The publishers work with professionals, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'll pick someone who has a voice that you imagine working well with the voice of your book.
Not exact matches
Here in my home town of Los Gatos, California, Smashwords (my company) has been
working in partnership
with the Los Gatos Public Library over the last six months to develop and roll out a pilot program designed to help local writers learn to become
professional publishers.
We
work with authors,
publishers and industry
professionals creating book cover designs and marketing materials.
Candace Johnson is a
professional freelance editor, proofreader, writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach who has
worked with traditional
publishers, self - published authors, and independent book packagers on nonfiction subjects ranging from memoirs to alternative medical treatments to self - help, and on fiction ranging from romance to paranormal.
With more than 30 globally deployed professionals that we call our «Reality Team» and a dedicated «Australian team» (with over 20 + years experience) we work to each Author / Publishers best interest, with rigorous attention to publication integrity whilst ensuring all rights and royalties are maintai
With more than 30 globally deployed
professionals that we call our «Reality Team» and a dedicated «Australian team» (
with over 20 + years experience) we work to each Author / Publishers best interest, with rigorous attention to publication integrity whilst ensuring all rights and royalties are maintai
with over 20 + years experience) we
work to each Author /
Publishers best interest,
with rigorous attention to publication integrity whilst ensuring all rights and royalties are maintai
with rigorous attention to publication integrity whilst ensuring all rights and royalties are maintained.
Try a freelance editor who comes recommended by a publishing
professional or an editor you know has
worked with a number of published authors and
publishers.
Since I started
working with the
professionals I found on Reedsy, I have learned so much about the publishing industry and its standards: from learning about widows and orphans thanks to my copy editor, to understanding bleeds and crops from my designer, my team helped me acquire the knowledge I needed to become an indie
publisher.
You'll get a quality product that's leaps and bounds above anything these vanity
publishers will produce, and
work with professionals who actually care about you.
As the founder and
publisher at Polished Publishing Group (PPG), Kim Staflund
works with businesses and individuals around the world to produce truly
professional - quality audiobooks, e-books, paperbacks, and hardcovers using the supported self - publishing business model.
Our editors are carefully selected,
with at least ten years of
professional experience
working directly
with publishers, literary agents, various publications - as well as having published their own
work.
As the independent
publisher, you'll be in control, you'll decide what the app will include under the guidance of
professionals, you'll decide who to
work with, you'll decide the budget, you'll decide on distribution and you'll decide on price.
Many of the same
professionals who
work for major
publishers also freelance for self -
publishers, and I know of more than one bestselling author who's moved to self - publishing and found
professional editors and cover designers and formatters who are better than the ones they
worked with at their
publishers.
This is what allows us to
work as equals
with other partners, be that trade
publishers, or self - publishing services, or other creative
professionals.
This is exactly the ideal situation for self - publishing, i.e. established writers
with professional careers who are providing
works that are not practical for traditional
publishers to offer.
You'll be
working directly
with the creator, and this person will be emotionally invested in the project and possibly not have much experience of navigating the publishing world as a
professional business owner (a hat self -
publishers must decide to wear if they want to be successful).
There are two schools of thought regarding
working with a
professional editor before seeking an agent or
publisher.
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.
This program is a discussion of how
professional editors from the industry's most prestigious
publishers work with authors to make awesome comics and graphic novels as well as what else goes into an editor's job.
Patti Frazee is a
professional copy editor and proofreader for various Twin Cities
publishers, and she has
worked with many indie authors.
Our partners are experts who
work closely
with authors and
publishers providing
professional services at reasonable prices.
Most Reedsy
professionals have experience
working with top
publishers and bestselling titles.
The Author's Assistants can help you locate a qualified editor and proofreader,
work with a
professional designer for your book's interior and cover art, take care of details like applying for the ISBN, LLCN and copyright, research a traditional
publisher or help you find the perfect print - on - demand (POD) service to self - publish.
Here are some observations I have compiled over the years of interviewing successful authors, talking to marketing
professionals and in
working with LeeAnn Lessard,
Publisher of Lachesis Publishing.
