1. UNDERSTANDING PUBLISHERS
(i) THE ARITHMETIC OF PUBLISHING
(ii) THE NURTURING INSTINCT
(iii) LUCK & TIMING
(iv) THE SOCIAL DIMENSION
(v) INDUSTRY ROLES & DYNAMICS
(vi)) SHORT STORY OUTLETS
(vii) UNDERSTANDING SHORT STORY EDITORS
2. SUBMITTING
(i) GETTING A RECOMMENDATION
(ii) GETTING AN AGENT
(iii) WHAT & HOW TO SUBMIT
(iv) THE PITCH
3. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
(i) CONTRACTS
(ii) COVERS & BLURBS
(iii) SELLING OVERSEAS
(iv) HOW BOOKSHOPS BUY
(v) TYPES OF BOOKSHOPS
4. PROMOTION
(i) YOU DO, PUBLICIST DOES
(ii) PRESS & MEDIA
(iii) BEING A PUBLIC FACE
(iv) WHAT WORKS? WHAT’S WORTH THE EFFORT?
5. CAREER
(i) A 5 YEAR PLAN
(ii) ORBIT THEORY
(iii) ENVY & COMPARISONS
(iv) ‘MORE OF THE SAME’ |
