Publish A Novel
The Scam of The Century, Publish America
Authors that have fallen victim, it is time to revolt. Authors who plan on publishing your novels, do not becom etheir next victims. Read up on them and find out the truth.
People that read my articles or know of me and my books might well also know my feelings about a certain publisher. My first publisher was a self publisher site called Lulu.com. I then signed on with an agency and was then swayed to opt out of the agency and sign on with Publish America. As with many other thousands of unhappy authors that fell into this scam, I am very disgruntled. They are very kind to you and tell you nice things about your book and useful information about the business. A lot of which is fact. They also make you think that they want to sell your books to thousands of readers through outsourced online bookstores and even celebrities.
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Age plays a very small factor. It’s true that a publisher may take you a little less seriously – however – if they think your novel is buyable and will sell and make them money – then they really won’t care what your age is.
If he has the confidence – and he knows what the publishing world will be like – then I say go for it. You never know until you try.
First off, your book isn’t a novel, it’s a novella. The minimum wordcount for a work that is considered ‘novel length’ is about 75000. So, more than twice the length of your book. I don’t know what DMP is but assuming it’s a reputable publishing house, there is a very specific way you should approach them about putlication (google “query letter writing” for help) and you should expect LONG delays in response. Months at least. If you want to have even a decent shot at getting published, you need to research the house a little more and find out if they’ll even take you seriously with a 32k word book. You need, in other words, to know more about them than ‘they publish novels from Japan’. Also you’ll probably want to throw a lot of bread on the water. By which I mean, submit to more than one house (after you have researched each one and found what they’re looking for). Lots more. But be cautioned: Most publishers are not looking for novellas. 32000 words is REALLY short. Even for YA (which can be shorter than adult length books). You may want to flesh it out a bit more if you’re serious about publication.
Is there an age limit to having a publish novel?
My friend is very interested in writing. Recently he told me that he’d like to send one of the stories he has written to publishers. He knows what he is getting into, and of course I support him, but he is also worried he’s too young. Also he just turned sixteen two weeks ago.
Also, what are your opinions on this?
1. Print it out and read through it with a pen, ensuring it is as perfect as it can be. If you’ve not edited it time and time again it’s not good enough
2. Get a copy of Writer’s Market (US) or Writer’ & Artists’ Yearbook (UK)
3. Look through the lists of agents (NOT publishers) and create a list of a dozen or so that specialise in the genre of book you’ve written
4. Research each of these agents to determine the ones best suited to your work
5. Write an enquiry letter. This must be the best letter you’ve ever written. There’s advice in the above books on how to do it. Don’t try and be clever, just be professional. Very professional.
6. Check your chosen agent’s submission guidelines and follow it to the letter. If they require an enquiry letter only, then only send that. If they want the first three chapters too, don’t send anything other than that. And format it perfectly.
7. Send your letter and/or partial to the agent
8. Wait
9. Receive rejection letter and start again with the next agent on your list. Do not send copies of the same letter to numerous agents, it’s unprofessional and will do you no favours
10. If an agent likes what they see, they will take you on. At that point they will attempt to sell your work to publishers, so it’s just a matter of waiting (again)
What are the steps to getting a novel publish?
I have a novel that I just finish writing. Does anyone know a good publisher or the steps to finding a publisher to get a book publish. If you need to know the category, my book falls under memoir.
Should I enter my novel in contests before trying to publish?
I’m researching ways to get my novel published, I am a first time author, and I have a work that I really believe in. In an example query letter that I read, the author had mentioned that her story had won a few contests. Is this something I should pursue?
Yes definately, enter contests, let people read what you have created (make sure yuou have a copyright first though!!!) Then when you have some credit to your name, try to get it published!!!
Good luck!
Where to publish my original yaoi novel?
So, yeah, title question basically.
I wrote a 32,000 word yaoi novel. (meaning – no pictures, only words) I tried contacting DMP since they publish novels from Japan, but they don’t seem to like to respond…to anything.
And YaoiPress won’t publish, either. I’ve checked; they only publish manga.
By the way, it’s in English, and I want to publish it in America.
If you are not of legal age, your parent or gaurdian has to sign the contracts. It’s really not a problem.
Ignore Katie S – publisher’s clearning house is a magazine selling service NOT a publisher.
Publishing a book takes several years. First you have to write the book. Then edit it, have it reviewed by a beta reader for errors and plot problems, then edit it again. After that, you research agents who handle the genre your book is, query them to see if they are interested in your work (and if they are, they will ask to see it). Once you have signed an areement with the agent, they will offer the work for sale to appropriate editors at publishing houses. If one of them is interested, they will purchase the right to publish your work (called an advance against royalties).
Important things to keep in mind:
Real publishers pay you. Scams make you pay them.
Real publishers can put your book in actual stores. Scams can’t (being listed as available on amazon is NOT the same as a book being on actual shelves).
Real agents get paid they sell your work to a publisher, not before.
How old do you have to be to publish a novel?
Is there an age restriction? How do you get a novel published?