{"id":218,"date":"2008-04-07T06:17:52","date_gmt":"2008-04-07T14:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=218"},"modified":"2008-04-07T06:17:52","modified_gmt":"2008-04-07T14:17:52","slug":"submit-articlesstories-before-writing-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=218","title":{"rendered":"Submit Articles\/Stories Before Writing a Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you catch my recent articles in Absolute Write<\/em>, Publishing Basics <\/em>and Freelance Writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Report<\/em>? Publishing Basics <\/em>published my piece on how to eliminate roadblocks to your publishing success. Absolute Wr<\/em>ite used the one I wrote on how to write books that sell. And Freelance Writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Report <\/em>published one of my book promotion tips articles. Every month, I write the SPAWN Market Update <\/em>and I write the book marketing column in SPAWNews.<\/em> That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good exposure, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you think? <\/p>\n

Each of my published articles puts my name and my books in the limelight. My name and book titles are familiar to some and new to others. And the more that a person sees my name and the title of my books, the more apt he or she is to purchase my books, show up at my workshops, take my courses and consider me as their editor or consultant of choice. <\/p>\n

Have you been using your writing talent and skills to promote yourself and your books? If not, maybe it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time that you start contributing articles on your topic or stories in your genre to appropriate magazines and newsletters. Think of it\u00e2\u20ac\u201dif your articles or stories appear in only 5 magazines this year with anywhere from 500 circulation to 100,000 and a dozen newsletters and e-newsletters with a combined circulation of around 200,000, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a potential 350,000-500,000 people who will learn about you and your book. People who enjoy reading your short stories, will surely want to purchase your novel. Folks who are interested in your articles on the greening of America, will probably go out and buy your book on this topic. Do you see how that works?<\/p>\n

And if your book is in process or is only a dream, this is still an excellent time to contribute stories\/articles for publication. Start submitting your stories or articles to appropriate magazines and sites now in order to establish your following\u00e2\u20ac\u201dto start attracting readers for your book. This is called building a platform. Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it make sense to begin the process of creating an audience early on? Wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you love to have people lined up eager to read your book when you finally launch it?<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to issue a challenge. If you have a book in the works or are just thinking about writing a book, start writing and submitting related articles or stories to appropriate publications and sites now. <\/p>\n

If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not familiar with the world of freelance writing, order my book, A Writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to Magazine Articles<\/em>. (It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only $6.50.) http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/writingpage.html<\/a> And while you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re at it, be sure to order your copy of my signature book\u00e2\u20ac\u201da major, major contribution to your writing\/publishing library, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em> http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/rightway.html<\/a> You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll reference this book repeatedly throughout the writing, publishing and book marketing process.<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love to hear from those of you who are willing to meet this challenge. Let me know when you come up with article\/story ideas. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love to hear about the research you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing in order to locate appropriate magazines\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure I can help with that. Report back to me about your submissions. (We can get excited and nervous together.) And, by all means, tell me when you get accepted. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d also like to hear from those of you who are already submitting articles or stories for publication. PLFry620@yahoo.com. <\/p>\n

And don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget, I offer an online freelance article writing course at http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/course_magarticles.htm<\/a> Other course topics include book marketing, how to write a book proposal and a walk through the self-publishing process. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/courses.htm<\/a> <\/p>\n

Contact me with your news at: plfry620@yahoo.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you catch my recent articles in Absolute Write, Publishing Basics and Freelance Writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Report? Publishing Basics published my piece on how to eliminate roadblocks to your publishing success. Absolute Write used the one I wrote on how to write books that sell. And Freelance Writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Report published one of my book promotion tips articles. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t