A Write4Kids Exclusive eBook:

I'VE WRITTEN A STORY...WHAT DO I DO NOW?

When we decided to create a collection of our best pieces about submitting a manuscript for publication, the easiest part was coming up with the title. 

“I’ve written a story.  What do I do now?” is easily the most commonly asked question we receive.  Writers seem thoroughly confused and intimidated about the process of sending a manuscript off to publishers, and they’re desperate for straight advice.

Thus, this eBook. 

Before we begin, our standard caveat:  you may think your story is written and completed, but it probably isn’t.  Even the most successful children’s writers tend to write, re-write and re-write some more before they even think about calling their manuscript complete.  Do yourself a favor – get a copy of our eBook “Improving the Odds - Insider Secrets That Can Help You Get Published”.  It’s our best advice about how to turn an imperfect manuscript into a finished, ready to publish manuscript.  Go to http://write4kids.com/odds.html for all the details.  For under nine bucks, this information can make a huge difference in your ability to get a publishing contract.

Now, if you’re really ready to submit, you’ll find the information we’re about to share invaluable.  We haven’t tried to create a complete, step-by-step guide to submitting a manuscript – there are already plenty of books that do a good job of that (Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market, for example, is an essential book for all submitting authors).  Rather, this eBook is something quite different.

This is a collection of insider tips, little-known techniques and real-world advice of the sort you might get if you had lunch with a successful author, or were able to pick the brain of a top editor.  We’ll go beyond book submission issues (formatting, query letter writing, etc.) and provide tips about copyright, agents and money, and we’ll share some great tips about submitting magazine articles, too.

Here’s how the book breaks down:

• OUR EXCLUSIVE SUCCESS CHECKLISTS:  These are some of the most popular articles we’ve ever published, presented together for the first time.   Our checklists are easy to use step-by-step guides that you can use to make certain your manuscript is tight and ready to go.   Run your manuscript through these checklists and you’ll have a big advantage over the competition!

• SUBMISSION SECRETS: We’ll cover formatting, essential submission techniques, query letters, plot synopses, special tricks to stand out from the slush pile, insider tips and much more.  

• AGENTS, COPYRIGHT & MONEY TIPS:  The lowdown on copyrights, the pros and cons of getting an agent, getting paid, how to research a publisher before signing a contract. 

• MAGAZINE SUBMISSIONS TIPS: Exclusive insight about selling your work to magazines.

Here are some tips to get the most of this book:

1.                Be willing to admit that you’re not quite ready to submit your manuscript.  Take my word for it – editors can sniff out a faulty manuscript from across the room. If our checklists tell you that there’s work to be done on your story, do it.  Otherwise, you’re wasting your time.

2.                Be creative…to a point.  Putting together a submissions package should allow for some creativity.  By bringing some flair to, say, a cover letter, you can gain an advantage.  But keep within the rules and always strive to be professional. 

3.                Trust the advice of professionals.  In the article  Submission Tips From The Masters author/editor Jane Yolen gives some simple – yet astonishingly powerful – advice about writing a cover letter.  This tiny bit of instruction from a true publishing legend can change everything about your career path.  This book is filled with that sort of advice.  Amateurs try to reinvent the wheel, budding professionals take heed of what successful authors have to say.  Listen well. 

I'VE WRITTEN A STORY...WHAT DO I DO NOW? Insider Secrets That Can Help You Get Published.......$15.95

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