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Getting Published Is Not Enough: Part IV

This is the fourth and final part of an extended version of a talk I gave at the Festival Of Writing in York this year: you can find the earlier parts here, here and here. f 11)      What happens if your book gets nothing but rejections? a)      Remember that most writers don’t get their first…

Getting Published Is Not Enough: Part III

This is the third part of an extended version of a talk I gave at the Festival Of Writing in York this year: you can find the first and second parts here and here, and the final part will appear in two days. k 8) So, now we know why we have to be published…

Getting Published Is Not Enough: Part II

On March 26 2011 I appeared at the Festival of Writing in York and talked about the importance of being published well. This is the second part of an extended version of my talk: you can read the first part of it here and the remaining parts will appear here next week. ; 4) Fast…

Getting Published Is Not Enough: Part I

On March 26 2011 I appeared at the Festival of Writing in York and talked about the importance of being published well. This is the first part of an extended version of my talk: the three remaining parts will appear here over the next few days. : 1)      As new writers, we often focus only…