• Wrote the first version in 2004, found an agent who represented it, book went to acquisition at a BIG 6 publisher because editor loved it, week
before acquisition meeting editor leaves and heads to another company.
While sometimes a publisher instantly «sees» a book, I know from my own experience
of acquisition meetings that responses to a proposal can be as varied and volatile as they are on BBC TV's Dragons» Den.
JAFFERY: I've been reaching out to Muslim writers for a couple years, and had been working with a few on their manuscripts in order to get them in the best shape before I took them
into acquisitions meetings.
(yeah, publishing is full of highs and lows and bizarre coincidences like this one, where two editors adored Crazy Love only to leave before
acquisition meeting!!!)
Editor at BIG 6 publisher loves it, wants to take to
acquisition meeting.
In fact at the Digital Book World Conference & Expo in 2017, representatives from Hachette and Perseus admitted they are checking out author platforms and social media engagement then reporting those findings at
their acquisitions meetings.
If they are convinced, it will go to
an acquisition meeting.
I've not attended
an acquisition meeting at Unbound, but the quality of the writing and pitch are clearly critical, as is the sales potential for the book.
«Each of
these acquisitions meet these high standards and further strengthen our balanced portfolio of clinical healthcare real estate assets.»