I don't know what it would be classified as. It is about relationships, but not a romance. Maybe a right of passage thing? Anyway, I only have about 17,000 words, so it'll be a little while before I finish. But I would like to have an idea as to what to do and expect. I am an unpublished first time author, but have recieved good preliminary criticism from friends and from anonymous reads.
2007-10-02 10:09:32 · 5 answers · asked by White and Nerdy 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's not chick lit. It's from a guy's prospective. It's like the answer to chick lit; why they drive us nuts, and why sometimes we do what we do. It's a story told seriously but from a first person point of view. The person narrarating has a bit of a satirical eye .
2007-10-02 15:51:21 · update #1
Most publishing houses don't take unsolicited manuscripts. You should finish more of it. Look at similar books to see who published them to get a better idea of who publishes your kind of book and to learn the terminology. Look at a copy of Writer's Market for the publisher to see what terms are used in their list of acceptances. Then look at the listings of agents to see who names an interest in that area.
You should not have to pay any money to either an agent or publisher before publication. If either wants money up front, they are probably a scam keeping authors on a string with reading fees and editor fees.
2007-10-02 10:18:07 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out Writer's Market (online and in book form) at www.writersmarket.com. It's $3.99/month or $29.99 a year and it's worth the money. The library should have copies of the Guide to Literary Agents, Writer's Market, and other marketing guides. Your book would be classified either as chick lit or women's fiction, but could also be mainstream depending on what part of the story is most important.
2007-10-02 17:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by J M C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy the latest 'Guide to Literary Agents' or borrow it from your local library. This will give you all the necessary contact details and what they are currently looking for.
Don't start soliciting responses until the book is finished.
You may also like to take a course for writers at your local community college. This will explain the publishing process.
Good luck, you have hard work ahead of you.
2007-10-02 17:17:48 · answer #3 · answered by concerned neighbor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congrats on writing your first!
Biggest thing now, finish the novel. Then, revise and get it in pristine shape. Next, figure out what you've wrote. You will have to write a query letter eventually and in that letter you will have to name the genre of your novel. It's always a good thing to know.
And, if you can, please get a devil's advocate to read your novel. It's easy to get friends to read and like your book, but get someone that is more interested in the writing aspect of your book and you'll get a critique worth it's weight in gold. Then, revise again. Make sure the beginning matches the ending. Research on the web and check the library for several publishers and agents and send that query letter out. Wish you great luck!
2007-10-02 20:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by Crickette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your library and check out the most recent copy of the Writers market..thats all you need to find a good publisher or agent. a good web site is
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2007-10-02 17:21:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