Plugging Into The Publishing Industry

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Writers want to have their works read. Maybe want is not a strong enough word: Need to have? Must have?

If your story is a lamp . . .

You, as a writer, want to have the lamp used and enjoyed, do you not? A lamp certainly doesn't do much good unless it is plugged in and switched on. As a writer, you need an outlet. A place to plug in.

There are several types of outlets available to you as a writer–traditional publishing, self...