Kathy M. Slaughter Maud Marks Library October 11, 2014

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1 Kathy M. Slaughter Maud Marks Library October 11,

2 About Kathy M. Slaughter Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication from the University of Houston Master of Education degree from the University of Houston 21 years of teaching experience in 2 nd, 3 rd, and 4 th grades Reading Intervention Specialist Language Arts, Social Studies, and Gifted Specialist 2

3 Nonfiction Nonfiction is writing that deals with facts and events. Fiction writing is made up from an author s imagination. 3

4 Types of nonfiction to publish Articles Books Cookbooks Essays Manuals Memoirs 4

5 Choosing your topic Something you know, or would like to know more about Pick your target audience: early reader, middle grade, young adult, or adult Choose a topic that will appeal to a large number of readers 5

6 Researching the market Amazon Barnes & Noble Goodreads Local bookstores Other topic-related web sites 6

7 Identifying your audience Age level Reading level Knowledge of topic 7

8 Questions to ask yourself about your topic What s been written already? How can I put a different spin on it? How can I make it different or fresh? 8

9 Articles vs. Books ARTICLES: Tighter focus than books Shorter text length and content scope than books Can be trendy May be biographies, games/activities, how-to s, informational, interviews, persuasive, photo essays, or reviews BOOKS: Enable the writer to explore a wider range of subtopics under the umbrella of the topic 9

10 Five major markets Educational Electronic Magazines Mass market books Trade market books 10

11 Trade Book Mass Market 11

12 Researching publishers Magazine Markets for Children s Writers Book Markets for Children s Writers Writer s Market Society of Children s Book Writers and Illustrators 12

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14 Examples of information in Writer s Market books Whether publisher is accepting submissions What type of submissions they accept What genres they are looking for Contact information Whether they accept submissions from individuals or agents only 14

15 Traditional publishing ARTICLE Query Manuscript Published Article BOOK Query Proposal Manuscript Published Book 15

16 Book Proposal Overview Format Market Competition Promotion Author bio Table of contents Sample chapters 16

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18 Primary sources Research you have conducted yourself such as: Experiments Historical documents Interviews Personal experience/anecdotes Surveys 18

19 Secondary sources Research you have compiled from texts published by others, such as: Books Periodicals Web sites 19

20 Primary vs. secondary sources Use mainly primary sources because they will be firsthand information as opposed to secondary sources which are filtered through the eyes of other writers. 20

21 Resources for topic research Articles Books Historical documents Internet resources Interviews Letters Reference desk at the public library 21

22 Evaluating Internet resources Who is the writer and what are his or her qualifications? Avoid anonymous writers Check the date Are the writers biased? On what type of web site does the information appear? Does the author cite sources? If you are unsure of a web site, either check it out further or don t use it! 22

23 Resources used for H is for Houston Books Public libraries/reference desk My personal library Bookstores My school district s social studies coordinator My school librarian Textbooks Internet 23

24 Resources for citations Chicago Manual of Style Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 24

25 Repurposing your content Book Articles Article/Book Article/Book Article/Book Blog Book Article Articles Book Novel Blog Web site Article or Book E-book E-zine 25

26 Finally Just do it! (Nike s slogan) 26