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feel like you are jumping through hoops trying to get your book published? take comfort in knowing you are not alone
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welcome publisher's editor's agents fellow writer's and all of you who love to read!!!!
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Hello All! my name is Mariah,I am an author currently trying to get a full length horror/suspense novel published. I have also written many short stories of all genres, and am working on a fantasy novel, as well as a novella about the Salem Witch trials. this page is dedicated to those of us who are trying to go somewhere in the world of writing, the best of luck to you all, from someone who knows first hand how hard it can be.
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hopefully, with all of the work i have been doing, my first book will be on shelves everywhere in the next year.
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press the fish to e-mail me
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we've all heard it before....
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As I'm sure anyone who has attempted to be published before is aware of, the statistics are against us. Everywhere we look, there are books, interviews and sites telling us that 98% of all manuscripts are rejected without even being given a fair chance. those odds seem discouraging, until you walk into one of the major book retail chains, and notice all of the new author's that have gotten their work into print. be assured that for ever Stephen king,John Grisham, and Dean Koontz out there, there is an equally talented writer out there just waiting to be discovered.
BE STUBBORN. just because you get one or two or even a hundred rejection slips doesn't mean that you won't succeed eventually.
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here are some of my favorite tips:
first, get to know the words "unagented" and "unsolicited." unagented means was not submitted by an agent. unsolicited means that no one at the publishing house asked for the submission. If you are in a position where you can not afford, or simply do not wish to hire an agent, you will lean to soliciting. contact the publishing houses of your choice, (i would suggest picking up a copy of 2002-2003 writer's guide to book publishers and literary agents, by Jeff Herman) if you can get them interested in what you have to offer, they may ask you to send all, or part of your manuscript.
Try getting published in a magazine or newspaper first. Being able to write in your query letter that you are a published author will give you a boost.
how to stay out of the slush piles:if you submit to nobody, then nobody will recieve what you submit.
get the names of the editors that are prominent in your field. you can call up a publishing company and ask (for example) "who edits your fantasy novels?"
contact by sending a letter describing your book, (or a query letter.)
and do not send full manuscripts unless you are invited to do so.
A TIP OR TWO ON WRITING ITSELF:
never stop writing for the day after you have completed a scene. It will make it harder to get back into the flow of your book the next time you begin.
try to write every day, even if it is only a paragraph or a few sentences.
watch and listen to the things around you, as they say, life immitates art.
there is so much wisdom about getting published out there that I could go on for hours, but I will spare all of you.....
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HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE LINKS
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THIS GOES TO THE STEVEN KING AT UTOPIA SITE, IT'S USUALLY THE MOST UP TO DATE ABOUT THE FAMOUS AUTHOR
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THIS LEADS TO THE SALEM WITCH MEMORIAL SITE
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THANX FOR STOPPING BY!!! DROP ME A LINE SOON.
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there are a lot of snakes in the grass, so be careful to retain rights to your originals!
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