Sentences with phrase «other agent or publisher»

Let us explain a brutal reality of the publishing biz in the 21st century: Like almost every other agent or publisher out there, we don't want to see your manuscript.

Not exact matches

Other days she works on her book series, talking to publishers, agents, and marketers, or lectures at Hillel Academy.

They may read the first page and that's about it, just like any other publisher or agent.

Plenty of authors publish themselves and are then picked up by a literary agent or traditional publisher, and others have left their traditional publisher to publish their own work.

Emerging Writer Membership includes additional benefits, such as low - cost web services, while Full Membership — available once you have a contract offer from an established publisher or agent, or earn significant writing income — allows writers to take advantage of contract reviews and other legal services.

We also have promotional material that you can take to writers» conferences, writing groups, and other events where authors, agents, or publishers gather.

In other words, you must first ask the agent or publisher if they want to see your manuscript.

There are many cases where authors participate in large scale discussions with agents, publishers and help each other recognize new opportunities or even just vent.

For two, three or four days, you gather with other readers, writers, librarians, book dealers, literary agents, editors, magazine publishers — all of whom are seriously in love with the mystery and crime genre.

But if you can't find an agent to represent you, or if your book isn't appropriate for the Big Five, you'll quickly run into the following quandary: How do you evaluate the merits or ability of a small publisher without an agent or other publishing professional to guide you?

It still amazes me how publishers and agents can cry foul when Amazon — or any other entity for that matter — encroaches on what they see as their territory.

The minute a publisher, agent or other member of the publishing industry has a specific job or expands the work they accept, they update their listing through our self - service system.

The self - evident ethical concerns may or may not at some future time lead to litigation between authors and their Agent - Publishers as it has led to innumerable collisions between agents and managers and artists in other industries.

Once you're a member, you can send the Guild a copy of any proposed agreement with a U.S. publisher, agent, or any other third party who may offer a written agreement.

Still others are publishers or librarians or literary agents.

Some want to be famous; others want to make a lot of money; others want to share a message with the world; and still others want to attract the attention of an agent or New York publisher and get «picked up.»

We've come a long way since the days when authors had no other option but to knock on the doors of agents and publishers — or failing that, from paying «vanity publishers» for the glory of seeing their name in print, along with 500 unsold copies languishing in the basement.

So we will have our digital publishing, or agent - assisted publishing arm called IPSO, and we will obviously promote IPSO books, but we will also promote other books by other publishers, even in print and in foreign language.

This especially true for authors whom many readers might feel would have been «snapped up» by agents and publishers due to their status in other fields, such as being a celebrity or a noted expert.

Readers get to be the sole gatekeepers of literature, and not the agents or publishers, or other businesses who take it upon themselves to decide what books you can read based on their potentially biased criteria, and what books you don't get to read.

Ask ALLi is an umbrella campaign in which we pledge to answer any self - publishing question from anyone - authors, publishers, agents, media, other writing organisations - who needs information or education about fast - changing industry.

My favorite is: «On the other hand, many books fail to find an agent or publisher because the writing isn't ready for publication.

I can continue to write and revise, but unless I can get some other eyes on the work, my revisions will lack direction and I'll take so much longer to get anything ready for an editor, or for submission to agents or small publishers.

We (and other booksellers) have been fighting with Barnes and Noble and Amazon to require these sellers to list the books as «used but excellent» or «used but unread» or something, and that only original publishers or their authorized agents can sell books as «new» but so far no luck... There's nothing we can do about it, we've checked.

Only YOU are more passionate about your career than anyone else, certainly more passionate than an agent with dozens of other clients or a publisher with dozens of other authors.

The reason I follow Writer Beware, and some of the other sites is to ensure I'm aware of the pitfalls of not adequately researching publishers, editors or agents.

A literary agent represents you and your work of fiction or non-fiction to book publishers, and sometimes to television / film producers or other content outlets.

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

Most editors only charge two dollars a page for novels, including myself; and included in my price is the coaching phase, after the editing phase, which other editors also do to help the writer polish his / her novel before submitting it to regular publishers or to agents or self - publishing it.

