Sentences with phrase «of the slush pile»

Anne Frank's bio was pulled out of a slush pile by a traditional publisher, not self - published — by anyone.

Jill: I try to stay on top of my slush pile.

Australian mother and small business owner Rebecca James has sold world rights to her first two young adult novels for major bucks, going from mom to millionaire overnight after her manuscript was pulled out of the slush pile by a U.K. agent.

You could have a runaway hit or your book can sink to the bottom of the slush pile right out of the gate, and it's no fault of your own.

«Law and reality in publishing (seldom the same thing) from the author's side of the slush pile, with occasional forays into military affairs, censorship and the First Amendment, legal theory, and anything else that strikes me as interesting.»

My first published novel was an unsolicited ms that was picked out of the slush pile at Pan Macmillan.

The film is based on a script that came from the modern Hollywood equivalent of a slush pile.

Remember, the agents were the ones that accepted the outsourcing of the slush pile by the publishers.

But if the problem of a slush pile is a result of your incompetence to use the retailers» search function and filters, I'll be glad to help you, you only have to ask.

As a survivor of the slush pile who had to slog through each of these desire - killers more than once, I can only say that you nailed it.

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».

Wade through the slush pile with me, and you may find out how to increase the chance that your manuscript will be one of those that get pulled out (Footnote: What does getting out of the slush pile mean?)

As far as I am concerned, the self - publishing «revolution» means that instead of the slush pile being confined to a professional editor's shelf it can now be delivered directly to your e-reader by Amazon.

Publishers run out of slush pile good books, and publish derivative stuff, because the market is buying everything as fast as it hits the shelf.

Eighty percent of the slush pile is not ready (yet) for prime - time.

So just wondering if you know if US agents accept submissions from overseas - based writers or would my carefully composed missive end up lurking at the bottom of the slush pile indefinitely if I don't have a US zip code?

I've seen big improvement in manuscripts, but also have read many «professionally edited» manuscripts and self - pub e-books that are not, let's be honest, miles ahead of the slush pile.

What has your been your experience of the slush pile?

Over time I think trad publishers will be part of that process because «self - publishing» will replace the function of the slush pile — if not also the brokering / sifting functions of agents.

(See the previous post on the Mystery of the Slush Pile) Why can't the agent make up her mind?

In other words, the hard truth of the slush pile --- that most manuscripts in it don't even approach publishability --- is also the hard truth of self - published books.

The destruction of the slush pile created a new world for writers, but it created a new one for readers too.

Finally, I outlined how indie authors could benefit traditional publishing in terms of new models, a form of slush pile and working in collaboration / hybrid models.

Another reason for the demise of the slush pile is the fear of being accused of and having to defend against allegations of stealing someone's work.

You make an excellent point that the manuscripts that never make it out of the slush pile need to be included in the numbers.

Nina Amir presents How Blogging Got Me Out of the Slush Pile posted at Write Nonfiction NOW!

If, on the other hand, your work isn't in the top 1 percent, it won't escape the clutches of the slush pile.

If it needs a ton of work, it's not going to make it out of the slush pile anyway.

[TWEET] Here's 5 simple steps to customizing a resume and making it jump out of the slush pile for your dream job.

Rachel Funari «Escaping the Slush Pile» Katherine Rosman «The Death of the Slush Pile» The Rejectionist «A Good Author is Hard to Find»

«The blog's description is «Law and reality in publishing — seldom the same thing — from the author's side of the slush pile, with occasional forays into military affairs, censorship and the First Amendment, legal theory, and anything else that strikes me as interesting.»

But if you write a vague, boring resume with the phrase «detail - oriented» shoehorned in somewhere, you're going to end up at the bottom of the slush pile.

And many, many major writers you read today came out of those slush piles.

In step by step detail, with simple templates, this book shows you what you need to do to create a fiction proposal package of query letter and synopsis that will get you out of the slush pile... and gets your novel in the hands of agents and editors.

Whether most clients are coming out of the slush pile or if networking at workshops and conventions is important for getting an agent.

If you haven't read the first two yet, you might want to check out # 1: How to Avoid Twitter - Fritter and Facebook - Fail and # 2 How to Blog Your Way Out of the Slush Pile and onto the Bestseller List.

As you may have learned elsewhere on my site, in articles such as Getting Out of the Slush Pile, it can take years to get published in the traditional way, and many never get published at all.

So, please avoid these types of stories if you want to catch the eye of a reader like me and get out of the slush pile.

But the truth is, once you make it out of the slush pile, then you're competing with professional writers.

I agree there are some benefits in «free» feedback, but sometimes those sources don't push your manuscript to the top of the slush pile.

For more in my «Social Media Secrets» here are links to Part 1: How to Avoid Twitter - Fritter and Facebook Fail, Part 2: How to Blog Your Way Out of the Slush Pile, and Part 3: What Should an Author Blog About?Here's the «secret» about social media that marketers don't tell you: it should be used for making friends, not direct sales.