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Submission Guidelines for the Upcoming Book:

Writer Profits: "How I Got the Gig", Volume I

Description: The mission of the WriterProfits.com web site is to help writers find resources for more work and/or build a business so they can make their living as working writers, not writers who do other work for a living. How I Got the Gig, Volume I, is the first in a series of TRUE case studies from writers willing to tell other writers how they've "cracked the code" to attract new clients, more work, and better rates, or secure book deals, publishers and agents. If you have a marketing or promotion success story to share that will help other writers, tell me your story and, if accepted for use as a chapter in this book, you'll be paid for your submission. We buy first serial rights.

Deadline: All submissions for Volume I must be received no later than midnight, August 31, 2006, CST (Central Standard Time). No exceptions. Working writers respect deadlines!

Length: Each submission is to be chapter length, approximately 4,000-5,000 words. Longer and shorter submissions will be considered if the length is relevant to your story. Word count is less important than a complete, well-written, and helpful story.

Content: All submissions must be true and written in first person. Please do NOT write your story as an observer. Sidebars to accompany the story are welcome if relevant. Please keep in mind that the goal is to tell others how you succeeded in some aspect of the writing life that brought you monetary gain or significant recognition. I want to read about what you did AND how you did it. Self-serving "puffy" pieces will be immediately disqualified. You MUST send complete manuscripts. No queries or outlines will be accepted. You may submit more than one story.

Format: Submit your work as a Word or text document with minimal formatting (bold, underline, italics, etc). Please DO NOT WRITE IN ALL CAPS! PDF files are acceptable for submissions but, if your chapter is accepted, you must supply us with a text file so that we may cut and paste it into our layout. Spell check and edit your own work. While we will provide minimal editing for the final book, I expect writers to be able to write a nearly ready-for-publication chapter. Use 1.5 line spacing for easy reading. Title your work. Subtitles and headings throughout the text may also be used. Save the file using your name like this: gigbook-YourName.doc or gigbook-YourName.txt.

Compensation: One story will be chosen as the lead chapter based on helpfulness to others and the ingenuity of the idea being described. You are welcome to use humor and let your own writing style shine through as long as you maintain clarity of the information you are presenting. The lead will receive US$500. All other stories used in the book will receive US$100. Every published contributor will receive an About the Author resource block consisting of 5-10 lines that identify/describe you and allow you to give your contact information. Photos are optional but encouraged. Resource information and photos will be requested when final contributors have been chosen. Do NOT send them with your submission. As editor and publisher, I have sole discretion to choose the stories to be used for publication. Note: as a paid contributor, no royalties from sales will be offered to authors.

Publication: The book will be printed as a softcover trade publication with a four-color cover and converted into an ebook for a secondary online product available from this Web site. It will be promoted for review and made available to catalogs, bookstores, online stores, and other book sales outlets. Chosen contributors will also receive five complimentary copies of the printed book with an option to purchase additional copies at an author's discount to resell, use as promotional items for your business, or give as gifts to family, friends, colleagues or clients. Chosen contributors will be required to sign a release that states your submission is your original work, a true story, and not published elsewhere. The estimated date of publication is late October 2006. A final publication date will be determined and announced in mid September. If, for any reason, the book is not published, we offer a 10% kill fee to the signed authors.

Submissions: Email your submissions either as an email attachment or include the entire entry in the text of your email and send to: gigsubmit@writerprofits.com -- Put "Gig Story" in the subject line. Do not send submissions to my personal email account, they will be deleted. If you have questions, please send them to questions@writerprofits.com. While we prefer to receive submission via email, you can also opt to send your submission via snail mail, to: Nasus Publishing, Attn: Gig Book, PO Box 641, Prior Lake, MN 55372.

I look forward to reading your manuscript and am excited about the prospect of being able to share your How I Got the Gig story with your fellow aspiring writers.

Best regards,

Susan Carter

Source:
http://writerprofits.com/gigguidelines.htm