Regarding film rights to your book (or translation rights, or any other rights), with a traditional publisher, your agent would negotiate these rights up front and the details would be covered in your book contract.

In other words, along with a good IP attorney to vet any contract you might get from a publisher or agent, you need a good accountant to help you navigate the oddities of the Tax Code where writers are concerned.

You can connect with other authors who blog, or literary agents, publishers and communities all over the world.

Densmore personally recommends the self - publishing route to other musicians, rather than pitching to a big publisher or literary agent.

What I got were publishers and agents telling me my writing was good — but didn't fit their list, or they didn't think they could sell it, or some other such thing.

If your book's audio rights were bundled with the print rights (in other words, the audio rights went to the print publisher) and an audio version was never produced, check your publishing contract for a reversion clause or talk to your agent.

The Absolute Write Water Cooler's Bewares, Recommendations, & Background Check forum is a popular online writers» community where writers discuss agents, publishers, independent editors, and others, and post information and / or warnings.

Centralized metadata management — Publishers, agents or authors control the book's price, marketing description and other metadata, inputting critical information through one single BookBaby account, and the information is transmitted to all 12 BookBaby retailers.

Months and months if not years are spent on new versions, writing query letters and submitting to agents or publishers, and a fortune spent on going conferences (eg SCBWI — the international Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) where manuscripts can be discussed with Top 5 editors and other industry professionals, and further expertise developed.

PORTLAND, OR — BookBaby, the leading distributor of eBooks through Amazon, iBooks and many others, launches a new wholesale program today, focusing on the needs of publishers, agents, and others with sizable book catalogs and backlists.

Whether you're a newbie looking for advice or an established pro who'd like to pay it forward, this community is a great place to support and learn from other writers, as well as editors, publishers, agents and more.

With great reviews from the media and powerful endorsements from well - known celebrities, authors, politicians and others, you will stand a much better chance of selling your book to an agent or publisher.

At that point my options were to a) submit to the other big publisher that would accept submissions without an agent (except the wait for a response was 9 - 12 months); b) submit to agents in the hope one of them liked the manuscript enough to then jump through the hoops for publishers, or c) self - publish.

Are you an agent, publicist, publisher or other literary professional?

Whether it's a writing group or an online forum or a mentor or even a freelance editor, you must show it to others before you go down the path of researching agents and publishers.

At the London Book Fair last week we launched (in beta) a tool set and API for DRM - free sample buttons — that are device and retailer agnostic — which can be used by publishers and authors to embed samples in in their own website or blog and which can also be shared with reviewers, agents, bloggers and others.

Some of these are specifically for the purpose of meeting agents (such as the «Meet the Agents» day sponsored by the International Women's Writing Guild); others are aimed at publishers (Publishers Marketing Association University) or journalists (American Society for Journalists and Authors) but attended by literary aagents (such as the «Meet the Agents» day sponsored by the International Women's Writing Guild); others are aimed at publishers (Publishers Marketing Association University) or journalists (American Society for Journalists and Authors) but attended by literary aAgents» day sponsored by the International Women's Writing Guild); others are aimed at publishers (Publishers Marketing Association University) or journalists (American Society for Journalists and Authors) but attended by literapublishers (Publishers Marketing Association University) or journalists (American Society for Journalists and Authors) but attended by literaPublishers Marketing Association University) or journalists (American Society for Journalists and Authors) but attended by literary agentsagents.

What takes place between the opening and the closing of the fair is more or less what Mr. Levine described above: publishers, agents, book buyers and others go from stand to stand (as much as their busy schedules will allow) looking for books that will logically fit on their list or in their market.

Publisher, publicist, agent, editor or other provider of products or services; Publication or website; Event, conference, workshop, program or course; Charitable cause or organization; Contest, competition, award program; or Accrediting or certifying agency, entity, or organization of any kind.

An author, publisher, agent, or other related entity («promoting entity») may choose to offer readers the opportunity to join an external, dedicated promotional email list for the purpose of providing those readers with information relevant to their reading interests.

Don't let the impossibility of getting an agent or a traditional publisher get in the way of getting your words into the hands of others.