tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post2545912102629223657..comments2023-10-08T08:53:45.599-04:00Comments on Crazy Shenanigans: Not Just Reading Books but WritingCrazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-18621906570451181772017-01-27T00:08:48.805-05:002017-01-27T00:08:48.805-05:00Don't just query agents, send off email submis...Don't just query agents, send off email submissions to publishers as many take them. These days, the advances will be few and far between and even if you get an agent there is no guarantee they will be able to sell it to a publisher. On top of that it could take years before your book is even bought. And then at least two years before it's published if it's picked up. Many trad pubbed authors tell of their multi year long trip down trad pub lane and how they got nothing for it. Unless your book sells well, your advance (if you get one) will not sell out, so you won't get any royalties. It's just the way it works now.<br /><br />Have you edited it to within an inch of it's life? Have you joined a writing club or had people you don't know read it and edit it? Have you found a copy editor or manuscript assessor? If it's not up to snuff no one will want it.<br /><br />At the end of the day you decided to be traditionally published, that may never happen, it's all going to depend on luck. If you take the self publishing route you will need to do the exact same thing, edit it to within an inch of it's life, get a cover done, but at least you'll have what you want and not what the pub house gives you, and you will earn more money unlike with a trad house. And it will take less than a year and you control everything.<br /><br />I suggest you thoroughly research self versus trad publishing online as many traditionally published authors are leaving or being released from their deals due to lack of sales, lack of money and lack of respect. If you are picked up by a trad house, thoroughly read the deal they give you and get an expert lawyer to check it out. Many publishing houses rip their authors off, and keep your book for 35 years plus and you have no say in how it looks or how it's promoted. And then you'll have to wait 35 years to get your backlog back. And don't expect too much publicity, they'll expect you promote yourself too.<br /><br />I strongly suggest reading up on this. I have read many an article and follow many authors who talk about these things on a weekly basis. The stories of bad deals are endless. I don't wanting you being ripped off. I went through all of this when I started but one thing I learned was that my first book sucked and I needed to keep going. I read and learned and am now using what I've learned every time I write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-9507051850801920892017-01-24T18:34:34.765-05:002017-01-24T18:34:34.765-05:00This is so exciting!! Can't wait to read your...This is so exciting!! Can't wait to read your book!Smiling is Good for Your Teethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744619898679401524noreply@blogger.com