I won't say you can't get a book published without going the article route; I would say that writing articles makes it easier when you're ready to sell your book.
Here are the advantages:
* You prove that you can start and complete a writing project.
* You prove that you have publishing experience.
* Articles help you gain credibility in the marketplace.
* You can show that you have the skills for a magazine piece.
* You show you can write a specific length to fit the magazines.
* You can handle editing by a professional and rewrite if requested.
* You gain writing credentials.
* Your publishing credits show that you have begun to establish name recognition.
If your book is nonfiction, you could write the chapters and sell them as articles. (Sell only first or one-time rights.) You'll reshape them some for a book later, but the bulk of the research and writing will be done.
Here are the advantages:
* You prove that you can start and complete a writing project.
* You prove that you have publishing experience.
* Articles help you gain credibility in the marketplace.
* You can show that you have the skills for a magazine piece.
* You show you can write a specific length to fit the magazines.
* You can handle editing by a professional and rewrite if requested.
* You gain writing credentials.
* Your publishing credits show that you have begun to establish name recognition.
If your book is nonfiction, you could write the chapters and sell them as articles. (Sell only first or one-time rights.) You'll reshape them some for a book later, but the bulk of the research and writing will be done.
I don't have to write articles first,
but it's an excellent way to break into publishing.
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