How do I get a publisher to take me serious?

Answer 1

IT ISN'T EASY. HERE ARE SOME STRATEGIES:

1. Make sure that the materials you submit are in excellent shape and conform to the format the publisher asked for.

2. Get your name out there. Publish wherever you can. Submit your work even where there for no pay until you get writing credits.

3. As soon as you get a rejected manuscript back from a perspective publisher, send it right back out to the next possibility on your submission list.

4. Just as soon as you have some writing credits, try to get a GOOD literary agency to take you on. Remember, a good agency will not ask you for a "reading fee".

5.Keep up with which literary agents represent writers whose work you admire. Approach those agents and mention the your admiration for the writer that they represent.

6. If you do decide to approach a publishing house without a literary agent, you can try multiple submissions. In fact, if you have enough bottle, you MIGHT point out that you have simultaneously sent the manuscript to Harcourt, Harper Collins, Bantam or whatever. Then tell them that the top bid from one of can claim your invaluable work. (As I said this option requires lots of nerve.)

MOST IMPORTANT: Keep believing in yourself and value of what you do. Keep trying and keep your spirits up! Best of luck!

Answer 2

Depending on what you're writing, find the appropriate Literary Agent....you can find some great listings in a book called "Writer's Market", it will not only give you information on great agents, but examples of ways to make effective query letters. Unless you're already published, most publishers won't work directly with a writer. An agent usually charges 15%, but since they are doing all the leg work, it's worth it. Oh, and if you're new to finding an agent, remember ...they pay YOU... stay away from any agent/agency that asks you for a reading fee. I hope this helps!

Answer 3

I don't wish to be rude but you need to write more grammatically, even if you are not interested in formal grammar. A lot of people who write well are baffled by grammar, although they have absorbed it without exactly knowing it. You need to revise your question to " How do I get a publisher to take me seriously?" The verb "take" needs the adverb "seriously," not the adjective "serious," as in "a serious person," where to applies to the noun "person." Your writing may be good but a publisher will be put off by obvious mistakes.

Answer 4

Use a professional editor, get their opinion on the work > self-publish

Answer 5

There are thousands of others that are asking that same question so you have to have a manuscript that just flies over the rest.

Answer 6

Write fabulous material and submit it through a reputable agent.

Answer 7

You might start by knowing that you should have used the word "seriously" rather than "serious."

Answer 8

Dont wear panties.