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1 Publish Locally, Get Read Globally Presented Sat. July 19, 2011,10:30 AM - Noon Ann Arbor Rec and Ed Conference Room Debbie Merion, MSW www.essaycoaching.com [email protected]

How to Publish Your Book or Article

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This class was presented in Ann Arbor, Michigan on July 19, 2011 to published and unpublished aspiring writers. It was taught by Debbie Merion, writing coach, [email protected].

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Publish Locally, Get Read Globally

Presented Sat. July 19, 2011,10:30 AM - Noon Ann Arbor Rec and Ed Conference Room

Debbie Merion, MSW

[email protected]

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Goals of the Class

• Familiarize you with some amazing local publications

• Provide a brief overview of the process of publishing your work in print and online

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Publishing Articles Locally

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Five steps to publishing locally (1)1. Clarify your story2. Explore local online publications on the

handout and read--writers’ guidelines--deadline for submission--who is the editor?

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Five steps to publishing locally (2)

3. Envision—where exactly will the story go? Look at the number of words, and the style. Write for that space.

4. Email an editor a query/pitch if you don’t have the entire story written.

5. Submit and be patient, but check back.

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Publishing Books Locally

• Is your idea a book?• Is your idea a book that hasn’t been

written?• Do you want to write without thought of

publishing?

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To self-publish a completed manuscript:

• eBook (Kindle, nook)• Print on demand (through createspace.com,

U-M Espresso book machine• Printhouse like iUniverse or lulu.com.• Local printer (Kinkos, Thompson-Shore)

– ISBN: bowker.com– authorsguild.org websites for writers – http://www.marketingnewauthors.com/

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To publish a completed manuscript:

• Find an agent– Ask other writers you know – Take a class – Gotham writers

writingclasses.com/– Read preface in similar books

• Contact publishers directly - use Writer’s Market (book or online at writersmarket.com) or contact Ann Arbor publishers.

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Ann Arbor Area Book Publishers

• Huron River Press• Robbie Dean Press• University of Michigan Press• Dzanc books• Wayne State University Press

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Books on Publishing Books

• Putting Your Passion Into Print-Eckstut and Sterry

• Thinking Like Your Editor-Rabiner and Fortunato

• How to Write a Book Proposal-Larsen

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Once published, how to use your online publication links?

• In your email signature• On Facebook• On Linkedin• In work proposals• Book proposals• Resume • Biography

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Websites about Writing

• www.writersmarket.com/• www.writersdigest.com/• www.pw.org/• www.awpwriter.org/magazine/

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Goals of the Class

• Familiarize you with some amazing local publications

• Provide a brief overview of the process of publishing your work in print and online

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Publish Locally, Get Read Globally

Presented Sat. July 19, 2011,10:30 AM - Noon Ann Arbor Rec and Ed Conference Room

Debbie Merion, MSW

[email protected]