PublicationBy: Clayton Kochmer

● Always liked writing fiction.● Could be good possibility for career● Good hobby at least

Why I Chose Publication

Three Main Types1. Traditional2. Self3. Digital

Traditional PublishingPro’s

● paid up front● have experienced and well known group advertising your book

Con’s● Takes a large amount of time

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The Big 5Hachette Book GroupHarpercollinsMacmillanPenguin Random House-formedSimon & Schuster

Not as open to unasked for submissions

Smaller PublishersGenerally easier and faster to get published in, but more specific in what they want.

Query Letters● 1 page formal letter addressed to a specific editor, with contact information and addressed return

envelope● needs to be engaging fast● make it look professional

Literary agentsExtremely helpful for getting published, publishing houses use them extensively to help sort through the volume of books

Signs of a Good Agent● List of books they’ve helped get published● No upfront fees, they get a cut of what you get, not a flat fee

Self-PublishingPro’s

● Easier to startCon’s

● Expensive up front● All advertising is self-advertising

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Digital PublishingSeveral large companies digitally publishing,such as amazonMany smaller groups/sites

Pro’s:● Much easier to get published in the first place

Con’s:● Less income in best case scenario of the three

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LengthsAround 250 words goes to a page

Short Story:1000-7,500, 4-30 pages

Novelette:7,500-20,000, 30-80 pages, Not the easiest to get published

Novella:20,000- 50,000, 80-200 pages, Good length for a non-fiction piece and for online publishing

Novel:50,000-110,000, 200-440 pages, An ideal length for an adult fiction book is around 80,000 to 90,000 words

Epics:110,000+, 440+ pages

My Story1533 words.Would be around 6 pages long.Another 35-40 of similar length to make into novel sized book.Best path would be to publish digitally.

Annotated Bibliography"The Big Six." Critical Pages. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.

<http://www.criticalpages.com/tag/the-big-six-publishers/>. A

description of the big publishers.

Ciabattari, Jane. "Now There Are 5." LibraryJournal. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb.

2014.

<http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/09/publishing/now-there-are-5/#_>. An

article explaining the merger between two of the larger publishers.

"How to Write a Query Letter." Scribendi. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.

<http://www.scribendi.com/advice.php/how_to_write_a_query_letter.en>.

A how-to on writing query letters.

Annotated Bibliography Continued"Literary Agents." SFWA. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. <http://www.sfwa.org/

other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/agents/>. An article on

finding literary agents, mostly of what to avoid in one.

Masterson, Lee. "How Long Should Your Story Be?" Fiction Factor. N.p., n.d. Web.

13 Feb. 2014.

<http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/wordcount.html>.

Short article on how story's are sorted on length

Strathy, Glen C. "Word Count: How Long Should A Book Be?" How to Write a Book

Now. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.

<http://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/word-count.html>. A source on

how length affects how books are categorized.

Annotated Bibliography Continued"Traditional Publishing versus Self-Publishing." Scribendi. N.p., n.d. Web. 12

Feb. 2014. <http://www.scribendi.com/advice/

traditional_versus_self_publishing.en.html>. A short overview on the

difference between traditional and self-publishing