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Paperwork, and a lot of it…

by JM

pathtopublication.jpgAs you may know, I’m in the process of getting a novel published. Now, I hate to go into anything completely unprepared, so I’ve been reading the beloved Australian Writer’s Marketplace at the library, as well as renting books about the publishing industry and getting published.

As far as the publishing industry goes, I have a slight advantage having taken Graphic Communication classes in college.

I’ve decided not to go with an agent this time. Perhaps in the future when I’m seeking publication for my longer fantasy novels. I’ve decided against an agent because, while I would like this to get published, I don’t want to stay with the young adult market and have to switch agents after one or two books. Perhaps it’s a bit high thinking of me, talking about how to switch agents, but I’ve thought it over and have decided to skip over all that trouble.

Through all my investigations into submitting directly to publishers, I’ve come across these things that can be asked for in a submission:

Cover Sheet
Synopsis
Writer’s Resume
Chapter Summaries
Sample Chapters
Full Manuscript

And,

SASE - Self-addressed, stamped envelope

**Some of the links provided aren’t writing submission specific, but they can at least give you an idea.

Obviously sending all of these to one publisher would be overkill. As always, you want to follow the publisher’s guidelines as close as humanly possible. A few publishers, I’ve discovered, have “template” documents available for the parts they want.

Though sending all of these to one publisher would be too much, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a copy of each ready.

My plan (and suggestion to readers) is to have a specific folder with all these items in it on your computer. (Don’t forget to back it up elsewhere!) That way you can just go in, adjust as needed, and print off as needed.

The journey continues…


Posted in Path to Publication on February 19th, 2007

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2 Responses to “Paperwork, and a lot of it…”

  1. kate Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 2:01 pm

    Also, some agents/publishers ask for different length-synopses, be it a page, 5 pages, or something else.

  2. Jaime Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 6:50 pm

    Even lovelier, huh?

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