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Getting Your Book Published 101
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Indianapolis Christian Writers Conference was superb again this year! Most writers go to conferences because they want to write and publish a book. The Indy conference organizers (Wesleyan Publishing House) provided the usual workshops and private appointments. But, they went the extra mile by providing each conferee with a free guide to publication, Keith Drury’s new A Brief Guide for Writers. Read on to find out how you can enter a drawing for a free copy.
Author Keith Drury is Associate Professor of Religion and Philsophy at Wesley Seminary (Indiana Wesleyan University). Don’t let the professor label scare you. He is a down-to-earth person and a great writing teacher.
Publisher’s book description: “Practical help for writers who want to move ‘the ideas swirling about in my head’ to a final manuscript that will get published. Packed with dozens of tips and hints, this book gives step-by-step instructions on preparing a manuscript so it will shine and be noticed by editors and publishers. This veteran author offers advice on where to get ideas, how to organize them, and then how to turn ideas into a worthy book or article.
Brief Guide for Writers demystifies the publishing business for beginning writers, explaining each step of the process including making an outline, preparing the proposal, signing a contract, checking galleys, and revising future editions of your book. A sample style sheet is included so you will know what publishers want and expect. Written in an easy-to-understand conversational style, this book is a primer for someone who has a book or article idea and needs the information and the motivation to get those ideas into a manuscript that will become a published work.”
The book lives up to its description. It is available from Triangle Publishing. You can also get Brief Guide for Writers
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Brief Guide Giveaway: I have a copy to give away to one lucky reader. Here’s how to enter the drawing: please e-mail me at akinemily@gmail.com with enter book giveaway in the subject line. Please also give your name somewhere in the e-mail. Deadline for entries is Saturday, November 26, 2011, 6:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. I’ll draw one name and contact the winner for mailing address (U.S. addresses only). I’ll ship the book via medial mail as soon as I can.
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Bonus: Wesleyan writer, editor, pastor, Jim Watkins also shares his expertise on book publishing on his blog: http://www.jameswatkins.com/bookwriting.htm
Legal Stuff: I received this book free with conference registration at Indianapolis Christian Writers Conference. I was not required to write a review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Survey Results and Book Giveaway
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Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in my one-question survey over the past week. Check last week’s post in case you missed the survey.
Drum roll! The winner is—-Marketing. Asked what topics they prefer to see in future posts, 43% of Blog4writers readers chose Marketing. Websites and Blogs garnered 23% of the votes, while Writing Craft got 19%. Getting Organized was last-place with 14%. Since I’m leaving the survey out there, the results might change, but I got the direction I needed to plan future posts for my blog.
For blog newcomers and for old-timers wanting to review, I already have a number of posts on these subjects in the archives. Here’s a summary for your convenience.
- My article, “Golden Rule Marketing for Writers,” is on my site here.
- There are 47 previous posts dealing with marketing. Browse through them here.
- Previous posts relating to Websites and Blogs are here.
- Here’s a link to Writing Craft posts.
- The Get Organized series summary is here.
For the next three weeks, I had planned a series on Websites and Blogs. Next week’s post will be on free websites with MS Office Live Small Business.
Book Giveaway: Enter the drawing for a chance to win Max Lucado’s Cast of Characters: Common People in the Hands of and Uncommon God. Current e-mail subscribers are automatically entered. Others may enter by commenting on any post on Blog4writers or by becoming a new subscriber. Current subscribers may earn a second entry by commenting on any post. Deadline is Monday, October 18, 2010, 7:00 a.m. If you need help with the comment or subscription process, e-mail me at akinemily@gmail.com. Winner will be announced in the October 25th post. I will also e-mail the winner if I have an address. Book will be sent by USPS media mail to mailing address provided by the winner ASAP after close of contest.
Book Giveaway Winners
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Time to announce the winners of the drawings for the book, The Time of Your Life: How to Accomplish All That God Wants You to Do.
Winner Number One is Sue Tornai, a regular subscriber to Blog4writers. Visit her site, www.suetornai.com. Also take a look at her blog: www.missue.blogspot.com.
The second winner is a regular subscriber whose e-mail address begins with ditelbat. I’ve received no response to e-mails asking for name and mailing address. Will you please e-mail me at akinemily@gmail.com and give me your mailing address so that I can mail your book?”
I’ll be doing book giveaways about once a month for the rest of this year. Subscribe to Blog4writers so that you will be eligible for future drawings. Go to http://emilyakin.com/blog/, and enter your e-mail in the Subscribe box and follow the directions. If you need help, don’t hesitate to e-mail me for help: akinemily@gmail.com.
