Introduction
Welcome, Writers.
In planning this website—and our company—KOMENAR wanted to make a contribution to the writers' community, of which all of our team are members as writers, editors, teachers, booksellers and now publishers. Here, in this section of the website, we hope to provide an opportunity for writers to voice their opinion(s) on the publishing part of writing (Hints for Writers) and give writers an easy, open way to approach us with submissions (How to Submit), as well as to give us a forum we can share. And, at Resources, you will find many links to some of our favorite sites that support writers.
As a writer entering these web pages, please consider the three options you have for submitting:
- An unsolicited, first ten-pages of your novel or short story collection to a publisher who will read those pages and respond,
- A 500-word essay for consideration for publication as one of our Hints for Writers pieces that will be then archived on this site and for which you will have a legitimate publishing credit, and/or
- Questions regarding our publishing choices, strategies and understanding of the current marketplace.
We are proud to begin our Hints for Writers with "A First-Time Novelist Confesses" by David Baker, a marvelous writer who makes many valuable contributions to the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club (CWC), including co-facilitating a monthly critique group.
If you are inspired by his piece, let us know. Better yet, consider your response as a possible next Hints for Writers and submit it to us. To do that, please make sure your word count is right (no more than 500 words) and that your piece is polished. Then click this link and paste your submission into the form.
By the way, don't forget to look through our Resources list of links to writers organizations, conferences and workshops, relevant publications, editors and other writing professionals as well as some author sites. Here too you can make a contribution. Go to Contact Us if you have other links for us to consider.