As for the metrics that you've described in measuring the «
professional» standard, they are flawed in the following respects: Professional via publication — publishers are profit - driven, not a good indicator of excellence; Professional through number in print — numbers can be altered with marketing and time (by this logic, the Bible, Kuran, and the Communist Manifesto are perhaps the most professional work ever written); Money — there are plenty of professional idiots out there with more money than deserved; Peer review — depends
professional» standard, they are flawed in the following respects:
Professional via publication — publishers are profit - driven, not a good indicator of excellence; Professional through number in print — numbers can be altered with marketing and time (by this logic, the Bible, Kuran, and the Communist Manifesto are perhaps the most professional work ever written); Money — there are plenty of professional idiots out there with more money than deserved; Peer review — depends
Professional via publication —
publishers are profit - driven, not a good indicator of excellence;
Professional through number in print — numbers can be altered with marketing and time (by this logic, the Bible, Kuran, and the Communist Manifesto are perhaps the most professional work ever written); Money — there are plenty of professional idiots out there with more money than deserved; Peer review — depends
Professional through number in print — numbers can be altered
with marketing and time (by this logic, the Bible, Kuran, and the Communist Manifesto are perhaps the most
professional work ever written); Money — there are plenty of professional idiots out there with more money than deserved; Peer review — depends
professional work ever written); Money — there are plenty of
professional idiots out there with more money than deserved; Peer review — depends
professional idiots out there
with more money than deserved; Peer review — depends on the peer.
In addition, you have the added benefit of having a
professional team
working alongside you
with your project on editing, cover design, etc., the way you would
with a traditional
publisher.
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There are plenty of Indie published books edited by former editors from Big 5
publishers as well as by other highly trained freelance
professional editors,
with the resulting
works enhancing the author's reputation and possibly the sales of their next book.
However, if you are going to
work with traditional
publishers or if you are going to hire a
professional editor, Word is still easier and often the preferred software because of its review function.
(Unless your second cousin's brother is indeed a
professional with mad skills who just happens to
work in Microsoft
Publisher... then hey, no disrespect intended and maybe the problem isn't your cover)
I hired the same
professionals — editor, proofreader, book designer, cover designer — that
publishers use (they are often freelancers these days) and could
work directly
with them without the
publisher as an intermediary.
An experimental ebook that allows an unsuspecting world to try your
work, and if they like it helps builds a platform for wider sharing —
with or without
professional help in future (this is now an established route to finding a
publisher)
But don't worry,
professional conversion services are available to
publishers seeking help
with formatting their
work for Kindle, in case you would like to know more about this subject.
Networking
with industry
professionals helps you find out what
publishers might buy your
work and how to approach them.
You realize that quality is paramount and want to
work with the best
professionals to prepare your book proposal and query materials for literary agents and
publishers.
When
working with a
professional publisher, authors receive an 8.5 x11, one - sided print - out of the final layout.
Everyone Needs an Editor by Allison Schiff Informative
Publishers Weekly article on the process of
working with a
professional editor.
«And as agents usually
work intensively
with their clients on their material in advance of submitting to
publishers, this should support and benefit the overall quality of publishing, along
with helping find new writers and adding a new
professional level to the industry.»
For the past couple of years though, I've been blessed to
work with and lead a team of publishing
professionals, similar to the various
publisher roles I've previously held at places such as Macmillan, John Wiley & Sons and O'Reilly Media.
Once an author takes on a team of
professionals and
works with them in a collegial way — acting now as the
publisher and not as the whiny, self - centered author — there is no real advantage to the traditional model other than access to the distribution chain.
What's more,
with the approach of digital publishing and the likelihood that a portion of those sales will shift online into purely digital form over the next five years, it would be crazy not to have a dedicated source of
professional information for
publishers, booksellers and authors to
work from.
Learn all you can learn about your part, about «what
works» in a partnership
with a major
publisher, through the
Professional Certified Author classes.
We have been
working for more than fifteen years
with the
publishers producing academic, trade, and
professional books; educational books and ancillaries; reference
works; journals; and magazines.
As her own
publisher, she'll need to track down the appropriate
professionals to
work with her book.
It's not all up to the author, of course: there are
professional designers for that; however, whether you're self - publishing or
working with a
publisher, you should know at least the basics of the design process.
This is one the best parts of his job —
working with a passionate group of
professionals «whether at gaming
publishers, studios, agencies, or here at my office,
with whom I share many hobbies and interests.»
The 101 discussion will cover everything from useful tips on making games to how to
work with publishers -
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Printfest provides these emerging artists
with a
professional setting in which to show their
work to a broad audience of collectors,
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Additionally, some firms may find that
working closely
with professional publishers helps them to achieve further aims, by ensuring that it is their fee - earners who write the most valued legal content.
Legal Media Matters, the
publisher of Lawyer Tech Review, is fortunate to
work with a number of talented
professionals across the globe.