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Soumo Das is a social media analyst and strongly believes that human activities are solely responsible for climate change.
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soumo das 2018-08-06
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Writing might be a solitary activity but making a career out of it definitely isn’t.

Das tells us how to attract potential publishers without sounding like you’re on commission and explains why guzzling the free booze sometimes makes the wrong impression…Don't be a hermitThere are very few guarantees in the world, but this is one: no one will knock on your front door and offer to publish you.

If your hometown has a good arts scene, there might even be specific events for artists and writers to network.

Follow local writers and publishers on Twitter and engage them in conversation – if you meet them, you'll already have a connection.Be preparedGet some business cards printed.

Keep it simple, and don't cram in unnecessary text – just your name, email address and the word “writer”.Prepare an elevator pitch (so-called because you can say it in the time span of an elevator ride).

The day after the event, look up the people you met so that you can email or tweet them –don't be a stalker, just say it was nice to meet them and you hope to bump into them again.You are not a salesperson.It's good to be prepared, but you don't want to seem desperate or rude.

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soumo das 2018-08-06
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Writing might be a solitary activity but making a career out of it definitely isn’t.

Das tells us how to attract potential publishers without sounding like you’re on commission and explains why guzzling the free booze sometimes makes the wrong impression…Don't be a hermitThere are very few guarantees in the world, but this is one: no one will knock on your front door and offer to publish you.

If your hometown has a good arts scene, there might even be specific events for artists and writers to network.

Follow local writers and publishers on Twitter and engage them in conversation – if you meet them, you'll already have a connection.Be preparedGet some business cards printed.

Keep it simple, and don't cram in unnecessary text – just your name, email address and the word “writer”.Prepare an elevator pitch (so-called because you can say it in the time span of an elevator ride).

The day after the event, look up the people you met so that you can email or tweet them –don't be a stalker, just say it was nice to meet them and you hope to bump into them again.You are not a salesperson.It's good to be prepared, but you don't want to seem desperate or rude.