Writing and the publishing process

Writingand

The Publishing Process

Rieger SGP 2010-11

By Colleen SullivanPhotography By Colleen Breanna Sullivan

Thesis

Becoming a published author is a popular and intimidating idea, in order to ease the process one

must become acquainted with the the art, steps and business of the publishing world itself.

Photography By Colleen Breanna Sullivan

Writing

is Life~Jean Jacques Rousseau

How

ever

gre

at a

man

’s ta

lent

may be, the act of writing cannotbe learned all at once


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What I’ll be teaching today...

Today’s PublishingHistory

Types of Publishing &Writing

Writing TipsApplication Components


Class Activity

Where It All Began....

The Egyptians

The Book of The Dead

Religion

Scribes

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Greek Influence

Philosophers

ComedyTragedy

Classic Period

Renaissance

Printing Press

Sales Style Fairs

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News Paper

Publishing and WritingToday

Books

Magazines


News Paper

Journalists

Editing Printing

Photo Journalism

Times Herald

USA Today

Philadelphia Inquirer

Viking Call

Columnists

Feature WritersMedia Critics

Printing

Magazine Publishing

Lite

rary

Mag

azin

es“Glam” Magazines

Art M

agazines

Scholarly Magazines

The Arts Magazine

BooksGenres

Non-Fiction

Fiction

Book Publishing

Vanity

Trade

Alternative

Scholastic

Educational

Independent

Self


VanitySCAM

PUBLISHING!!!

Trade Publishing


Drafting

Publishing Firms Editor Critics Bookstore

Final Draft

Manuscript

Agent

Hot Tips

New Writershttp://www.philadelphiastories.org/member

http://www.lulu.com/

Matured Writers

Junior

Agents

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Poetry

Fiction Writing

“No Angel”“Taboo”

“Punk Rock

“Autumn”“Fly Girl ”

“The Leap”

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Autumn

The wind sighs,The leaves whisper,Fall sings“Orange,Yellow,Green,Red,Brown.TempsGoDown.I arriveAnd birds fly.What am I?I am autumn,Who sings this song.I am the chill in your bones at nightAnd I am coming tonight.”

-Colleen Sullivan

Poetry



Fly Girl

wind whirshair fliesa screech sounds

feet spineyes shinea hand grips tighter

gravel crunchesmetal soarsa laugh rings out

fingers brush the skytrees go byas a girl tries to fly

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The Leap

They run,Feet Splashing,Eyes smiling,Laughter Echoes;

Fingers intertwine,Lips Lock,hearts race,and Love blooms;

She leaps,arms wide,he holds tight,making two lives one.

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Fiction Writing

“I’m not perfect, not like your usual heroine. I am reality, for I’m no perfect angel looking for a cure for my sickness. I sit in it, live in it. In truth I probably deserve every bit of insanity that is my life. I’m selfish, promiscuous, and crazy. I’m no wounded, doe eyed, girlie girl. Yet somehow my tale is every bit as compelling.”

Introduction


Taboo

“The word depression was T-A-B-O-O. Mention it and they scurry away, throwing explanations like rice at a wedding. What was a mere child against two wise adults, what merit was there to mention such a powerful word? “You just need to exercise more,” they would say, that was their way to “fix” the problem. Yet why did I still feel so empty, even more so after every time I told?”

Punk Rock Family

“The word depression was T-A-B-O-O. Mention it and they scurry away, throwing explanations like rice at a wedding. What was a mere child against two wise adults, what merit was there to mention such a powerful word? “You just need to exercise more,” they would say, that was their way to “fix” the problem. Yet why did I still feel so empty, even more so after every time I told?”

Writing Tips...


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Brainstorming


Webbing

Outlining

Listing

Note TakingFree writing

Webbing

Free writing


Style


Writer’s

Block


Lost Inspiration?


Music



Can’t find the

next chapter?


Meditation

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Talk It Out


Finishing the Story


Class ActivityImprov Poetry

Works Cited

Brace, Catherine. “Towards an Historical Geography of Countryside Writing.” Publishing and Publishers. By Catherine Brace. Vol. 3. 2001. Exeter: Blackwell, 2001. 287-296. JSTOR. Web. 16

Dec. 2010. <http://www.jstor.org/‌stable/‌20004166>. Brace writes about the history of publishing in the 20th century and its affects on todays writing. This article was useful in learning

the history about publishing and writing in the countryside. I decided in the end that although this info was useful, i will not use it in my presentation because I want to focus on where

writing and publishing began.

Ferguson, ed. Publishing. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. New York City: Infobase Publishing, 2007. Print. Ferguson’s Career in Focus. This book shows all the current forms of publishing. It gives the

requirements, job opportunities, and responsibilities of the jobs. This book was a primary source for me. It gave me all the info I needed about writing and the publishing process today.

Gerry McGovern Publications, comp. “Everything you know about publishing is wrong.” Gerry McGovern. Gerry McGovern Publishing, n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2011. <http://

www.gerrymcgovern.com/‌cc_ch1_5.htm>. The compiler talks here about what publishing is, was, and techniques. It corrects the “myths” about publishing and informs the reader about

what they need to know about the publishing world. This was a helpful resource in giving me the information i needed to know about today’s publishing and publishing processes. Most

of the information i discovered will be used within my project.

Mumby, Frank. Publishing and Bookselling. Ed. Jonathan Cape. 4th ed. 1930. Edinburgh: J. and J. Gray, 1956. Print. Frank Mumby does an extensive study of the history of publishing. He

goes into the ancient egyptians, the classical greeks, renaissance, the civil war, and 1900’s. For the history of publishing, this was my primary source. It helped me provide an extensive

history on the beginnings of publishing.

“Publishing.” Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center. Facts on File, Inc. Web, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://www.fofweb.com/‌activelink2.asp?

ItemID=WE34&SID=5&iPin=ECVGI0067&SingleRecord=True>.

Strauss, Victoria. “’Two Thumbs Down’ Publishers List.” Writer Beware. Blogger, 14 Feb. 2011. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://accrispin.blogspot.com/‌2007/‌02/‌happy-valentines-day-from-writer-

beware.html>. Victoria strauss blogs about things writers should know. The main thing that caught my interest was her blog about Vanity Publishing. It where I first learned that Eber &

Wein was a vanity publisher. She gave a listing of all the publishers to be cautious about. This blog is what motivated me to include vanity publishing in my SGP.

Taylor, Allen, and James Robert Parish. “Free Lance Writer.” Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center. Facts On File, Inc. Web, n.d. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. <http://www.fofweb.com/‌activelink2.asp?

ItemID=WE34&SID=5&iPin=COW0042&SingleRecord=True>.

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Conclusion

“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.”

~E.L Doctorow

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