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Publishing a book
Posted on 6/26/21 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 6/26/21 at 3:05 pm
I’ve recently finished my first novel and I think it’s pretty good. Not naive enough to think it will be published. But I’d like to submit it to some publishers and agents just to see. Has anyone here had success with any in particular? Or any tips?
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Posted on 6/26/21 at 4:43 pm to Allthatfades
Whats it about?
Posted on 6/26/21 at 5:59 pm to Sneaky__Sally
It’s a mystery. But it’s also about life in small town Mississippi
Posted on 6/26/21 at 6:33 pm to Allthatfades
You need to have a really good "elevator pitch" that sets the story and hook.
There is a lot of stuff online about how to make an effective one
There is a lot of stuff online about how to make an effective one
This post was edited on 6/26/21 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 6/26/21 at 10:39 pm to Allthatfades
Some publishers will accept “non-represented” authors(no agent) and some will not.
You need a really strong query letter to submit to agents. You can google agents and they’ll have their requirements for submission on their site.
A great rec I got from a master class is to find out who reps an author that publishes your genre and query them.
Or, you can self-publish with Amazon or other sites. That’s what I do
You need a really strong query letter to submit to agents. You can google agents and they’ll have their requirements for submission on their site.
A great rec I got from a master class is to find out who reps an author that publishes your genre and query them.
Or, you can self-publish with Amazon or other sites. That’s what I do
This post was edited on 6/26/21 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 6/27/21 at 8:25 am to NoHoTiger
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Or, you can self-publish with Amazon or other sites. That’s what I do
What’s the cost with this?
Posted on 6/27/21 at 7:48 pm to Allthatfades
I published four novels with Amazon, and the only cost was for an editor.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 8:47 am to Allthatfades
Query Letter
Query Letter
Query Letter
is also what I hear a lot of from friends in writers groups.
Of course, I'm still trying to get my book right. But if you're sending to agents the query letter needs to be great to set the hook.
I sent my book to 10 agents several years ago and went 0/10. Still re-writing & editing & polishing.
You frequently read about best-sellers that were rejected by 30 or 50 agents before the book sold. So it can take a while even for a good book.
If you're going the agent route, be patient and don't get discouraged! Also research the agent market. The Writer's Market book is a good start, or agentquery.com.
Obviously if you're self-publishing it's a different route and story. I don't know much on that front.
Query Letter
Query Letter
is also what I hear a lot of from friends in writers groups.
Of course, I'm still trying to get my book right. But if you're sending to agents the query letter needs to be great to set the hook.
I sent my book to 10 agents several years ago and went 0/10. Still re-writing & editing & polishing.
You frequently read about best-sellers that were rejected by 30 or 50 agents before the book sold. So it can take a while even for a good book.
If you're going the agent route, be patient and don't get discouraged! Also research the agent market. The Writer's Market book is a good start, or agentquery.com.
Obviously if you're self-publishing it's a different route and story. I don't know much on that front.
This post was edited on 6/28/21 at 8:59 am
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:35 am to Htowntiger90
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I sent my book to 10 agents several years ago and went 0/10.
I went 0-25-1 with query letters to agents for my first book. (The 1 asked for additional material, but then rejected me). That's when I went self-publishing.
Posted on 6/29/21 at 9:52 am to Htowntiger90
Practice a good query letter
Also pick up one of these
Like a phone book of publishing houses including their guidelines, genres, whether they accept submissions etc
Got one off ebay a few years ago
Also pick up one of these
Like a phone book of publishing houses including their guidelines, genres, whether they accept submissions etc
Got one off ebay a few years ago
Posted on 6/29/21 at 4:35 pm to Allthatfades
It’s free to actually publish. Amazon makes a percentage of the sales.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 9:32 am to Htowntiger90
Piggybacking off the Query letter must be great sentiment...
If someone is working on a query letter, check out the query shark. She's an agent who reviews letters and posts them for everyone to see.
There are several hundred and if you read a lot of them you get an idea of what she as an agent is looking for. And what a good query letter will consist of, and importantly as well, won't consist of.
If someone is working on a query letter, check out the query shark. She's an agent who reviews letters and posts them for everyone to see.
There are several hundred and if you read a lot of them you get an idea of what she as an agent is looking for. And what a good query letter will consist of, and importantly as well, won't consist of.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 12:38 pm to Allthatfades
The only industry more brutal than the music and film industries right now. Good luck.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:52 pm to shutterspeed
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The only industry more brutal than the music and film industries right now. Good luck.
One thing that has to be difficult about the writing industry is it's not a talent that can be identified quickly and easily - as far as writing novels is concerned. Someone has to invest some time in you and sit down and read your stuff for a while just to see if you might have what it takes.
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