I fully understand the Catch-22 with getting an agent: Agents want someone who’s published before, but how can a person get published without an agent? As hard as it is, it happens all the time. All successful writers were once in the same boat you are, but they found a way to do it.—Nicholas Sparks

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Publishing-Related Articles and Videos

As a service to our clients, we have prepared a collection of articles related to different aspects of the publishing world. Here you will find information written by experts on everything from print-on-demand publishing to bookbinding to proofreading and copyediting. If you would like to contribute an article or if there is a topic you’d like us to cover, please e-mail our editors at editor@compassrose.com.

Electronic Publishing

• “e-Book”
• “Electronic Publishing”

Book Production

• “Bookbinding”
• “ISBN”
• “Offset Printing”
• “Printing”
• “Printing Press”
• “Print on Demand”
• “Typesetting”

Editorial Process

• “Copy Editing”
• “Ghostwriter”
• “Manuscript”
• “Proofreading”
• “Style Guides”
• “What is Spell Checker?”
• “Working With a Freelance Editor”

Marketing

• “How to Promote Your Self-Published e-Book”

Just for Fun

As we are of the opinion that “all work and no play” makes for some very dull writing, we have pulled together a collection of articles and links that celebrate the writing life and the publishing world. We hope you enjoy them. If you have a link to suggest or a story to contribute, e-mail us at editor@compassrose.com.

• “Schoolhouse Rock / Grammar Rock”
• “Grammar Survey”
• “Spell-Checker Blues”
• “Paperback Writer”
• “Grammarians-R-Pissed”

Do You Need a Freelance Editor?

We hope you enjoy the free publishing-related articles we post on Compass Rose Horizons. If you found your way here because you are looking for a freelance editor or proofreader, we can help you. To reach one of our editing or book design professionals, e-mail: editor@compassrose.com.

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