Getting Published (How and Where)
Most editors are failed writers - but so are most writers. ~T.S. Eliot
Links to publication opportunities (sites, competitions, etc.) will be listed here.
How to present your self as a professional: As listed in the Gotham Writer's Workshop Writing Fiction Guide
The standard format for all types of fiction is this:
-Use black type on white 8 1/2 by-11-inch paper.
-Choose a 12-point font, preferably Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New, or Arial.
-Double-space.
-Indent paragraphs.
-Place at least a one-inch margin all around.
-Number the pages in the upper right-hand corner.
-Spell-check and proofread (Proofread by a human...not a computer).
-Include a title page with the title, word count, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
-Keep your pages loose-leaf.
Some absolute no-no's:
-Fancy graphics or typesetting.
-Stapling or binding pages.
-Anything gimmicky, unless it is so apt and witty that it won't be viewed as an attention-getting device.
-Your head shot, photos of your kids or pets, pencil drawings...you'd be surprised at the things people will send to catch an agent's eye.
You will also need a Queery letter. This letter is used as a cover letter that is designed to pique an agent's or editor's interest in your work. See me for detials.
1. Write a story and edit it.
2. Write a Queery letter.
3. Wait for a response after your story reaches the slush pile (a pile of manuscripts that have not been asked for by an editor or agent).
4. Submit short stories to magazines (The New Yorker, Atlandtic Monthly, Harper's, Esquire, GQ, Jane, Seventeen).
Links to publication opportunities (sites, competitions, etc.) will be listed here.
How to present your self as a professional: As listed in the Gotham Writer's Workshop Writing Fiction Guide
The standard format for all types of fiction is this:
-Use black type on white 8 1/2 by-11-inch paper.
-Choose a 12-point font, preferably Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New, or Arial.
-Double-space.
-Indent paragraphs.
-Place at least a one-inch margin all around.
-Number the pages in the upper right-hand corner.
-Spell-check and proofread (Proofread by a human...not a computer).
-Include a title page with the title, word count, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
-Keep your pages loose-leaf.
Some absolute no-no's:
-Fancy graphics or typesetting.
-Stapling or binding pages.
-Anything gimmicky, unless it is so apt and witty that it won't be viewed as an attention-getting device.
-Your head shot, photos of your kids or pets, pencil drawings...you'd be surprised at the things people will send to catch an agent's eye.
You will also need a Queery letter. This letter is used as a cover letter that is designed to pique an agent's or editor's interest in your work. See me for detials.
1. Write a story and edit it.
2. Write a Queery letter.
3. Wait for a response after your story reaches the slush pile (a pile of manuscripts that have not been asked for by an editor or agent).
4. Submit short stories to magazines (The New Yorker, Atlandtic Monthly, Harper's, Esquire, GQ, Jane, Seventeen).