Who do I go to, to publish a book my first?

Answer 1

If you haven't finished writing your story, hold your horses.

Publishing should be the last thing on your mind as you write your story. As you spend time learning how to get your story published, you are wasting time whereas you should be learning how to write a story and writing your story. Once you complete your third draft, you can begin learning how to send it to agents.

Answer 2

Writing a book takes more than just sitting down and putting your idea into words. There are a lot of things that you have to consider.

A)Do you have a good grasp of the English language? Spelling and Grammar?
B)Do you know how to write an effective ‘query letter’ to a literary agent?
C)Can you write a synopsis that will hold the interest of the agent, and want to make him or her ask for the first three chapters of your work?
D)Do you know how to outline?
E)Do you know how to format your manuscript? The fonts that most agents, editors, and publishers want?
F)Do you know what Point of View is? (POV) Do you know how to write in First Person Point of View? The can’s and can not’s?
G)Do you know how to write dialogue? How to format dialogue?
H)Do you know the publishing laws? The use of names and places.

These include:
oDelivery Of Satisfactory Copy
oPermission for Copyrighted Material
oGrant Of Rights
oProofreading and Author's Corrections
oAdvances and Royalties
oAuthor's Warranties and Indemnities
oCopies to Author
oOption Clause

I)Do you know how to get a ‘word count?’
J)Do you know what a prologue is? An epilogue? Do you know how both of them are used and why?
K)Do you know what the word ‘genre’ means?
L)Do you know how to use the proper ‘page set up’ for your work? Margins, indents, paragraphs.
M)Are you prepared to do a lot of ‘research’ involving your work? Many professionals such as, doctors, lawyers, nurses, public accountants, judges, architects, bricklayers, engineers, and police officers read, too.
N)Do you know what a plot is? A sub-plot?
O)Can you take rejection and constructive criticism? If you’re easily hurt in the feelings department, then this hobby is not meant for you. Critics will tear you apart or build you up. The best writers in the world “King, Patterson, Koontz, J.K. Rowling, and many others” have been torn up one side and down the other. You can’t please everyone.

These are the things you must know to work at your craft. But don’t let these things deter you from writing. There are books in libraries and bookstores that can teach you all of these things. Buying these books (if you want to be a serious writer) is the best thing to do. Why? Because you can use a yellow marker to highlight all the points that interest you. Then you can use the front of the book to make page references to those markings in order to check back on them at a later date when you need to.

You’ll need to get a copy of Writer’s Market for the current year. This has literary agents whom you can send out query letters to. Some of them allow email queries.

Answer 3

You start by querying literary agents. This is done with a one page letter describing yourself and your book. Sometimes the agent will request you include the first few pages or chapters, but that is an individual preference.

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.html.

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 4

I don't know but I've been wondering the same thing. I'm 14 and I just started writing a book. It's no where near done, but when it is finished I don't know what to do. Do you think you could email me the answers that you get? thanks.

Answer 5

I don't know. Do some research on Yahoo and Google and all those other websites.

Sorry for my unhelping answer.