am i an bad autrhor?

Question

i have made this script and i had sent it in and it was accepted by an pubhlisher but they wantes 14,000 or the other one wanted 1400 but then i sent another copy in to another publisher for another opinion and it was denied and i sent it to once again another and it was denied should i still fight for my script to be published or should i give up or is there any other good publishers or directions that i can go

Answer 1

No one else will tell you this, but you couldn't be much worse. Give up on the idea.

Persi to the contrary, "there" is about the only thing you did get right -- unless you corrected it after her comment, which I suspect you did -- but there is a grammatical notion called "verb agreement" that you ought to be aware of. I know I ended that last sentence with a preposition, but I think that is okay in English as opposed to Latin.

Don't even think about being an author, much less pay good money to a vanity publisher. You have a much better chance at becoming a nuclear physicist, and I don't even know if you can add three and four.

I know this sounds harsh, but someone should tell you the truth.

Answer 2

Listen to Maryn. It does sound like you are sending to vanity presses, although I cannot imagine vanity presses denying you. Usually they will print the Chinatown Phone Book if you can pay for it.

Rejection doesn't make you a bad author. Do you think Margaret Mitchell - author of Gone With the Wind was a bad author? Well she got rejected FIFTY times before she sold her book. You need to grow a hide thick as a herd of elephants because rejection is the nature of our business. Rejection just proves you are out there trying. There are many who never even do that.

Get yourself a copy of Writers Market. It will be the best 30 bucks you ever spent. Read it cover to cover and learn about traditional publishing from the ground up. Learn how to write a query letter and a book proposal. They are both very very important selling tools and you need to do both brilliantly to get anywhere.

To kick start you, I star all great Q and A on writing and publishing. If you go to my profile, you can read through them. Pick some that help you and print them out. Print them all out if you like. Read them and learn. Some serious authors with serious experience have offered advice here. Listen to them.

Maryn, who is a smart lady, may also be right about a rewrite. Start from the beginning and look your script over page by page. I have never met an author who has reread their manuscript and not made a single change!! Including me. If I reread 500 times, I will still find things I want to change. The trick is to learn when to say -- Enough.

Give it some thought. Do not give money to anyone. And do not send anything to anyone until you research the heck out of them - starting with Preditors and Editors and Absolute Write Water Cooler Bewares and Background Checks. There are a lot of people in this business who are not legit. It is your job to learn how to advocate for yourself and learn which is which.

But don't give up. Someone out there may like what you do and admire your perseverance. In Narcotics Anon, we have a saying "Don't quit 15 minutes before the miracle". That miracle could come at any time. Be there for it.



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They're, Their, There - Three Different Words.

Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.

Pax - C

Answer 3

What you appear to be doing is sending your manuscript to vanity presses, where the writer pays to publish his or her work. They're worthless unless your only goal is to see your name on a book.

If you want to sell your book to thousands of readers, you need to approach "real" publishers and risk rejection. Go to a bookstore. Who published the books that are in the same category as yours? That's who you need to contact. Some will not accept inquiries from authors, only from agents, so you may have to take that step first.

If your book was written anything like your question, it needs a rewrite before you try again.

Answer 4

No publisher should ask for money up front for publishing. They should make their money by selling your book. And getting denied doesn't make you a bad author. Rejection slips are a part of life for a writer.

Answer 5

don't pay s h i t to nobody
keep trying till the bitter end

these are the rules

fight as this was your own child
hell if it's disabled, you keep it safe at home and you can give birth to another.

if you want to email me the general idea, i would be more than happy to share opinions. if you don't trust me i understand.

who cares if you are a bad author? have you seen the stuff they publish these days? you want it, go for it.

don't read any books that say how to write never
don't do workshops
that's stuff for losers
read till your eyes bleed and take notes
watch movies and read their scripts

Answer 6

First off you should learn to write and you should take pains to give everyone a good impression of your writing skill EVERY TIME you write. From your question, I really doubt your ability because you didn't take the time to proofread what you'd written. You are being judged every time you write.

You should get THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE by Strunk and White and read it. It's the best grammar book ever published. You also need WRITERS MARKET.

Answer 7

i don't know if you're a good writer or not, you're not including any pieces that you've done - but if you're not having any luck getting published, maybe consider self-publishing. check out www.lulu.com, they even give you the estimated cost of what each book would cost and each copy is printed as its ordered.

it's kinda like cafepress but for books. ^.^

Answer 8

Well, you could certainly use some books about publishing, they should help solve your answers as to why you're being rejected. I have a list of all the helpful books which you can read on this website, I hope you find it helpful:

http://www.amazon.com/Become-a-Writer-The-Absolute-Best-Books/lm/R1O4VON9R0Z8AB/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_full/002-0509999-9864823

Answer 9

Some writers get their stories denied alot, but they don't give up and you're probably not a bad writer someones bound to like your story