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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: Creative Thinking -- 1 Seeing the World with a Writer's Eye -- 2 Reading as a Writer -- 3 Composing Your Draft: The Work of Invention -- 4 Fresh Ideas -- Part Two: Sending Your Writing Out into the World : Publishing, Contests, and Grants in Canada -- 5 Preparing Your Manuscript for Submission -- 6 Submitting Work to Contests and Literary Magazines -- 7 Publishing on Social Media -- 8 Writing the Query Letter and Proposal -- 9 Finding an Agent -- 10 Publishing with an Independent Press |
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11 Publishing with a Large Press -- 12 Self-PublishingYour Book -- 13 Applying for a Writing Grant -- Epilogue to Part Two -- Part Three: Making Your Writing as Good as It Can Be -- 14 Revising Your Work -- 15 Using Critique Partners, Editing Groups, and Beta Readers -- 16 Choosing the Best Words -- 17 Improving Your Writing Voice -- 18 Quashing the Habits That Hinder Voice and Style -- Part Four: Writing Prompts and Projects -- 19 Writing a Personal Narrative Essay -- 20 Writing Fictional Stories Based on Real Life -- 21 Writing a Suspense Story -- 22 Writing Flash Fiction |
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23 Writing a Podcast Script -- 24 Writing an Editorial or Opinion Piece -- 25 Writing a Prose Poem -- Afterword: Liking Your Life as a Writer -- Acknowledgements -- Appendices -- A Selected Canadian Literary Magazines -- B Selected Canadian Independent Presses -- C Canadian Literary Agencies -- D Creation Grants for Writers -- E Canadian Educational and Professional Development Programs for Writers -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
| Summary |
"The essential guide for Canadian writers seeking to have their work published today. How do you get published in Canada? What are the standards for publishable work, and how do you reach them? This lively, practical guide includes strategies for thinking creatively, improving writing voice, and editing work at the sentence level. It also provides up-to-date information about the publishing industry, including how to find an agent, how to submit work to literary journals, how to query independent presses, and how to apply for writing grants. It will lead writers through the process of polishing their manuscripts and finding an audience for those manuscripts."-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 08, 2023) |
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Authorship -- Marketing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Book proposals -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Authors and publishers -- Canada -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Publishers and publishing -- Canada -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Authors and publishers
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Authorship
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Authorship -- Marketing
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Book proposals
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Publishers and publishing
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1459750098 |
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9781459750104 |
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1459750101 |
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9781459750098 |
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