The Get Published Plan Course
Introduction
How to Use the Plan
Module 1 - Targeting Your Submission
Your Book and the Publishing Market
What Do You Want to Achieve?
What Are the Options for Publication?
Researching the Market
What Are Publishers and Agents Looking For?
Targeting Your Submissions
Marked Task - Developing an Outline Submission Plan
Module 2 - Completing and Polishing Your Draft
Completing Your Draft
Producing a Finished Product
Reviewing Your Work
Producing a Chapter Plan and First Draft Synopsis
Feedback from Beta Readers
Marked Task - Prepare a Synopsis
Module 3 - Editing Your Draft
The Importance of Editing
Developmental or Structural Editing
Copy Editing and Proofreading
How to Edit Your Own Work
Reviewing The Structure of Your Book
The Pace and Readability of Your Book
Beginning, Middle and End - In That Order?
Characters and Points of View
Marked Task - Summarising the Required Changes
Module 4 - Copy Editing Your Draft
How to Copy Edit Your Draft
Less is More?
Phrasing and Repetition
He Said, She Said
Show, Don't Tell
Whose Point of View?
Marked Task: Submit your Reworked Opening Chapter for Review
Module 5 - Preparing Your Submission
Targeting your Submission
Preparing a Long Synopsis
Preparing a Short Synopsis
Preparing a Covering Letter
Reviewing Your Opening Extract
Formatting and Submitting Your Book
Getting (or Not Getting) a Deal
Marked Task: Submit your Final Submission Package