how do I go about getting my book published?

Question

I am finishing up with my novella and was wondering about the book publishing process. Also, what is the best way to get a copyright on your material too?

Answer 1

Step one is getting yourself a copy of Writers Market and searching for publishers and agents currently accepting books in your genre. The problem is that A List Publishers do not accept unsolicited queries and most A List Agents want to know which author in their stable recommended you. So you have to set your sites a little lower. There are many medium sized and smaller presses and agencies out there. In their listing in Writers Market they will tell you what percentage of new authors are in their stable. Look for the higher percentages for a better shot.

NEVER send your manuscript to anyone. You send a query letter and a synopsis according to the specific submission guidelines of the party you are querying. They differ. Do NOT copyright. Nothing ticks agents and publishers off more than an author who copyrights themselves. It says to an agent "I don't trust you". Believe me agents and publishers have no desire to plagiarize your work. If and when you sell the book, a standard author's contract will provide for the publisher handling the copyrights for you.

You can also go to my profile. You will find I star all great Q and A on writing and publishing. Scan through them and find some you think will help you. Many successful authors (that means ones who don't have to self publish) have posted answers here to help out novices. Use their advice. Print out some you think will help and study them.

Lastly, if you believe in yourself and your book, you owe it to yourself to spend at least twice as much time trying to sell it traditionally as you did writing it.


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Answer 2

in case you elect to recognize approximately publishing a e book your self (i.e: with out dealing with a specialist publishing corporation) the respond is - do no longer. Self-printed books in no way sell sufficient to conceal the printing expenses. Booksellers won't inventory them or maybe your friends won't purchase many. If the e book is any good in any respect (i.e: despite if that's a minimum of 40,000 words in length, has a stable plot line, thrilling characters, a fabulous variety of action and is written with a stable standard of English etc., etc..) you will have the skill to locate a writer prepared to take a raffle on it. you may attempt sending it out to brokers and to publishers the two on an identical time. study the Writers and Artists Yearbook on your public library for addresses and possibilities of all british publishers.

Answer 3

Once you have it typed up it's automatically covered by Copyright.

Your best bet in getting it published is to find a writers representative and have them read the book and see if it has merit. If they think it's saleable they will recommend it to publishers and then they will assign you an editor who will work with you to get the book to a publishable form in terms o content. You can also try sending it to publishers directly.

Answer 4

Your manuscript is automatically copyrighted once it is printed into a tangible form. Also, you can log on to copyright.org/ to apply for a certificate of registration from the Library of Congress. The cost is between $35 to $45, and once the application and manuscript is mailed to them, it takes about eight months to get your certificate.

Get the current issue of Writer's Market. Inside are countless numbers of literary agents that might represent your creation. Submit only to those most likely to accept and represent you.