Sentences with phrase «agents and publishers out»

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West points out that while it helped to know that both her agent and publisher are from large, well - known firms, she maintains that if business owners mean what they say, say what they mean and are who they say they are, they can't go wrong striking a deal online.

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?

However, I am quickly finding out that most publishers, agents, and cover designers really have no idea how to leverage this proven and accepted method of selecting a «winning» design for a new book.

And, since you already have a little bit of a following, if you say you'll do anything and everything to get the word out about your book (s), literary agents and publishers will believe you might be able to back it And, since you already have a little bit of a following, if you say you'll do anything and everything to get the word out about your book (s), literary agents and publishers will believe you might be able to back it and everything to get the word out about your book (s), literary agents and publishers will believe you might be able to back it and publishers will believe you might be able to back it up.

And as the stock report for one major company came out and said, agents work for the publisheAnd as the stock report for one major company came out and said, agents work for the publisheand said, agents work for the publishers.

A former literary agent answers questions for children's book authors - find out how to improve your chance of getting a top literary agent, publisher, and book deal.

None of these agents has a significant track record of sales to commercial (advance - paying) publishers, and most have virtually no documented and verified sales at all (many sales claimed by these agents turn out to be vanity publishers).

Read this article to find out what the requirements are, and learn how to submit your book to agents with an active Literary Agent Association Membership... so you can get a top publisher and book deal.

Plus, you'll be able to use a lot of the information that I «pull out of you» to help you get a literary agent and publisher — it's the exact information they're looking for, designed to help you identify (and communicate) more value in your query.

With my frist book Wings of a Warrior I sent it out to many agents and publishers, a few nibbles but no bites.

By putting this stuff out there, you insult all writers, all publishers — big and small, agents, and all others who strive to make the publishing industry an inviting business to work.

The Big (i.e., irrelevant commercial) Publishers, the Random Houses and HarperCollinses and Simon & Schusters and Hachettes, wheeled and dealt multimillion - dollar con - tracts among themselves, though increasingly the agents were holding on to their authors» foreign rights, stalking the halls and booths like hyenas, or even, egregiously, like the upstart McTaggart, setting up their own stands with spiffy little tables and printed catalogs several inches thick handed out by demure young people, aping the publishers themselves (thPublishers, the Random Houses and HarperCollinses and Simon & Schusters and Hachettes, wheeled and dealt multimillion - dollar con - tracts among themselves, though increasingly the agents were holding on to their authors» foreign rights, stalking the halls and booths like hyenas, or even, egregiously, like the upstart McTaggart, setting up their own stands with spiffy little tables and printed catalogs several inches thick handed out by demure young people, aping the publishers themselves (thpublishers themselves (the nerve!).

Wake up publishers and agents alike, before you disappear up your own old fashioned and out dated arseholes!

``... what I would say about publishers and agents is two things: the first is that they act as guardians of good taste in a way, helping get important (and not - so - important) books out there...»

Assuming an agent / publisher's vetting, continue the print career (if you have one), while attempting to negotiate for your erights, or at least a higher ebook royalty... WHILE at the same time using ebooks to get out previous work, or recent work that went nowhere with your agent but was considered salable (as with my thriller SAVAGE NIGHTS, now on Kindle and soon all the formats), and also perhaps some new work targeted for ebook format only.

Can't say the question is answered, but I found several links to check out, and a juicy conversation among published authors with varied experiences with e-publishing, agents and traditional publishers — thatnks, Joe!

While I applaud your willingness to embrace self - publishing, what I would say about publishers and agents is two things: the first is that they act as guardians of good taste in a way, helping get important (and not - so - important) books out there, and secondly, they are crucial as editors.

And the agents, editors and PR reps hired by these big publishers are only looking out for themselvAnd the agents, editors and PR reps hired by these big publishers are only looking out for themselvand PR reps hired by these big publishers are only looking out for themselves.

I also met people who were sitting on five or six completed manuscripts and they had been for years — because they were trying to figure out how to hook an agent and sell them to a publisher.

However, conversations with literary agents, who are always trying to sniff out what publishers want, turn up a few trends in publishing that may affect our reading in 2004 and beyond.

