Sentences with phrase «if agents and publishers»

I am curious to know if agents and publishers view self published work with a stigma.

If an agent and a publisher will actually work with me to build name recognition and get my books «out there,» I definitely want their help and will share the proceeds.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

You might want to roll up the sleeves to expose a watch (even if it's just a large Swatch)-- that might help convey to any potential agents / publishers there that you are professional), and go with jewelry that is as funky / creative as you're comfortable with.

Once the book was completed, I asked everyone I knew if they could introduce me to agents and publishers.

At least they can if an author is careful about how her contract is written with first her agent and then her publisher — if she goes the traditional route.

I'm sure if I had a deal with a publisher (or even an agent) all the sample passages and alternative drafts I've been publishing would not be allowed.

If you shop your manuscript around to agents and publishers and no one bites, you always have the option to publish independently down the road.

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.

He said HBG is willing to continue to talk to the Guild about different proposals and that if HBG «comes up with something that makes sense for both sides» he would talk to agents on a case - by - case basis about the publisher's thinking.

You can still submit your book, and if an agent cares enough about the idea or story, they may edit it for free, and sell it to a publisher, and the publisher may support it and market it.

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.)

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.

But in those rejections, there's hope for the indie writer — if you can develop your own platform and show that you've sold a few thousand copies of your self - published book, it's very likely that you will catch an agent or publisher's attention.

If you want to learn about writing, if you want to meet writers and agents and publishers and have a great time, this is the conference for yoIf you want to learn about writing, if you want to meet writers and agents and publishers and have a great time, this is the conference for yoif you want to meet writers and agents and publishers and have a great time, this is the conference for you.

If you're a nonfiction author, you need to write a query letter AND a book proposal to get a literary agent and a publisher (even if your book is already completedIf you're a nonfiction author, you need to write a query letter AND a book proposal to get a literary agent and a publisher (even if your book is already completeAND a book proposal to get a literary agent and a publisher (even if your book is already completeand a publisher (even if your book is already completedif your book is already completed).

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.

If you can get this across to the reader and immediately get them interested, you have a higher chance with an agent or publisher reading more than the opening paragraph.

So has A. G. Riddle's Atlantis Gene books, and so have many, many other self - published works that might never have found that audience if they'd waited on an agent and then on a publisher to give the thumbs up.

Please tell us if the manuscript has been submitted to editors and / or publishers by yourself or another agent.

If you're a trad - pubbed author, and if you have an agent, the gross profit is still $ 200, but now it's paid to the publisheIf you're a trad - pubbed author, and if you have an agent, the gross profit is still $ 200, but now it's paid to the publisheif you have an agent, the gross profit is still $ 200, but now it's paid to the publisher.

But that's not always the same, which is why I say to check the sites for wherever you are submitting if you are going the traditional route and trying to find an agent or publisher.

I had an agent and wonderful editors, but the truth is that no one cares about your career as much as you, and if you're not selling at the top of your game, a publisher isn't going to expend a lot of time, effort, and money helping an author raise that game.

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.

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.

If your blog is professional and contains all your relevant info, wait until your agent or publisher tells you what to put on your website

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.

As you noted above with publishers, negotiability is going to depend on how badly the parties want the deal (i.e. if an agent or publisher really wants the work and the author has options, then the agent or publisher is likely to be willing to negotiate the terms of the contract).

If you're work isn't good enough to land an agent, or a deal on your own with a legitimate publisher (and for those who have a problem with the word «legitimate,» The MWA criteria work for me — you can find them on their website), then your work is almost certainly not ready to be published.

But if you're planning to publish traditionally, remember your agent will want an edit and so will your publisher, and they may tell you to put back exactly the things the amateurs told you change.

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).

If you absolutely can not conceive of life without an agent and a publisher, I would strongly recommend holding on to your rights until Amazon goes through the rounds with the Big 5.

If you liked this article about Jeff Herman's Directory of Agents click here to read the next article in this 9 - part series and learn about Publishers Marketplace.

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.

And if an author were a big enough author and a publisher wanted them badly enough and they felt it was an issue, it would be negotiation point... but I have to tell you in the 23 years I've been at Kensington I've never heard of an agent even bringing this point up onAnd if an author were a big enough author and a publisher wanted them badly enough and they felt it was an issue, it would be negotiation point... but I have to tell you in the 23 years I've been at Kensington I've never heard of an agent even bringing this point up onand a publisher wanted them badly enough and they felt it was an issue, it would be negotiation point... but I have to tell you in the 23 years I've been at Kensington I've never heard of an agent even bringing this point up onand they felt it was an issue, it would be negotiation point... but I have to tell you in the 23 years I've been at Kensington I've never heard of an agent even bringing this point up once.

This means a long, tedious process of sending queries to agents — most likely over a year or two, if not longer — because mainstream publishers, by and large, no longer accept submissions directly from authors.

If a self - published book sells 5,000 copies in its first six months, an agent or publisher is not going to let first rights issues stand in their way (always assuming that the book is well - written [I've known self - pubbed authors who've managed to sell large numbers of really pretty bad books] and the sales suggest a market that could be tapped, rather than one that has been exhausted, as with some niche products).

If an agent is to assess whether you have potential as a writer, have something they can sell to publishers, and if you might be a good fit with their list, you'll also need to send them your stufIf an agent is to assess whether you have potential as a writer, have something they can sell to publishers, and if you might be a good fit with their list, you'll also need to send them your stufif you might be a good fit with their list, you'll also need to send them your stuff.

And if your agent does not want to be involved with initiatives that won't make a lot of money up front, then you should do it yourself and not be limited by what large NY publishers think will sell weAnd if your agent does not want to be involved with initiatives that won't make a lot of money up front, then you should do it yourself and not be limited by what large NY publishers think will sell weand not be limited by what large NY publishers think will sell well.

This post is here to help with the main components of submitting to publishers: deciding whether you need a literary agent, how to find the right publishers for you, and what to do if your proposal is rejected.

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If you do a successful launch and don't sell, an agent or publisher isn't going to do it any better.

If someone used to be a successful New York book agent, but now they're living somewhere else (like, oh, let's say Sacramento, CA) they can still do well because they've already established relationships and built rapport and trust with a lot of editors and publishers.

You wrote your book, sent it off to find an agent and, if you were lucky enough to find an agent, then it would eventually be sent off to find a publisher.

Hell's bells, if we have to make sure we send an edited manuscript to our agents and editors before they «edit» it — and yes, there are a number of authors who pay freelance editors to go over their work before submitting it because they know there will be no real editing done by their editors at certain legacy publishers — and we have to do our own marketing and promotion and do it on our own dime, why are we giving legacy publishers the majority of money earned by our hard work?

If you have finished your novel, edited and polished it, and are ready to submit to a publisher or an agent, your covering letter, synopsis and opening chapters must be up to industry standards.

After you have spent a year or more writing your book it can take another year or more to hire an agent, submit materials to traditional publishers, and receive limited responses (if any) due in part to the volume of materials publishers receive.

If you've sold somewhere between 3,000 - 6,000 and got the book reviewed in places an agent might have heard of, I start to worry about whether a traditional publisher can really offer you anything.

Although they might not admit it, many New York editors and publishers will look down their nose at you if you're not a New York book agent.