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How Do I Get My Book Published? - Caitlin - 11-27-2012 06:54 AM
I know its hard and I know most people have enough rejection letters to build a house with but I just wanna know how to get an agent/get my book published. I don't want to self publish I want to advertise my book. How do I do this?
Can you be a little more specific? I don't want to look up some shady company on the internet, I want to know how I can be directed towards a legit agent/publisher. Thanks
- Charles - 11-27-2012 07:02 AM
Google:
How does an author find an agent
and you will get plenty of information.
- Pieman - 11-27-2012 07:02 AM
Send it to publishers, until it's accepted. Then you wait until it's published. Of you could hire a subsidy publisher, to print so many, and pay them for it. But you'd have to take the books to book stores, and try to talk them into selling it for you.
- Joss - 11-27-2012 07:02 AM
You have to do what everyone else does: write a book; write it well; send it off; hope for the best. And start a different novel in case this one doesn't go anywhere. GL.
- Jeff - 11-27-2012 07:02 AM
If you want to get a publisher's attention then you need to stand out from all the other people submitting their books.
1. Research the best publishers for your book genre that accept novice authors
2. Find them on LinkedIn/Twitter
3. Join groups and discussions on LinkedIn and Twitter that publishers are part of
4. See if you can find out a contact who would be reviewing your book
5. Link-in with them/follow them on Twitter
6. THEN send your book in, to the contact you have found, with a link to your Twitter and LinkedIn accounts so that when they look through your information they recognise you and pay a little more attention
I know you said you don't want to self publish, but if you do this as a starting point then you can also approach a publisher with more info on the success of your book so far and commercial info, encouraging them to take you on as an author.
Good luck!