I have a friend and her dream is she wants to write novels and the other day she was telling me about a piece of her writing (a book) and I thought it would be a good teen drama. The only thing is that she doesn't kno who or where she can send it to when it is complete. Can I please get some suggestions for her?
thank you!
2007-12-07 11:49:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
1 Do NOT expect the first send in to get accepted, they look much much more at people who already have names, or who are recommneded by those who have names (which is why paying an agent is not a bad idea, if they think that you both could profit from the book, them getting a percentage and helping you modify it to have a better chance of getting accepted, then they put their 'stamp' on it, so you have a much much better credit to it.)
Get an agent, after sending it to dozens of Co.s just in case you get lucky, and work from there. To get an agent..you send it to....dozens of agents. And they are much more likely to actually look at the book, more then your name. But you stil have to not think you will get in like 'that' everyone gets rejected. Expect it.
oltherwise it hurts, sometimes rather badly.
As to what agent, ...well, I don't have names for you.
But don't pay cash to publish, meaning don't self publish. Publish at a publishing house. Not online places, as half are scams that ask money, publish your book, sell one copy, to you, and then forget about you with a large amount of happy cash in pockets..
Reft~
2007-12-07 11:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by Reft 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a big, thick tome called "The Writer's Market" that comes out in a new edition every year. (This year's title is "The Writer's Market 2007.") The front of it is full of short little anecdote-filled advice chapters for aspiring authors. The back half of the book contains every single possible publishing house and magazine in the U.S. and Canada, cross-indexed according to every possible criteria. (It tells you exactly what each and every publisher has told The Writer's Market that they are looking for.) Every author or aspiring author should own a copy.
2007-12-07 11:56:11 · answer #2 · answered by "G" 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DON'T tell her to visit lulu.com. Lulu is a self publishing website and if don't want your friend to end up losing money you shouldn't suggest it. Practically no credible authors self publish. When her work is finished, she should contact a literary agency. Most agencies require a query letter and sometimes the first few chapters of the manuscript also. Tell her to try searching the internet for legitimate literary agencies, or another way is to buy a copy of Writer's Market. WM has tons of resources for authors, including many literary agency listings.
2007-12-07 11:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by tron451 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Assuming your talking about wanting input on a work in progress:
Look for local writers groups, writing classes at local schools, find a mentor (good luck!).
2007-12-07 11:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by VirtualSound 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
self publishing is an option of course. A very good resource is Preditors and Editors. I don't remember the URL, but it should be findable on google or yahoo.
The book market is very big and very hard to break into. Good luck.
2007-12-07 11:57:27 · answer #5 · answered by Christopher F 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tell her to visit www.lulu.com for tips on "how-to" and self publishing.
2007-12-07 11:52:29 · answer #6 · answered by ProArtWork 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