A Quick Tip for Authors

Hello writers! If you are reading this, you are likely participating in my press kit project or are interested in keeping your information kit up-to-date. I thought I would provide a small tip to help you have a more organized future. On May 10th, I will be posting a how-to on creating a CV. This post already includes a template for you to input the information, but you still need to gather some. Yes, I know. It takes time. So to help yourself in the future with updating it, please look at the following photo.

In this photo, I have begun compiling my publications in reference form. It has likely been a while (if ever) since you created a reference. Typically, references are used in essays, research papers, and using quotes to avoid plagiarism. Throw back to middle school, high school, and college or Non-Fiction writing. This long task is important to your CV and Press Kit.


Here are some examples of how to create a quick reference:

“Poem 1,” “Poem 2,” “Poem 3,” The Literary Magazine  Fall/Winter 2012

“Short Story,” Anthology, Publisher, 2011

"Flash Fiction," Fiction Blog, June 2011

"Novella," Small Press, June 2011 

“Poem 4,” "Poem 5," “Poem 6,” Prize Poem Anthology, Big Organization, May 2011 

“Micro Fiction,” Well-Known Blog, March 2011

“Creative Nonfiction Short,” Prize Winning Anthology, Credible Institution 2010 

Spend some time gathering your publication information and inputting them into reference form. I have mine in a separate file in my Press Kit to ensure I can quickly update both documents. It does require me to make a new PDF file every time I update the word document; however, that is a small price to pay.

I hope this small tip helps you create a master list of references for your own publications. A writer's job is never done.