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    The Secrets of Getting Published
    The Secrets of Getting Published
    The Secrets of Getting Published
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    The Secrets of Getting Published

    By Valerie Hockert, PhD

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    Do you want to learn how to write? How to write an article? Or how to write a book? Whether your ideas of writing is having a writing career or a writing job, you will find this book quite helpful as it takes you from the beginning of where to get ideas, to how to make your writing saleable to how to write the query letter.

    Other than the ability to write, the topics I believe are important areas in which a writer needs a good knowledge to be successful are:1) Writing a Saleable Article, 2) Where and How to Get Ideas, 3) Creative Writing Exercises, 4) What an Editor Looks For, 5) Manuscript Preparation, 6) The Query Letter, 7) Rejections, and 8) Other Sources of Writing Income This book will cover these topics--and more.

    This book also has various creative writing exercises to get the creative juices flowing, tells you what an editor looks for, how to prepare your manuscript, and how to write a query letter.

    There is also a list of sources for other writing income.

    Valerie Hockert is the publisher of two online e-magazines, and has previously been the publisher of two national publications. Learn from the publisher!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJustice Gray
    Release dateJan 22, 2014
    ISBN9781311366191
    The Secrets of Getting Published
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    Valerie Hockert, PhD

    Valerie Hockert, was born in the Midwest where she has lived all her adult life. She has had much life experience through her various entrepreneurial life. She has a Master's Degree in Liberal Studies, and a PhD in Literary Studies. Dr. Hockert has been teaching at a college level for many years. She was the first publisher of the Writers' Journal and Today's Family, two national publications. She is also a certified personal trainer, great chef, and the Publisher of an e-magazine: www.realitytodayforum.com.

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      Book preview

      The Secrets of Getting Published - Valerie Hockert, PhD

      The Secrets

      of

      Getting Published!

      By Valerie Hockert

      ~~~

      Smashwords Edition

      Valerie Hockert

      CollProf@aol.com

      Copyright: © 1981, 1990, 2012 by Valerie Hockert All rights reserved

      No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of author.

      SMASHWORDS EDITION, LICENSE NOTES. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      The author, Valerie Hockert, is the Publisher of Reality Today Forum (www.realitytodayforum.com) and Family Today Forum (www.familytodayforum.com) and former Publisher and Managing Editor of the WRITERS' Journal, Today’s Family, and MINNESOTA INK, and has been a successful freelancer for many years.

      INTRODUCTION

      Although many of the how-to-books I have studied and reviewed, have titles on how to sell, or how to write best-selling articles/books, they seem to touch very lightly on the topic of monetary feedback, or attribute negative factors to earning a living writing. Yet these same books begin by claiming that following the author's listed ways, one will be able to establish a good financial position as a writer.

      If one is to write highly saleable material, one would have to read many books, as these books leave a lot of things unsaid. Or you could learn the inside secrets from a publisher/managing editor.

      Have you ever wondered what elements really do constitute a saleable piece of writing or how does one get the creative juices flowing so one can keep writing? Or what are the exact mechanics for a manuscript? Or how does one write a good query? Or why does one's manuscript or query get rejected?

      Since I am a publisher and managing editor, I can present some very useful inside tips on creating and marketing your writing.

      Other than the ability to write, the topics I believe are important areas in which a writer needs a good knowledge to be successful are:

      1) Writing a Saleable Article

      2) Where and How to Get Ideas

      3) Creative Writing Exercises

      4) What an Editor Looks For

      5) Manuscript Preparation

      6) The Query Letter

      7) Rejections

      8) Other Sources of Writing Income

      This book will cover these topics--and more.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      INTRODUCTION

      WRITING A SALEABLE ARTICLE

      --AN INTERESTING SUBJECT

      --A GOOD TITLE

      --A GREAT LEAD

      --SMOOTH TRANSITION

      --COLORFUL DESCRIPTIONS

      --TIGHT WRITING

      --A SATISFYING ENDING

      WHERE AND HOW TO GET IDEAS

      CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISES

      --BASIC EXERCISES

      --STARTER SENTENCES

      --CHARACTERIZATIONS

      --SETTINGS

      QUERY LETTERS

      COVER LETTERS

      MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

      --SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS

      --WRITER'S GUIDELINES

      WHAT AN EDITOR LOOKS FOR

      OVER 150 SUBSTITUTES FOR THE WORD SAYS

      REJECTIONS

      OTHER SOURCES OF WRITING INCOME

      CONCLUSION

      WRITING A SALEABLE ARTICLE

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