A Abbreviations Accrediting Sources Acquiring Rights Agents - When and how to approach them Angles - Old ideas with a new perspective Anniversary Pitches Articles - Checking the structure B Biography - Writing a short author's bio Books Researching the market Choosing the right publisher C Capital Letters Names Numbering Quotes Time periods Children's Picture Books Cliches Clips Competitions Judges Manuscript Rules Style Theme Computers Auto correct Find and replace Language Quick clicks Spelling and Grammar check Thesaurus Word Count Consistency Character traits Dialect Names Setting Spelling Weights and Measures Continuity Credibility Plot Covering Letters D Dates Dialogue Direct speech versus indirect speech Dialogue tags Discipline - Staying on topic E E-books Cover Graphics and web links Layout Edit Editors (Magazines) The right approach The wrong approach Editors - Who they are & what they do Commissioning editor Copy editor Features editor Fiction editor Managing editor Picture editor Envelopes & sae F Feedback Editorial Response Editorial Services Friends and family Fees Fiction Characters Dialogue Plot Point of View Setting Style Theme Fillers Final Checks Foreign Words & Phrases G Grammar Sentence structure and length Split Infinitives Vocabulary Groundwork or Guesswork Using historical detail Guidelines Editorial calendar Lead times H Hooks Articles Competitions Fiction for magazines Non-fiction Novels House Style Humour I Illustrations Artwork for Children's books Artwork for Greetings cards Graphics Photocopies Sourcing pictures Inclusive Language Age Disability Gender Race and Religion Sexuality Indexing Useful definitions Interviews Invoicing J Jargon & Slang K Keeping Copies Keeping Records Kill Fees L Layout & Formatting Bullet Points Chapter Formatting for Books Fonts Footnotes and Endnotes Headers and Footers Italics Line Spacing & Paragraphs Margins Numbering Pages Radio Stage Television Legal Contracts Copyright Hearsay Libel Letterheads	M Markets Home Overseas Marketing Useful ideas Self-published books Multiple Submissions Books Non-fiction articles Short stories N Newspapers Nom de Plume Notebooks Numbers O Opinion Pieces Originality Outlines P Padding Photography Digital Labelling Picture libraries Sources for free photos Transparencies Plagiarism Plagiarism or breach of copyright? Point of View Preparation Press Release Professionalism Proofreading Public Lending Right Publice lending right and co-authorship Publishers - When and how to approach them Fiction Non-fiction Punctuation Apostrophies - Misused and missing Colons Commas Dialogue punctuation Ellipsis Exclamation Marks Hyphens and Dashes Quotation Marks Semicolons Q Queries Quotes Attributing quotes Famous quotes Pullout quotes R Rejections Research Checking Fact finding Revision & Resubmitting Fiction Non-fiction - commissioned Non-fiction sent 'on spec' S Serial Rights All Electronic Rights All Rights Electronic Archival Rights Electronic Rights Exclusive and Non-exclusive Electronic Rights First Serial Rights Reprint (Second Serial) Rights Subsidiary Rights Sidebars Spelling & Grammar - Common Errors to Avoid Synopsis Fiction Non-fiction T Teen Fiction Age Crossover books Theme Language Length Tense Travel Writing Be selective Decide on an angle Pictures - take lots of them Remember the human factor Supply plenty of detail Use all your senses Typing U Unbiased Opnions V Vanity Publishers Books Poetry W Websites & Blogs Blogs Domain Names Finding a website host Promote Yourself Simply Tasteful Writing is a business Writing for the Web Bullet points Fees Headings and subheadings Highlighted keywords Sending queries Submitting the manuscript Writers' Groups Local Online Word Count X The X Factor Y Yours sincerely - Examples of letters: Agent Editor Publisher Z ZZZZ - Sleep on it What to look for with fresh eyes and mind Additional Information What happens after a publisher shows interest? Independent Publishers Larger Publishing Houses Series Books Addresses Awards & Prizes Recommended Reading List Resources for writers Books Magazines Websites Glossary of useful terms
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