Publishing involves printing and distributing books, newspapers, and magazines for public consumption. It represents the final stage of the writing process. There are several reasons for publishing writing, such as sharing ideas, gaining recognition, responding to critics, and potential financial rewards. The process of publishing writing in magazines involves drafting content, researching target audiences and publication styles, handling rejections professionally, and submitting query letters and published samples to editors. Journals prioritize professional research writing and reviews, while newspapers emphasize timely content and query letters highlighting a writer's qualifications and story ideas.

2. What is Publishing?
 Federal-Chambers Advanced English Dictionary:
‘Publishing’ is - business of printing and selling books, newspapers
and magazines to the public.
 Final stage in writing process (depends on it purpose).
 Murray, D. M. (2004) - significant of publishing in writing:
 A stage where it completes the writing.
 A good medium to share ideas & knowledge to readers.
 Give opportunity to see the feedbacks and improve writing skills.

3. Reasons for Publishing Writing?
Barkas, J. L. (1985): “How to write like a professional”
mentioned about the reasons:
 To share our ideas.
 To get recognition.
 To resist critics.
 To become rich & famous etc.

4. Process Writing: How to Publish
Writing?
MAGAZINES
Barkas, J. L. (2004) share some tips:
• Get a literary agent/ expert person in
writing skills to critics your ideas
(p.104)
• Start making first draft of writing – not
to publish yet.
• Do some research: Who your
audience? Where to promote your
product? What style you want to
use? (p.105)
• Take rejection well (p.105).
• Write a query letter (p.107).
Let us imagine…
• What happen when we receive a
letter stating that:
“Thank you for letting us see your
article entitled “Why do People
Complain?”. We read it with
interest; but unfortunately, the piece
does not fit in with our editorial
plans at this time. I am returning the
manuscript to you with our best
wishes for publication elsewhere.
Thank you.”

5. What is query letter?
• A letter with a short statement that
mentioning our writing plan & brief
information about our writing
expertise.
• To get editor attention to accept our
writing and publish it.
• Must consider these:
a) Your idea must be the latest, newest
and fresh.
b) This particular magazines is the right
place to publish your ideas.
Example:
Dear sir,
My name is Latifah Rabbaaniah, a
journalist from Berita Harian. I will
be going to eastern Ukraine by this
week to interview local people at
Hrabove, who had admitted to see
our flight, MH17 had hit the ground
and break into two.
Would your magazine be interested
in an article based on my trip and
interview with the local people
from there?
Sincerely yours,
- latifah -

6. JOURNALS
• Professional writing - we tell people
about our research activities.
• Challenging writing - we comment
& give opinions to our peer’s
research activities.
• It is full & lengthy work to do. People
would prefer to make journal
reviews.
• Journal reviews can be publish +
give good reputation to writer
(know writer expertise & analytical
abilities).
NEWSPAPERS
Barkas, J. L. (1985) shared some tips:
o Study/ make some research about the
magazines (p.111).
o Decide to whom you should submit your
ideas (p.112).
o Write a query letter.
o Enclose published clips (p.112) –
attachment copies of your published
articles. It helps to reflects your writing
abilities.
o Be professional with rejections/ hard
assignments (p.112).
o Submit a neat & clean copy before
deadline – follow the steps in process
writing.
o If accepted, don’t be arrogant – keep
learning to write well.

7. References:
Aslett, D., & Cartaino, C. (2001). Get
organized, get published! USA:
Writer’s Digest Books.
Becker, L., & Denicolo, P. (2012).
Publishing journal articles. London:
SAGE Publications Ltd.
J. L. Barkas (1985). How to write like a
professional. New York: Arco
Publishing, Inc.