Sentences with phrase «agents and publishers expect»

These days, though, agents and publishers expect a manuscript to be ready for market, and even agents will tell you to hire a reputable editor.

Due to the competitive nature of the world of bookselling, most literary agents and publishers expect any writer they represent (including a debut novelist) already to have a platform, consisting of a website, a social media presence, followers and a «brand» — an image or identity already known, a message or business already defined.

Not exact matches

So, look favorably on agents who: are willing to get on the phone; clearly indicate how they work and what you can expect regarding their communication; and assure you they'll let you know which publishers they've submitted your work to.

You see, a book needs to come to life with its author knowing what audience is expected to read it, or else most publishers (and literary agents) won't be interested in it.

3 — You expect to land an agent, and once that happens, a publisher will sign you, then you'll be making some serious money).

If the economics are getting better and the pendulum is starting to swing back in the traditional publishing market so that a new author can have faith that they can interest an agent / traditional publisher, and can expect reasonable editing and promotional assistance / training, then traditional publishing definitely has it advantages.

With most agents, editors and publishers expecting new authors to have an already established author's platform, it simply makes more sense to build that platform with real readers who enjoy your stuff before considering the traditional publishing route.

Bloomsbury, an independent publisher whose home is the UK, has a wonderful Writer's Area with articles about how to submit materials, approach a publisher, what you can expect an agent to do for you, and even lists agents from the US and UK / Ireland.

As literary agents and publishers begin to explore the options that digital reading has to offer, more ebook sales can be expected.

Just mere hours ago I told another author «The days of publishers and agents expecting writers to bend over backwards for their every whim are over.

But from what your agent has requested I'd recommend that before sending anything back to him, you consider hiring a professional developmental editor to help you put together a proper proposal and, most importantly, to work with you on revising the manuscript to develop the narrative arc, your character and other elements as necessary to bring it to the level an agent and publisher would expect.

An agent or publisher will expect the writer to know who will buy the book and not the other way round.

· Check websites for agents and publishers which often contain what is expected in a query or submission letter.

If this is becoming the new norm, publishers asking for more rights, paying smaller advances, taking forever to make a decision on buying a manuscript, and delivering less marketing and promotion then expecting authors / agents to pick up the slack, I'm not sure how I'm going to keep convincing my hybrid authors to stay the course with traditional publishers when they are making more money self - publishing.

Usually writers were driven so crazy by publisher - agent - editor demands that the writers had to leave to maintain sanity... The writing to order happens in indie as well, but writers impose that on themselves... I never expected, though, writers to burn out because they were learning and trying so many things.