Can I give my story in the same time to different publisher to publish it?

Question

Also what are process of publish a book?

Answer 1

First of all, publishers dont buy individual stories. As far as a novel, you can send it to two different publishers, but only if both say in their submission guidelines that they accept multiple submissions. Then when you send your query letter to both, you mention out of courtesy that you have sent this to another publisher also. You dont need to name the second publisher. I would never query more than two at a time.

The procedure is to get yourself a copy of Writers Market 2007 and read it. It will tell you how to write a query letter and how to send a submission packet. You must select an agent/publisher who is currently accepting work in your genre. Then read their submission guidelines and follow them to the letter -send nothing else. If they ask for a query letter and ten pages - send exactly that. Send flat in cardboard mailer with plain stamps - no goofy Elvis stamps. Completely professional.

I strongly advise you against self publishing with Lulu, Publish America or any of the other self publishers. It costs a fortune. It is a black hole for money. All you get is a box of books to sell to friends. Your book will not make it into bookstores. And without an ISBN number, it wont even make it to Amazon or B and N. All the expense of editing, marketing etc. is YOURS. And it can run into a fortune. Just having your book edited can cost you anywhere from 4 - 5 dollars a page based on 250 words per page, to 5,000 for a better editor to 20 thousand dollars plus a percentage of your royalties for a great editor. And you should know that being a self published author does NOT earn you the title "published author". Anyone can publish anything they have the money to pay for. Most self published authors do so because they are either too lazy to go through the traditional channels or because they have been rejected and they have no other choice. It is vanity publishing. It just gives you a box of books with your name on them to hand out to family and friends. Usually the books are poorly made, loaded with errors and have cheap, terrible covers. Self publishing is a terrible option.

You might also go to resolved questions here and search publisher and publishing. There are literally hundreds of archived answers you can print out and study. If publishing means that much to you, you will have to do what all other authors before you have done and learn to advocate for yourself. Pax - C

Answer 2

The most reputable and profitable path is to first find a literary agent to represent you.

There are several websites out there that will help you find an agent, my favorite is QueryTracker.net at http://www.querytracker.net/ . It is free and has a list of literary agents and also tools to help you keep track of who you already queried and who you haven't, plus more.

They do a good job of keeping the crooks off their lists, but it is still a good idea to double check at http://www.sfwa.org/beware/twentyworst.h...

There are a lot of crooks out there. Never pay anyone to read or publish your book. A real agent will never ask for money except as a percentage of your royalties.

Keep in mind that finding an agent and getting published is not an easy process. Some people have to query hundreds of agents before they find one who will accept them (sadly, some never get accepted), but be persistent and keep trying.

You should also visit http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/, one of the largest forums for writers. They can be very helpful.

Good luck.

Answer 3

most of the time, unsolicited manuscripts sent to publishers get returned unopened, your best bet is to get an agent to sell your book.

Ok, so you have your book written and you've proofread it really well, now you are ready to get it published. You can goto http://www.lulu.com and self-publish, but you probably wouldn't be successful in it. lulu.com will put your book on amazon.com and barnesandnobles.com etc, but that doesn't mean anyone is buying it. No one is looking for it, for one, and generally a 250 page book is going to cost the consumer about 10 dollars that way in the least. You'll probably read up on about some famous authors being self-published, but you have to dig deeper than that generic phrase, they won't give details. Self-publishing usually is better with non-fiction. Fiction, you will be much better off finding an agent.

Now, be prepared to be rejected and to wait weeks for that rejection. Nicholas Sparks sent queries to 25 literary agents, 24 turned him away. The first one who responded was the only one who wanted to go with him and she had never sold a book before, but look at him now.

Now before you get all excited and start querying agents (I'll give you a link to how later on), you need to be started on another books. Agents are looking for clients, which means that they are more inclined to give you a go if you will be committed. One hit wonders usually aren't what they are looking for.

Now, here are some very helpful links which I suggest you read over.

http://www.nicholassparks.com/writerscor...
Nicholas Spark's own advice.

http://www.hollylisle.com/fm/articles/fa...
Holly Lisle's advice, it is VERY thorough. Read through it all.

http://www.aar-online.org/mc/directory/v...
A listing of GOOD literary agents from the Association of Authors' Representatives.

http://www.spacejock.com.au/selfpublishi...
Why selfpublishing isn't the best route to go.

http://www.hollylisle.com/fm/articles/ag...
How to query an agent.

http://www.adlerbooks.com/mostask.html.....
FAQ on Literary Agents and Publishing

Those are just a handful of good resources. You can google and get more information if you need it. I hope I helped you!