I have a small (tiny, spare room of my house small) indie press. I get five to ten unsolicited manuscripts a week from random people who think they are brilliant but didn't take the time to read the submission guidelines on my site that clearly state we are and are not looking for. How many unsolicited manuscripts do you think major publishers get? 10? 20? 100? A DAY! Nobody has time to talk to you over the phone.
If you are interested in publishing your story, grab a copy of Writer's Digest, The Writer, or Poets & Writers, or other magazines of the type. They are full of hundreds of publishers interested in submissions. Read their guidelines...and follow them. Submission guidelines exist for a reason. Each publisher does business in a certain way, and those guidelines exist to insure that they can get through all of the submissions quickly and still run their businesses.
2007-03-08 00:58:36
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answered by bardsandsages 4
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If only it was that simple. Go buy yourself a copy of 2007 Writers Market and start reading. You need to first send query letters following specific submission requirements to an agent or a small publishing house. Large publishers will not accept your unsolicited material. It must go through an agent. Agents and publishers recieve approx 150 thousand manuscripts a year. Very few make it. You might also try self publishing. All that is explained in "Writers Market. If it is really worth it, you will spend the time and effort to learn how to get published. As an author, I know how much effort it takes, and no one can do it for you. You have a lot of work ahead of you if you want published.
2007-03-08 11:14:44
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answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7
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A telephone number will do you no good unless you do your market study first. Find out which publishers publish the kind of story you have written. Do this by going to a book shop (or newsagency if it's a short story) and looking in newly-published books of the same genre for the publisher name. Then look them up in the telephone book or on the internet. Do NOT telephone them. They don't like that. Send your manuscript properly in the mail, along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope and covering letter.
Good luck.
2007-03-08 08:20:19
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answered by sallyotas 3
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If you get the telephone number of a publisher who will automatically publish a story, please let me know! By the way, it's better to write to the publisher.
2007-03-08 08:28:51
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answered by plwimsett 5
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Even if you could get their phone number and if you somehow managed to talk your way past the receptionist to speak to an editor, they'd immediately reject you for calling them alone, despite how brilliant you think your writing is. Follow protocol, follow the rules. You break in if your writing is truly good and if you're persistent.
2007-03-08 09:23:37
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answered by §Sally§ 5
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maybe you should check your spelling first. goodluck
2007-03-08 08:30:23
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answered by cG 3
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