It is so easy to finally get up one's courage to send out a query letter to an agent or a publisher, hear nothing back, and assume there's no chance to get published.

Well, Amazon takes a cut out of that, and if you the author are not also the publisher, the publisher takes a BIG cut out of that, and if you have an agent, they take a cut, and eventually, a trickle of income slides into the author's pocket from the sale of that book.

This makes it much less attractive for Amazon to deal with publishers rather than cutting them out of the equation and dealing directly with authors or even with agents.

Online Marketing for Busy Authors came out in April 2016 and has been receiving great reviews from authors, agents, and publishers.

How to Secure a Traditional Book Deal by Self - Publishing (Jane Friedman at Writer Unboxed): «It's not any easier to interest an agent or publisher when you're self - published, and since new authors are more likely to put out a low - quality effort (they rush, they don't sufficiently invest, they don't know their audience), chances are even lower their book will get picked up.»

There are still a lot of writers out there who believe that «agents are not taking on new clients» and «publishers are not publishing out of the slush pile anymore».

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I saw writers out there struggling to find freelance work and getting rejected over and over again by publishers and agents who saw no potential in their books.

Sometimes it's enough to make you pull out your hair, especially when you find an agent (or publisher or editor) who represents what you write and is looking to build his or her list.

The feedback I received from the tutor and fellow students spurred me to carry on further work on the novel and to send it out to publishers and agents.

Bernita at An Innocent A-Blog reminded us to check out Absolute Write's Bewares and Background Checks forum for those of us looking for an agent, small press publisher, print - on - demand company, or traditional publisher.

Plue, there are still good agents out there, ones who are concerned more with doing their best for the client and not for the publisher.

Publishers do still fight over manuscripts from «hot» authors and you still see agents taking projects to auction, with advances being paid that may never earn out because of over-exuberance.

And sometimes the agent's track record or previous fights, or an agency problem with a publisher will keep your work out of some editorial offices.

And make sure you follow all your favorite authors, publishers, and literary agents, so you don't miss out on invaluable snippets of free adviAnd make sure you follow all your favorite authors, publishers, and literary agents, so you don't miss out on invaluable snippets of free adviand literary agents, so you don't miss out on invaluable snippets of free advice!

There are enough disappointing fantasy novels out there that are represented by an agent and purchased by a publisher that I just don't have the time nor the inclination to try to read novels that have not made it through either of those rounds of quality assurance.

you've sent out more paper to literary agents, and publishers, and politely speaking the answer is nothing or no.

It must be true, because now, anyone with a story to tell and the self - discipline to pound it out on a keyboard can get that story out to the public, no agent or publisher necessary.

If the book happened to be chosen and accepted from the slush pile of manuscripts, the author (in reality the agent since old school publishers don't really like to interact with the actual author) was notified, and small check was sent as an «advance» for what the publisher hoped to at least earn out that advance.

Instead, start here, with these 4 platform elements that most stand out to literary agents, editors, and book publishers:

In the end, their behavior didn't get them the book deal, but self publishing means skipping the agent and publisher and flipping out at the reader.

I haven't given up trying to find an agent to represent my novel to a big name publisher (I have queries and partials out) but when I allow myself to read agent statistics, I tend to question whether I ought to face those facts with my head rather than my heart.

Publishers are playing literary agents at their own game, seeking out new talent for themselves and cutting out the industry's powerful middlemen.

But agents and publishers are on the way out, thank God for that.

Whereas in traditional publishing the first book costs hundreds of thousands because there's a whole print run, and then on every single book there are margins for the retailer, distribution, publisher, agent, and so on — and if the book doesn't sell out, there are further transport, warehouse, and pulping costs.

If you wish to be traditionally published by a Big Six publisher (who put out the kinds of books you see in airports, libraries, and those thingies that sell books... right, book stores), you must have an agent.

Even small press publishers are closing their doors to unsolicited manuscripts, meaning if you don't have an agent who is willing to back your work (which is sometimes a trial in and of itself, finding an agent that you get along with and is willing to work for you), you're a little out of luck.

I see no reason... for publishers to resist sitting down with author and agent and hammering out contractual language that is fair to both sides on this matter.

Some people may ask, «You've already waited this long to put it out there, why not wait and keep seeing if an agent / traditional publisher will take it?»