2006-10-09 05:15:18 · 4 answers · asked by amysocwrkr 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
You don't. If an editor knows you, and has confidence in your taste, you may be asked to read an occasional ms. This isn't nearly as common as those old ads in the back of various magazines used to imply.
2006-10-11 13:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by Marion Gropen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about reading the "slush pile" of new manuscripts for publishers, you need to apply in NY with the various publishing houses. If you are talking about doing copyediting for houses, it takes quite a bit to get on the list to do so. I've done some for some smaller houses and you have to be quite good at grammar, spelling and punctuation as well as story sense.
If you want to review books, you have to have someplace where your reviews are seen- a magazine, e-zine, etc. and then you ask the house to send review copies.
Good luck.
2006-10-09 14:06:03 · answer #2 · answered by Aunt Biwi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try this
http://beta.bitwine.com/signup/SP
it's free to join and you might find publishers there
2006-10-10 04:17:57 · answer #3 · answered by sparkie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you find out anything let me know...upcoming_author@yahoo.com
Thanks
2006-10-09 18:07:50 · answer #4 · answered by upcoming_author 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