Here are 10 ways NOT<\/strong> to get published – unfortunately, most of them are tried and tested.<\/p>\n

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Stick to your first draft<\/strong>. After all, your writing is perfect as it is. Who needs an editor?<\/li>\n
Revise, revise, revise, revise<\/strong>. It’s just not 100% perfect yet. Chuck Sambuchino from Writer’s Digest suggests changing one word at a time, then rereading the entire novel aloud to see if that actually improved the book.<\/li>\n
Get creative<\/strong>. Cut your manuscript into a cute bunny shape. Include plastic spiders if your manuscript is a horror tale or rainbow glitter if it’s a romance. Try adding a chocolate bar bribe – especially if you’re sending the manuscript to a publisher in Florida in mid-Summer.<\/li>\n
Ignore the market<\/strong>. You don’t have to read in your genre. So what if the average first novel runs around 80,000 words? Yours is 500,000 words and every single one is essential.<\/li>\n
Hand-deliver your manuscript<\/strong>. Editors really aren’t busy. They love personal visits, especially if you show up unannounced.<\/li>\n
Blast the competition<\/strong>. Leave horrible reviews for every other book in your genre. Bash other writers on your Facebook page. After all, they’re the enemy, right?<\/li>\n
Get defensive<\/strong>. Be like The Donald and defend yourself vigorously against every critique. After all, you’re an artist. They’re just not intelligent enough to understand you.<\/li>\n
Threaten the editor<\/strong>. If you do get a rejection, immediately lambaste the fool who couldn’t\u00a0spot your genius. Let him or her know you’re not going to stand for such humiliation.<\/li>\n
Ignore your audience<\/strong>. After all, everyone<\/em> is your audience. Grandmothers and toddlers both will love your book. Your gun-toting Uncle Bob will give a copy to pacifist cousin Willy. Middle school kids will adore you. Who needs to specialize?<\/li>\n
Keep it to yourself<\/strong>. Nobody can hurt your feelings if you just shove that manuscript into a drawer and sit on it. Those nasty editors and their rejections? Who needs them?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
What are some un-helpful things you’ve seen writers doing to sabotage their careers?<\/p>\n
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