STAGE 1: Selection and Preparation of Manuscripts Publishing Principles and Practice ACP 2079 STAGE 1: Selection and Preparation of Manuscripts

This Week’s Lecture is… Based on a reading of the set text, Self-Publishing Made Simple by Euan Mitchell, pages ix-38.

Defining a Publishing Proposal Based on the needs of reader or needs of writer? Answering the Publishing Paradox: “How to write something different that has been done before.” Survey of appropriate genre Picking a ‘gap’ in the market

Research and Writing Process C-SAW approach Collect Select Arrange Write

Assisting Writers with ‘Block’ Left/right brain techniques Brainstorming WHAT the writer wants to say (right brain) Taking a break Forming complete sentences with attention to HOW words are organised (left brain)

Editing Structural Editing Copyediting Proofreading

House Style Style Manual for Authors, Editor and Printers (6th edn) John Wiley & Sons. House Style Guide House Dictionary

Freelance Editors In-house or freelance editors? The Society of Editors The Register of Freelance Editors 2006 http://www.socedvic.org

Manuscript Submission Commissioned manuscripts Unsolicited manuscripts – who accepts them? The slush pile

Literary Agents Author–publisher go-betweens? Signing up first-time authors vs poaching established authors The literary ‘Catch 22’ Contract and legal advice Creative nurturing Commissions paid

The Publishing Contract Expectations of publishers Expectations of authors Independent legal advice: the Arts/Law Centre of Australia The Australian Society of Authors Royalty rates Reversion clauses

Related Publishing Questions How long is a book kept in print? What is a publisher’s ‘backlist’? What is Print on Demand? What sources of funding are available to writers and publishers? Would Julie’s book really sell more than Poh’s? <END>