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Tables of Contents for The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Part 1: Becoming a SF Writer
1
52
Success at Last!
3
10
First Steps on the Road
13
10
The Varieties of Science Fiction
23
12
Fans and Conventions
35
8
Writer's Workshops
43
10
Part 2: Secrets of the Sci-Fi Masters
53
74
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
55
10
The Writing Project
65
12
The Short Story
77
10
The SF Novel
87
14
Science Friction: Struggles with the Subject
101
14
Character in SF
115
12
Part 3: Publishing Your Work
127
72
Mechanics
129
12
Submit!
141
12
Short-Story Markets
153
14
Publishing Your Novel
167
10
The Work-for-Hire Novel
177
12
Anatomy of a Sale
189
10
Part 4: Marketing and Self-Promotion
199
150
Self-Promotion 101
201
10
Advanced Self-Promotion
211
12
Using the Internet to Promote Yourself
223
10
Awards
233
14
Part 5: The Professional Writer
245
2
Agents
247
10
E-Rights, E-Books, and the Future of SF publishing
257
12
Contracts
269
14
Taxes and the Writer
283
10
Writer's Associations
293
56
Appendixes
A Model Contracts
303
14
B Publisher Listing
317
16
C Agent Listing
333
4
D Online Resources
337
8
E Further Reading
345
4
Index
349