Tag: publishing
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November 2023 Submissions
Tigerpetal Press is now accepting poetry submissions for the month of November! At the end of the month, all submissions will be considered, but only one will be chosen for publication and offered a publishing contract. See previously published chapbooks. Each participant is allowed one (1) submission. Multiple submissions will not be considered. Please ensure…
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What is Book Marketing?
Whether you’ve hired a professional to take care of it or are doing it yourself, marketing is what gets your book seen, bought, and read. Other terms, such as book promotion and book advertising, exist as well, but they all fall under the umbrella of marketing, which involves putting your book in view of those…
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What is a Query Letter?
For authors looking to publish traditionally, query letters are a one-page letter used to pitch book ideas to agents and publishers, to get them interested in the work you’d like to send them. Most of the time, you’re sending a query letter for a manuscript you’ve already written, but sometimes, usually for non-fiction, you send…
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What is a Literary Agent?
If you’re thinking of publishing traditionally, you need to know what a literary agent is. These are the people who will get you in the door, because most big publishing houses don’t take unsolicited submissions these days. (And if they do, they might just be a Hybrid Publishing company, which often just wants to take…
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What is a Target Audience?
What is a target audience, and how can you use your knowledge to get your books into readers’ hands? In this article, I will detail what it is, how to find the target audience for your own book, and what questions to ask yourself about marketing your book to the right people. Definition In marketing,…