How To Get A Novel Published In Us
How to Get Your Book Reviewed: Tips for Small Press and Self-Published Authors
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In case if you are wondering why you should make an extra effort to have your book reviewed, the answer is simple: reviews sell books. Advertising has become ineffective these days; people are tired of paid ads and simply ignore them. You can pay hundreds, if not thousands, to place an ad for your book in some magazine and have little or no sales increase in return. Reviews, on the other hand, are regarded with much more attention. People trust book reviews because it is someone’s independent opinion.
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Registering Novel with US Copyright Office without having it show up in the public records?
So I’m done with my novel and want to copyright it before I give it to friends and people to read (DTA don’t trust anyone). The US Copyright office has a way to copyright novels but I’m worried because all copyrights end up in the public records for everyone to see and my novel isn’t published yet. I don’t want any of my writing or the title of my novel to be available for viewing by the public before I get it published. It defeats the purpose of copyrighting something if someone can just go on the copyright website and read it. How do I copyright something with the US Copyright office without having them post the whole darn thing on their website?
Then I have to be on the constant look out for anyone trying to steal my stuff. And even if someone did rip me off, they can change it around so that they can tell a judge it was their idea bc ideas aren’t copyrightable. I’m worried mainly about the title and storyline. I DO have something completely original that I’ve never seen before and there’s nothing stopping someone else from using my title and a similar storyline and I’d be SOL. I just don’t want any of my writing visible to the public yet. Is there any way to do this?
my sister got ripped off this way
Poor mans copyright doesn’t stand up in a court of law and doesn’t count as an actual registered copyright. Know another guy who tried this and lost his case. I know a lot of people who got ripped off.
The copyright office absolutely does not publish the works registered on its website or anywhere else for that matter. All they publish is the title, author, type of work, date of creating, date of registration, etc.
If you don’t want this information publicized (it’s not really publicized – someone has to search to find it), you can mail a copy of the novel to yourself and leave it unopened. This would serve as sufficient proof of the latest date on which you could have completed the work. Copyright is automatic and does not require registration.
Trying to get graphic novels published is 100 times more difficult than publishing worded novels (which is an extremely difficult process in itself). Your best bet is to self-publish through lulu.com or blurb.com and visit independent comic conventions to market your work, and who knows–you may catch the eye of somebody from a professional publisher. Another way to expose your work is to have a webcomic, where you can also sell printed copies of your work on the side. Here’s a free site where you can host a webcomic, if you happen to be interested:
http://www.comicgenesis.com/
where to go about getting graphic novel published..?
hey there, me and my brother are in the process of creating a graphic novel on plain white lined paper… he has mad skills. i could very well hire an artist to do these stories but my brother is free… and he deserves it more. my question is how do we actually get it published nation wide? does it matter how good and realistic the pictures are or how complex the plot is?? i know it’ll cost us.. thats why we have motivation. a couple of gigs and we’ll be drawing like beasts. so any information on how to go about this avenue??
Before sending anything to any company, write your novel. Sketch out a storyboard – just like a movie, you want to know exactly what’s happening at any given time. Know how you’re going to fill the ~128 pages you’re using.
Then, get a lot of paper. Using rulers to make rectangular boxes, make empty pages. Then sketch your novel in pencil. Use empty dialogue boxes; the dialogue will get added by computer later. When you have your entire novel done this way, photocopy it all, scan it all, and send the photocopies off. You’ll know what to do from there. It’s better to have a finished product instead of saying, “Oh, I want to write a book, and I have an idea.”
Go for it! I can’t wait to read your book.
If you want to be published, you have two choices.
The first is to self-publish. This means taking your completed manuscript to a vanity press or Print on Demand company, and paying them money to publish your book. Some vanity presses can be quite expensive, as they print a set number of books upfront. Print on Demand is a much cheaper option, as the company only prints a copy of your book when someone orders it from their website or from a site like Amazon.com. The good thing about self-publishing is that you get to see your book in print straight away. The bad thing about self publishing is that all of the marketing is left up to you. Also, actual bookstores such as Borders do not stock self published books.
Your second option is to send your completed book to a traditional publisher. You can find a list of these in a book called The Writers Marketplace. Do your research and find out which publishers and/or agents are interested in graphic novels. Alternatively, if you own a number of graphic novels, take note of who publishes them and contact that publisher. When you contact a publisher or agent you should ask them for their guidelines and make enquiries about whether or not your book is suitable for their list. This will save you a lot of time and heartache.
Most book proposals or manuscripts sent to a traditional publisher will be rejected and it can take a very long time for you to place your book with a publisher. However, if you are one of the lucky ones to be published, you will receive royalties in March and September of each year. Royalties are roughly 10% of the cover price. However, authors are paid an advance on their work when it is published and will only receive royalties once the amount in their advance is made up.
Best of luck with your graphic novel.
How would I go about creating my own graphic novel?
Me and my two brothers are very creative. Two out of the three of us are good artist, and one of us if a very good writer. The other one has very creative ideas, and such.
We have a good story with great characters and plot points. We want to get our idea out there, and we believe the best medium for it would be a graphic novel. We live in Rhode Island. What do we do if we want to publish our graphic novel? What are some good publishing companies? Any advice would be great.
it’s not a problem. many authors living in other countries have american or british agents and publishers. query agents interested in fantasy genre (don’t say fantasy fiction novel, all novels are fiction).
How hard is it to get a book published overseas?
Hi I’m from the Caribbean and I’m currently reaching the closing chapters of my first fantasy fiction novel. I have no intention of getting it published at home simply because the industry isn’t nurtured enough to meet my demands *They aren’t even known literary agents down here :S:S:S*
Anyway my aim is to get a book published in US, Canada or England since those countries have the most links with us I guess. I know a good deal about queries, agents and so forth but I’m still worried about my not being a citizen and getting my book published.
Do you have any advice for me? Thanks I’d really appreciate it.
how do i get this graphic novel published??
well i am an author. not an official author but one of my big goals in life is to become a published successful author, and knowing this, a successful author needs to adapt to his work and be committed to his characters as an actor would be. anyways, me and my younger brother who is 14 would really love to create and publish a graphic novel. we already started it on a spiral notebook, but we would like to know the price range, income and how to go about this as we start in this scenario. my brother is a very good artist; not Professional by any means, but very good in my opinion. can anyone help us in achieving this successfully??
thanks all!