Sentences with phrase «agents and publishers do»

Sure, maybe those agents and publishers don't know that they're looking at genius (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was rejected 12 times).

Agents and publishers do reject good writers, for a variety of reasons (for instance, the editor may love your book but feel it's too similar to one he's already publishing; the agent may love your book but feel she couldn't market it effectively).

Agents and publishers don't need any excuse to say no to unsolicited work, and this kind of thinking makes it very easy for them to pass on yours.

For example, how many agents and publishers do you personally know?

I have a novel that I will be querying soon, but other people's experiences with agents and publishers don't give me much hope that my book will sell.

The rejection with no notification sounds familiar, unfortunately, since many agents and publishers do the same thing, leaving an author frustrated after months of no response.

They assume everything my agent and publisher do for me, either I could do just as well myself, or else it isn't really necessary.

Not exact matches

Ernest Hemingway never codified his insights on writing into a book, but he did share his thinking on the topic in commissioned articles; letters to his agents, publishers, and friends; and through his novels.

Traditional publishing is a slog — find an agent, pitch a book and if it's picked up by a publisher, sign away the rights to your work, then spend years doing edits and waiting for the book to slot into a publishing schedule — and the majority of these people don't score a deal, because most entrepreneurs «aren't in a position to be commercially published,» says Sattersten.

As an example, I not only agented this book myself to a major NYC - area publisher, I brought in Jay and his famous brand, I brought in Stephen M.R. Covey for the foreword, and even wrote my own back cover (something most authors never get to do when working with a major publisher).

You don't have enough king James scripture verses in it for any Christian publisher to be interested in putting it out (I've talked to Christian agents about this, and they are as frustrated as the writers at how boxed in to rigid rules Christian books have to be) and that is a sad fact about book publishing today.

While I am on the subject of the publishing industry, let me make one little tiny suggestion to publishers and book agents: Please, out of respect and courtesy to the authors who submit books to you, don't you think it would be wise to create a little form letter that you send to authors whose books you reject?

That he has no agent, no publisher and has barely started the book does not disqualify him from making this bold declaration.

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Established literary agents also have the ability to pitch books face - to - face (sometimes with the author present), submit books to publishers simultaneously, hold auctions, and get deals done faster.

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Agents and publishers liked the writers» manuscripts, but for whatever reason didn't think they could sell them.

Agents will have to became Writers Scouts, do their own research rather that being the writers search for the right Agent, and Publishers should start thinking as professional football teams, making their authors the best, supporting and coaching them to become even better, and marketing their authors like mad.

How many followers do I need to impress literary agents and publishers?

Depending on what your publisher has planned for your book (which an editor often shares with you and your agent 6 months to a year before your book launches), and depending on your budget, a freelance publicist (who usually works on fewer books at any time than an in - house publicist) can supplement or enhance what your in - house publicist will be doing.

While Weinstein doesn't see corporate publishing going away, ever, he does think the business is at «an enormous transition point» and that the outsourcing major publishers have been doing for years — forcing agents to do more editing, going with outside PR, telling authors they need to take hold of their own marketing — will mean that more agencies, and others, will jump into the publishing fray.

And since agents and most publishers don't have the slightest idea what will sell and what won't sell, there is no magic formula for success other than having people read your booAnd since agents and most publishers don't have the slightest idea what will sell and what won't sell, there is no magic formula for success other than having people read your booand most publishers don't have the slightest idea what will sell and what won't sell, there is no magic formula for success other than having people read your booand what won't sell, there is no magic formula for success other than having people read your books.

Established book agents don't have to make cold calls to the Publishers, Vice-Presidents, and Senior Editors with the most money to buy books.

Agents must first be queried by you, and publishers will 99.9 percent of the time not look at an unrepresented manuscript (if you don't have an agent who's sent it to them, they will never read it.)

So do agents and publishers.

