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class=\"style7\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <font color=\"#FB7014\" size=\"4\" face=\"Tahoma\">Mission Possible: Get Published with Goals, Guidance and Persistance<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" height=\"19\">\n<div align=\"justify\"><span class=\"style2\">by: &#13;<br \/>\n                <font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#FB7014\">Stephen Earley Jordan, II<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<td align=\"left\" height=\"12\"><span class=\"style2\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>You send me an e-mail. You tell me you\u0092ve written over three hundred poems since you were 16  (in your teenage angst stage). You mention the novel you\u0092ve completed and it\u0092s really good (it really is!!!), and the novel-in-progress. You mention how the International Library of Poetry has published one of your poems. (But, whom haven\u0092t they published?)&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>However, all your work is stored away, hidden from the public eye on a black little disk.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>You have one mission: Getting published.  &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>\u0093How do I get published?\u0094 you finally question at the end of the e-mail. &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>At times, I ask myself the same question. &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Is this mission impossible? To many, it seems that way.  If you stick with me, I\u0092ll make the publishing process slightly simpler. &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>On this mission, you\u0092ll need three things:  Goals, Guidance, and Persistence.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>An unmentioned New York City college (as well as other schools, I\u0092m sure) offered a course on \u0093How to Get Published\u0094. Various bigwigs from major publishing houses in New York City were guest speakers on many occasions. &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>A writer-friend of mine felt it would be a great opportunity to network and finally understand how to get her works published in magazines, and various books. I was hesitant, and suspicious of the course\u0092s objectives, so I didn\u0092t follow the friend\u0092s lead. I was far from disappointed about my decision. You\u0092ll soon discover why.  &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Getting published isn\u0092t as hard as you think. But, when you\u0092re a beginning writer getting published seems as difficult as James Bond jet-skiing along the River Thames with five barges heading his way.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>As a beginning writer, I feel, the main priority should be getting your name out there in the public\u0092s eye.  Understand that, at times, you\u0092ll have to accept the free issues instead of cash payment.  Before you consider publishing though, you should reassure yourself a rejection slip won\u0092t lower your self-esteem and cause you to never pick up a pen, or stroke another key at your keyboard. Hey, trust me, rejections happen to everyone! Here are a few suggestions to better your chances of getting published:&#13;\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<p\/>\n<li>Write, Write, Write. This is the obvious one. You need to write all the time. Too many writers say, \u0093I have a novel about . . .\u0094 And the novel sounds spectacular. But, when I ask if I can read it, offer suggestions, the writers finally admit, \u0093Oh . . . I haven\u0092t started on it . . . But the title of it is . . .\u0094 I despise working with an enthusiastic, talented writer who simply won\u0092t write.  Don\u0092t waste your breath! Whatever you do\u0097write your work first, and then speak about it so you won\u0092t look\/feel like a fool.&#13;\n<p\/><\/li>\n<li>Edit, Edit, Edit. If you feel your work is perfect (or as good as you can make it), keep in mind\u0097nothing is perfect! That\u0092s what editors are for!  If you are a college student, ask a professor to read it at his\/her leisure. If you\u0092re already in the workforce, ask a well-read co-worker to edit it. Or, since you\u0092ve some extra cash to spare, hire an editor. Many places, like OutStretch Publications, for instance, offer extremely reasonable prices for editing\/proofing services.&#13;\n<p\/><\/li>\n<li>Share Works with Others. This is when a workshop comes in handy. Students\u0097take a creative writing course. Or, if you\u0092re not in school, give copies to about 5 or 6 acquaintances in advance. Then, schedule a \u0093reading\u0094 at your place. Allow the guests to give suggestions and talk about your work as if you\u0092re not there. Remember, all criticism is helpful criticism. Remember to ask questions about the shaky portions of your work. &#13;\n<p\/><\/li>\n<li>Websites: Build a website and add your writing to it. Or, even easier, find some of the online places like poetryboard.com, or some of the AOL bulletin boards where writers you don\u0092t know can critique your work, and people like me (who have a publication) may find your work and ask for your approval for publication. (This is a very rare occasion, but it does happen.)&#13;\n<p\/><\/li>\n<li>Here\u0092s the TRICK:  Mass Mailings! If you happen to see 2, 3, 4, or even 5 publications that don\u0092t mind simultaneous submissions and accepts work similar to what you\u0092ve written, send your work to all of them. Sure, sending out a mass mailing of submissions will guarantee more rejections, but you also better your chances of getting published.  Remember, include SASE with each submission or 9 times out of 10 you\u0092ll never hear from the publisher\/editor. (Some publishers like you to include your e-mail address nowadays for quicker responses.)&#13;\n<p\/><\/li>\n<li>Keeping Track. Keep track of all of your submissions. Be organized.  A simple database program is perfect. In the database, list 1) the date you submitted work, 2) the publication and its address, 3) the works you submitted, and 4) the date you receive an acceptance\/rejection slip. &#13;\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If, for some reason you DO get a rejection slip. So what? Just think of it like this: Perhaps the publication wasn\u0092t right for your writing. Better still, everyone has his or her own opinion, so the editor simply didn\u0092t favor your particular style.  Someone else out there probably appreciates your style of writing. Perhaps your submission was received past their deadline. Big deal.  Send it somewhere else! Remember, though, writing can always be improved.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Now that you\u0092ve read this, let me tell you something. This is everything my writer-friend learned from the writing course. Seems simple, eh? And, what\u0092s even better, unlike my friend, you didn\u0092t have to pay a course fee!&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>This mission doesn\u0092t seem so impossible now, does it? &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Grab the goals of getting published, the guidance I just gave, the persistence with mass mailings and get yourself published.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Good luck with your publishing endeavors!&#13;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#dddddd\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>About The Author<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Jordan, a medical editor, has five years experience within the educational publishing industry. Stephen was a freelance editor with such educational foundations as Princeton Review, The College Board, New York University, and Columbia University. Away from the office, Stephen promotes his creative writing with his home-freelance business OutStretch Publications and his artwork. 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