The Escape to Candyland, and Camp Detroit

"Even the most prolific writer can freeze up when it's time to create a bio, promote oneself via an author website, or think about how and where to get published. No part of this process needs to be intimidating with Melanie Faith to the rescue! Let her guide you, take away your doubts or trepidation, show you that a successful writing life is possible." Dineen Picerno, Professor of English, Southern New Hampshire University

"A must for both the fledgling writer eager to get that first acceptance letter, and the veteran writer who just won a notable prize. It's one of those craft books you'll want to revisit again and again." Christine Tierney, author of chicken+lowercase=fleur

"It is all here! All you need to know about the nuances of the publishing industry and how it applies to breaking into publication. Detailed chapters will have you thinking (and writing) about your perspectives and crafting all of the components into a spot-on success story. From creating the perfect cover letter and bio to monetizing your work, Faith's insider's look will have you leap-frogging knowledgeably toward the finish line." Robbin Farr, author and founding co-editor of River Heron Review

"At any age stage of his writing journey, this book is the most dependable companion. Each chapter never fails to encourage any writer to validate and nourish his writing process and to explore his publishing possibilities." Christine L. Villa, children's book author and publisher

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