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New Writers: What To Do If You Think You Want To Be Published

August 4, 2010 1 Comment

If you’re not a professional writer, but think that you might want to be, where do you start? How do you get something published?

Here are a few tips for where to start when you have something to say and want to see it in print.

  • Know your goals.
  • Join a writers’ critique group.
  • If you’re not sure of your writing mechanics, hire an experienced copyeditor to show you how to improve.
  • Learn about the writing, editing, and publishing industry.
  • Accept the fact that there are standard procedures and timetables in the publishing industry.
  • Get involved with writers’ groups and professional associations.
  • Enjoy the process.

You can read the full post at Words Into Books.

Categories: Publishing, Writing Tags: critique, edit, publish, write, writer's group, Writing

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  • “Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth.”
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