Greetings /lit, I come to you with some questions regarding writing. How does this system work for unpublished/first time authors? I'm close to finishing my first draft of a story (handwritten) and want to know how I get it published?Whats the form

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Anonymous 02/28/16 (Sun) 17:48:40 No.8846

Greetings /lit, I come to you with some questions regarding writing.

How does this system work for unpublished/first time authors? I'm close to finishing my first draft of a story (handwritten) and want to know how I get it published?

Whats the format for typed work? Let's say I was to use Microsoft Word, is there a format or guideline I can follow?

I feel like there's certain red flags publishers look for and I don't want to look amateurish.

So, tl;dr:

>how do you submit your work to publishers?

>is there a guideline or format I should follow, like font style, size etc

>besides bad grammar and punctuation, what other mistakes do these people look for?

I haven't seen a lot of information about this anywhere online. Should I just contact the publisher and ask or email smaller known authors and ask them?

Thanks!

Anonymous 02/28/16 (Sun) 17:49:35 No.8847

Also what's the process of finishing a story and getting it published? What're the steps in between that authors should know about?

Anonymous 02/29/16 (Mon) 00:48:12 No.8852

>>8846

Just check Baen books for a general format. I think publishers have their own format that you need to follow. I didn't explore too much on trad pub because I'm testing the waters for self-pub. With that said, there might be some traditionally published anon that can give you insight.

>besides bad grammar and punctuation, what other mistakes do these people look for?

if it's going to sell. That's my two cents anyways.

>>8847

>Also what's the process of finishing a story and getting it published? What're the steps in between that authors should know about?

you can just search it on the internet.

Anonymous 03/03/16 (Thu) 02:07:44 No.8899

Ask them for their format. They are all quite different. Some of them will send you a LaTeX file.

Anonymous 03/14/16 (Mon) 23:31:21 No.9117

As a newbie writer writing a series and targetting traditional publishers – preferably the big six – should I make my first novel a standalone or should I have a cliffhanger?

Or should I just write both?

Anonymous 03/16/16 (Wed) 20:33:09 No.9141

>>9117

nvm, I'm going for a standalone instead and focus on that one book until an agent bites.