For Writers

Mac's Backs Guidelines for Writers :)

Please let us know when you have published your book. The best way to contact us is with an email to suzanne@macsbacks.com

Self-Published Authors:

We will consider stocking your book. Email the details. If you are distributing the book yourself we will ask you to bring a copy to the store.

Before you have self-published your work, please consult industry resources for best practices. The Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman, So You Want to Publish a Book by Anne Trubek and A People's Guide to Publishing by Joe Biel are good places to start.

We have also listed other ways you can educate yourself about publishing:

Resources for Writers:

Mac's stocks several writing publications and journals including Poets and Writers magazine, which is an essential read. Poets and Writers also maintains a great website with information about how to get published and news about the business of writing.

http://www.pw.org/magazine

The South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library has a brand new writing center that offers programs and workshops for local authors and writers.

https://cuyahogalibrary.org/services/makerspaces/the-william-n-skirball-...

Literary Cleveland is a new organization that promotes literary events, workshops, and readings to create a strong community for writers in the Cleveland area.

http://www.litcleveland.org/

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America also has a really great website with tons of practical information about the nuts and bolts of publishing. Of particular interest is the Writer Beware section.

https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/indie-pub-101/

Lake Erie Ink is a writing space for kids that features workshops and readings. It's located at the Coventry School building, near the corner of Coventry and Euclid Heights Blvd.

http://www.lakeerieink.org/