1-2-3 Submitting Your Work to Publishers

Written by Lisa Hood


I’ve finished my first book: each word has been read and re-read, each sentence edited, each page a labor of love. All my family and friends have read my book and assured me it’s wonderful – sure to berepparttar next bestseller. I have an agent, who praises my work and artistic genius. He submits my manuscript to dozens of publishers and soon a bidding war ensues. I can imagine that big advance in my bank account right now.

BUZZZZ (This would be my alarm clock, because I’ve been dreaming!)

My book may be done, butrepparttar 128815 work has just started.

There are various types of publishers: some are large commercial houses, while others cater to niche markets. You (or your agent) must find appropriate publishers for your book, based onrepparttar 128816 genre, whether it is fiction or non fiction,repparttar 128817 intended audience, etc. To locate a publisher, you may begin your research at your local library or bookstore. Here you can find books which are similar to yours and appeal to your target audience. The publisher’s name and address can usually be found inrepparttar 128818 front ofrepparttar 128819 book. Once you have a list of possible publishers, you can continue your research by visiting their web sites, where you will look for submission guidelines, whether or notrepparttar 128820 publisher accepts unagented or unsolicited queries and a list of editors. Ifrepparttar 128821 web site does not include a list of editors in house, find a copy ofrepparttar 128822 Literary Market Place reference guide, which contains a list of publishers and their editors. If you can not find an individual editor’s name, do not send materials to that publisher. With so much incoming mail, a package addressed to “Editor” or “To Whom it May Concern” will most likely be thrown away, unopened. Save your postage.

Include an introductory letter which is informational, no more than one page in length, torepparttar 128823 point and professional. Tellrepparttar 128824 editor if your work is fictional, non fictional, include a sentence or two summarizingrepparttar 128825 book and then a brief summary of your credentials. Do not make claims that your book will berepparttar 128826 next best seller, or comparisons to other works.

It is acceptable to submit your work to more than one publisher at a time, however, do not submit to more than one editor at a publisher at a time. If one editor passes, do not resubmit to that particular publisher.

Fiction

An editor, sorting through thousands of submissions a week, does not haverepparttar 128827 bandwidth to receive, store and read entire manuscripts. Instead, you should submit a story synopsis (spoilers and all), a sample of your writing and a resume.

1. Story Synopsis - The synopsis should be concise and include a complete description ofrepparttar 128828 story. An editor does not have time read your entire manuscript when evaluating your submission, so you need to lay it all out there. Don’t tease or drop hints that there is a terrific surprise ending.

2. Writing Sample – 100 pages orrepparttar 128829 first three chapters is a typical submission, although you should tailor this to meetrepparttar 128830 specific guidelines ofrepparttar 128831 publisher you intend to contact. Keep in mind appropriate formatting as well: 1” margins, 12 point font, double spaced, indented paragraphs, etc.

Creative Manifestation

Written by Judi Singleton


Whether creating a poem, a short story, a book, you have to have a clear plan of what you want to create. So it is with whatever we want to create in life. Some of you want specific things, a house, a new car, financial expansion. I read an article lately that said in twenty different countries thatrepparttar author ask what they wantedrepparttar 128812 most in life they wanted a million dollars or its equivalant in their coin. Why do we want a million dollars what does it represent in our lives.

I think it really represents different things to different people. When I ask myself why I wanted to be wealthy, it was because it would give me more freedom, more time, time to be creative. What I realized that if I concentrated onrepparttar 128813 security I wanted,repparttar 128814 time, I wanted,repparttar 128815 peace of mind, that was much easier to create than a million dollars. The next step I discovered after I knew what I really wanted was to let it go. By that I mean letrepparttar 128816 how you are going to achieve this feeling ? Think on how you can create more time, security, freedom, creativity then let go ofrepparttar 128817 outcome. Write a list of those attributes you want that you already have in your life. For example where do I have freedom in my life. Well I live in a country that has more freedom than any other country inrepparttar 128818 world. I am free to think what I will and even say it as long as I do it in an orderly fashion. Nobody thinks in my head but me. I haverepparttar 128819 freedom to think positively or negatively. Do I have time in my life andrepparttar 128820 freedom to use it as I like. Yes I haverepparttar 128821 same twenty-four hours as everyone else only I choose to work a lot so I am making a choice not to have more time to create. Where do I have time to create. I create every time I put out an ezine and write an article, which is daily. Where do I have security in my life? I own a home or I am buying it.

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