Publishing? Self? Small
Press / Indie Publisher?
From My ConNooga Panel
Image Original Location and a Blog About This Topic by Sonyo Zofia
Publishing: (according to Steve Laube Agency takes 2 - 3 years
once agented)
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Top
5 (Penguin/Random House; Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins, Simon &
Schuster, Macmillan) including their imprints (i.e. Harper Collins has
Harlequin, harper, William Morrow) and other powerhouses (Scholastics, oxford
Press, Disney Publishing Worldwide)
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Necessity
of an agent. Most do not take unagented submissions.
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ACQUIRING
AN AGENT: Develop Query Letter, Synopsis, First Pages, Comparables
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Follow
their instructions for submission. Send your best. Don’t make common mistakes ( https://authorspublish.com/the-ten-most-common-manuscript-submission-mistakes/ )
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RESOURCES:
o
Writer’s
Market 100th Edition: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
($21.12)
o
Guide
to Literary Agents 30th Edition: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting
published ($25,49)
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Locate
conferences to be In front of agents / submit work to them such as https://atlantawritersconference.com/ (May 6-7, 2022). Expect to pay
$800-1000.
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Network!!
Use your other credentials
Self Publishing: (self-paced. Quality product achieved
in under 8 months)
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Learn
ALL aspects of publishing OR al a carte services
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Developmental
Editing (content editing) – plot, structure, characters, pace, POV, etc
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Line
Editing (stylistic editing)
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Copyediting
– consistency issues, spacing, format issues, spelling, grammar, punctuation,
etc.
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Proofreading
– final quality control
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Cover
Development – free image, Amazon template, paid cover, wrap?
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Format
– epub, mobi, pdf - ISBN # or ASIN -- ARC copies? (like NetGallery)
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Publishing
Company: Amazon (KDP) digital and/or print, Draft2Digital, Ingram Sparks
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Launch
dates, promotions, marketing
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RESOURCES:
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https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
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https://www.ingramspark.com/
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https://www.draft2digital.com/
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WRITER’S
GROUP!! à Corner Scriblers, CWG, your market / genre / niche
online (i.e. https://www.scbwi.org/ for kids lit), Beta Readers
Independent / Small Press: (times vary from submission to
publication)
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Do
not approach until have a good draft (recommend finish Developmental and line
edit)
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Consider
seeking short story published works to build your resume (probably good for all
3)
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Look
for presses that do what you have written. Do your homework on what they have
published, how those books fare in the market, and how your book fits.
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AVOID VANITY PRESSES!!!! – scams. Never prepay / hybrid pay. Better
to self publish
o
Always google press with key words like ”scam”
or “vanity”
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RESOURCES:
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https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/
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https://threeravenspublishing.com/
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https://www.jumpmasterpress.com/
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https://nonconformist-mag.com/the-big-big-list-of-indie-publishers-and-small-presses/
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Writer’s
Market 100th Edition: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
o
Read
Indie books. See who published them. Contact and open a dialogue.
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NETWORK!!
IN ALL THREE MARKETING LARGELY
FALLS ON THE AUTHOR
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Make
sure you have the right product for your market (word length, cover design,
content)
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Set
a budget
o
Publicist?
(like https://www.creative-edge.services/creative-edge-clients.html )
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Seek
reviews (https://www.netgalley.com/) ( https://www.bookbub.com/welcome )
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Travel,
Cons, Where can your product find an audience?
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Make
it Pretty!! COVER DESIGN!!
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Research
what works and who (where) is your target audience
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Social
Media and/or face-to-face promotion, mailing, etc
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Ads
– FB, Amazon, book blogs, goodreads, etc…
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Avoid
scams
On
the Fence? Answer this question for you - WHY DO YOU WRITE?
Look on this blog for other "Why We Write" posts!
Another good blog to look at about this topic.
Check out the series on https://www.circumlocution.net/
https://www.circumlocution.net/2021/12/why-we-write-your-first-novel.html
https://www.circumlocution.net/2021/12/why-we-write-your-first-novel_0828632925.html
https://www.circumlocution.net/2022/01/why-we-write-your-first-novel.html
https://www.circumlocution.net/2022/01/why-we-write-your-first-novel_01030361976.html
https://www.circumlocution.net/2022/01/why-we-write-your-first-novel_0155694975.html
https://www.circumlocution.net/2022/01/why-we-write-your-first-novel_0459919621.html
https://www.circumlocution.net/2022/02/why-we-write-writing-group.html
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