And, if you haven't already done so, make sure you click here to read our free 15 - part How to Write a Query Letter Training by a former literary agent, former AAR member, and former Marketing & Licensing Manager for a well - known book publishAnd, if you haven't already done so, make sure you click here to read our free 15 - part How to Write a Query Letter Training by a former literary agent, former AAR member, and former Marketing & Licensing Manager for a well - known book publishand former Marketing & Licensing Manager for a well - known book publisher.

Attending and / or participating in trade shows and conferences, etc. (see below) Reading industry newsletters and blogs Publishers Marketplace Publishers Weekly Monitoring media World news and trends National news and trends Niche news and trends Reading books / articles about the industry and / or craft of writing Reading books in genres the agent represents, written by authors he or she doesn't represent

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Do you appreciate the power that agents and publishers have to help you reach your goals?

A prominent literary agent recently told me that unless an author receives a hefty advance of $ 100,000 or more most publishers will do virtually no promotion, leaving it to authors to create and exploit their own platforms via social media and networking connections, workshops and webcasts.

It's fairly well - known that self - publishing once carried a stigma (some would argue it still does), and that it was considered primarily a fall - back plan for authors who couldn't find an agent or traditional publisher to work with them.

After you send me your author questionnaire and supporting material, I'll take detailed notes about what you need to do (exactly) to get the attention of top literary agents... so you can get a top publisher and book deal.

I think the agent and the publisher of the future will have to offer marketing and distribution above and beyond what the author can do for himself, or herself.

Most book manuscripts end up unwanted and unread on publishers» and agents» slush piles, and the majority of those that do make it into print sell fewer than 1,000 copies... It's not even as if writing is that glamorous.

Author, agents, and publishers can argue all they want while the industry watchers report on it, but at the end of the day, the reader simply does not care how the book was published.

I don't need to pay a publisher and agent more than I get, to do something I can do just as well.

Literary value only comes into play for small boutique publishing houses and very few publishers or agents take on new authors that don't already have a publishing track record.

LK — A lot of agents and publishers are making trad pubbed authors do this stuff.

Since you, the fiction writer, are not dealing with the publisher directly as you can do these days, your royalty statement and any money with it FIRST goes to an agent in the country of the publisher.

If you attempt to pursue getting your work published the same way writers did ten or more years ago (querying agents and publishers), then you're almost certainly going to be frustrated and find it an exercise in futility.

Finally, on a pure process level, I am wary of a world without agents or publishers: that would mean that you have large booksellers, who have substantial market power, dealing with authors directly, the vast majority of whom do not have any substantial market power, and where there are antitrust issues that may arise from collective action.

Profiles of small publishers or agents who are interested in your genre (take them from websites — you don't have to bother the agents and editors)

So do agents, editors, publishers, book reviewers, book sales people — and those all - important people who decide whether to carry your book or not: bookstore buyers.

Being part of a team really appeals to me — with me doing what I do best and agents, publishers and editors doing what they do best to the benefit of all.

So, all you aspiring authors, don't submit your manuscript to publishers, and don't send your queries to agents in the month of August.

Meet as many authors and editors and publishers and agents as you can, take them to coffee if you can, and ask them every question that you can (do not ask them to read your book, help you get a contract, or help you sell it — just ask them to share what they know, and thank them with coffee and a nice hand - written note).

All an author needs to do is write a damn fine book and have it sell like hot cakes and agents and publishers will come running to the door.

The standard agency commission doesn't just pertain to domestic book sales, but any and all of the book's subsidiary rights sales, whether sold by the agent, author, or publisher.

But back then contracts were easy, publisher's didn't hold onto books forever, agreements with agents were a handshake and no one tried to own your work.

January 2010 I started blogging and by the end of 2012, so we are talking a good couple of years of blogging here, I built a speaking platform for myself, I had started podcasting, I was blogging a couple times a week, good community of people and then boom, the book offer comes in from a publisher in the U.S. and I didn't go with that initial offer but it made me think very seriously about going back to that goal of someday writing a book and so I was introduced to a literary agent and I obviously went the traditional publishing route with Virtual Freedom but there's nothing wrong with the self publishing route at all.