The process of writer publishing comprises of the following stages:
- pitching potential publishers;
- approval by editors
- signing contract with a publisher and publishing itself
- marketing campaign (books only)
In self-publishing the pitching is excluded and these are cases where the writer either applies for publishing grants (applicable for scientific works), looks for potential sponsors / lenders that may be interested in the work's subject or uses his own money to publish.
A writer normally looks at self-publishing as a last resort option, with the most important (apart from marketing) part of the writer publishing to be successful pitching with tips on which available on www.writers-publish.com, www.yudkin.com, www.writersmarket.com and others.
There is also no harm visiting writers' forums and blogs such as http://forum.writersdigest.com and http://blog.writersdigest.com where useful information, tips and advice can be found.
As a starting point www.writers-publish.com recommends two main things to be done giving also some guidelines:
- finding a right approach in contacting publishers and
- hiring a literary agent.
On www.yudkin.com Marcia Yudkin, author of 11 books (including “6 steps to free publicity” and “Persuading on paper”) and 1000 magazine articles shares secrets for successful writer publishing and pitching publishers.
Marcia advocates DIY approach with energetic problem-solution attitude showing her entrepreneurial spirit in goal achievement process including successful publishing and marketing campaigns.
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