IntroductionThere are many forms of writing and styles of writing. Some examples of writing types include creative writing, technical writing, academic writing, and journalism. For each type of writing, there are specific styles that are frequently used in each discipline. In academic writing, the styles used are MLA, Chicago, Turabian and APA. With each type of writing and its correlated style, there are several areas of publication. There is book publishing, magazine publishing and newspaper publishing. Many styles of writing can be published in a variety of places and formats. There are academic journals, creative books and technical style books. The publishing process varies slightly between different forms of publishing, but there are more similarities than differences. This is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 below. Figure 1 shows the process of the traditional publishing company. The first major difference between these two publishing routes is the time difference between publishing and making it available for purchase. As Dr. Claxton said, “It’s an extremely long process.” First, the writer must submit his work to an agent who will represent his interests to representatives of the publishing house. Agent and representatives will work out details of author royalty and other similar details. Once this is resolved, the manuscript is sent to the editor, edited, and returned to the author for revisions or approval of revisions made by the editor or ghostwriter. Figure 1 Example of publishing process Traditional publishing Figure 2 Image of a non-traditional publishing company Process (aka self-publishing) Choosing my... middle of paper ...... before skimming the essay and revise it according to company standards, but they usually have some sort of help from colleagues. Figure 3 Acceptance but revision requiredContact between colleagues and editorsContact between colleagues and editors can be both formal and friendly, as shown in Figures 4 and 5 below. Between colleagues, communications mention vacation wishes or family interests in terms of well-being. While on the part of professionals from non-self-published companies, there is no mention of holiday wishes or interests in family well-being. Figure 4 Image of the publisher Figure 5 Communication between colleagues Contacting self-publishing companies There are two main routes to go through the publishing process. Unlike the communication and style in Figure 6, the style changes when it comes to self-publishing companies..