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I suppose there must be idiots who dream of signing deals with publishers while fully intending to drink martinis in cool bars or ride around on skateboards. But the actual writers I know are experts in neurotic self-torture. Every page of writing is the result of a thousand tiny decisions and desperate acts of will. ~~Helen Garner
Printed books usually outlive bookstores and the publishers who brought them out. They sit around, demanding nothing, for decades. That's one of their nicest qualities - their brute persistence. ~~Nicholson Baker
It is a good idea to know which publishers publish which stories. For example, there is no sense in sending a picture book text to a publisher who does not publish picture books.~~Margaret Mahy
Publishers are born connectors; they bring like-minded people together. They are also conversationalists of the first order. They foster the interaction between the three key parties in commercial media: the audience, the author/creator and the marketer.~~John Battelle
The very nature of creativity is coming up with things that have never been tried before.~~Shelly Lazarus
I think when you've had success, publishers and reviewers and readers are willing to let you try something new if you've already proven yourself. They're excited about what you're doing, you have people interested in it, and actually waiting for it. It's empowering~~ Lois Lowry
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There has been much written of late of the things publishers hate to deal with. And, there is a long list, but it is part of the job, like it or not. Instead, I'd like to share the 5 things publishers absolutely LOVE! These are in no particular order, aside from that being the order I have thought of them in. That being 'said,' just means what is striking me today.
1. A writer who believes in what they are doing. That belief means that the writer has the constitution to be able to take critiques and move forward and, in so doing, make their book the very best it is capable of being. It means that the writer can appreciate, even if they don't always agree with, that fresh eye/viewpoint and consider changes when necessary.
2. A writer who enjoys writing for writing's sake. Now this doesn't mean that everyone who enjoys writing is ready to be published, but it does mean that the author gives an extra bit of 'umph!' to their writing and this translates into this: If the writer is excited, it will show in the writing and that makes a publisher very happy.
3. A writer who loves his characters! This includes the happy ones, the nasty ones, the heroine and the ones who drive them crazy. The little character who is only momentarily important and the one who mucks everything. Primarily, of course, are the main characters! These, in the fingers of the author, become alive and real to the author and thereby to the reader! It shows in every paragraph when a writer loves their characters because then, those characters take on life, and the author is merely the conduit to what the characters say and do, often take on lives of their own. Nothing better than hearing an author say that 'so and so refuses to give in, or move on or go where the author intended, but, instead, insists on something else entirely and how much better it is that way. A good writer knows when to give the characters the freedom to live!
4. An author who presents 'finished' work. By finished, I mean one who does not type the last word and 'think' that the book is done. You cannot stick a fork into it and declare it 'done' like it is a cake. Finished means, like a bottle of wine, it has mellowed for a bit then been gone over. It means it has had time to breathe. It means it has been revised and proofed.
Proofing does not mean running it through a spell check and blithely assuming all suggestions are correct...they oft are not! Proofing is reading every single word, aloud being best, so that you catch the pours vs poors and the its that should be it's. It means that you will catch that the person was prostrate with grief, not prostate with it! No, it doesn't mean that you have to be a card carrying member of the gestapo grammar police or the Queen of Comma-dom but it does mean you should have tried!
The effort shows the publisher that you have pride in your work, that you care about what you have written and that it is important to you that your work be seen in the best possible light!
5. An author who knows what their book is about! So many times an author can neither create a blurb for their book nor explain succinctly the basic plot. The author has no clue what genre it is or specific age range or the interest area. This is crucial when emailing or writing or perhaps, even talking to a potential publisher.
Bottom line, it is all a matter of presentation -- of the author and the book. Those first impressions go a very long way. It is in the writer's best interest to assure that the impressions are ones that can take them to the next level! |
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Quick-Quill  says: I love this NL!!! I am doing all of these things even though I have a publisher. At least I think I do. I never hear from them unless I initiate the email. I don't get checks unless I press the issue. I think they must be hoarding them for the interest HA HA I won't go to them again. I want a relationship with a publisher. I do a lot of self promoting, I think with my new WIP I'm going to find someone who will help me get it read for self publishing. I think I'd do just as well and I get all the profits.
One thing that is important is to research any publisher, get feedback from their authors and see if you and they will be a good fit!
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