The Publishing Process

The publishing process is fairly complicated. You may think it's simple. You have an article or book idea, and they should publish it. Unfortunately, the publishing marketplace is first and foremost, a business, and secondly, it is very competitive. The pages below will help you understand the publishing process and how your writing fits into that process. You will learn the importance of being professional and how things like queries and proposals fit into this process. Don't skip this section. How well you understand the process will be one of the key factors in getting published.

• Getting Published
  
  Tips on getting published
• The Publishing Process
  
  An overview of the publishing process
• Critique Groups
  
  Tips on the value of being part of a critique group.
• Your Submission Package
  
  Tips on creating your submission package
• Query Letters
  
  Tips on writing a successful query letter
• Cover Letters
  
  Tips on writing a cover letter to accompany your manuscript
• Book Proposals
  
  Tips on writing a successful book proposal
• Marketing
  
  Tips on how to market your writing in a book proposal and at writers conferences.
• Revise Revise
  
  Tips on revising and editing your writing
• Manuscript Formats
  
  Tips on formatting your manuscript
• Choosing Your Market
  
  Tips to identifying a market for your writing