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Chriss McCallum, “The Beginner's Guide to Getting Published”

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Contents

List of illustrations viii

Preface to the sixth edition ix

1 Getting Started 1

Before you step in 1

Basic equipment 4

Building your reference library 6

Information sources 7

Finding inspiration and support 10

Checklist for getting started 15

2 The Internet 16

What is the Internet? 16

What is the World Wide Web? 17

Using e-mail 20

The future 22

3 Understanding Rights and Contracts 24

Copyright 24

Moral rights 25

Plagiarism 26

Libel 27

Contracts and rights in book writing 28

Rights in writing for newspapers and magazines 29

Electronic rights 30

Co-authorship 31

Public Lending left 31

4 Keeping Records 33

Keeping track of submissions 33

Keeping a markets book 34

Keeping a ‘writing only’ diary 34

Recording income and expenditure 35

Tax-allowable expenses 36

Handling self-assessment 38

5 Preparing Your Work for Submission 39

Preparing a prose manuscript 39

Dealing with illustrations 45

Selecting and studying a suitable market 46

How agents work 50

6 Submitting Your Work to the Market 53

Approaching the market 53

Following up your submission 56

Coping with rejection 56

7 Writing for Magazines and Newspapers 61

What it takes to write successful articles 61

Finding markets 62

Article types 62

Analysing a magazine 63

Choosing your topic 65

Writing a saleable article 69

Writing seasonal and anniversary material 70

Selling your article 72

Looking at journalism 74

Photography for article writers 76

Writing for overseas magazines 77

8 Writing and Selling Short Stories 81

Stories that sell 82

Choosing a market 84

Stories for the Small Press 88

How to be your own editor 89

9 Writing and Selling your First Novel 93

Getting to know the book business 93

The different types of novel 94

Checking your manuscript for fatal flaws 96

Preparing your submission package 98

10 Writing and Selling Non-Fiction Books 105

Assessing your idea 105

First find your publisher 107

Preparing a proposal 107

Approaching a publisher 109

Writing specialist non-fiction 111

11 Writing for Children and Teenagers 118

Writing for children 118

Writing for teenagers and young adults 120

Crafting picture-stories 121

Writing non-fiction for children 122

12 Writing Poetry, Song Lyrics and Greeting Cards 125

Writing poetry 125

Getting your poetry published 125

Getting started in song-writing 130

Breaking into the greeting cards market 131

13 Writing for Radio, Screen and Stage 135

Starting with radio 135

Writing for film and video 137

Writing for television 138

Writing for the stage 139

Getting your play published 141

14 Self-Financed Publishing 142

Is self-publishing for you? 142

Beware the ‘vanity’ publisher 144

What a regular publisher does for you 145

Self-publishing options 146

Publishing your own book 147

15 Writing for Competitions 151

Competitions to enter . . . 151

. . . And some you would be wise to avoid 152

What you could win 153

What the judges look for 153

How to maximise your chances 156

Where to find out more 158

Glossary 159

Recommended Reading 172

Associations Open to Unpublished Writers 176

Other Useful Addresses 177

Index 179

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