just finished writing book how could i get it published?
Posted on August 27th, 2009 by admin
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i have just finished writing a book,how could i get it published and where would be the best place to publish it ?
It’s fun that you get to see your book published with the same expertise and professionalism as the regular books that you see in bookstores.
If you are looking for self-publishing companies to publish your book, I know of a few companies that practically holds court to everything a book needs from getting you your copyright, size preferences, book cover design customization, layout consultation, copyediting and even marketing – at affordable costs.
Good luck! 
find one of those online self publishing things like createspace
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Good luck getting the place you want. Send your book to as many publishers as you possibly can. (Just not Scholastic, I have a beef with them.) Congratulations on finishing your book. I hope to see it in stores soon! (Just tell me the title.)
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yeah, look online for ways to get published
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You should send it to a teacher, because if a teacher helps you get it published, it’ll mean the book is really good enough. So send it to a good and smart teacher. Or a professor etc.
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Two options. First is to research and submit to a publisher. Look online and you can find one.
Two, do it yourself. Lulu.com lets you self-publish by uploading books. They can then be ordered through their own shop, and most get linked for sale on amazon too. You’d have to market it yourself and everything though, and to really sell you’d need to buy in bulk and sell yourself if you can. It’s harder, but if you only want to have a copy yourself for kicks, its the best way. DOes hard or paperback in various styles.
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go online you’ll find some people or send your work in to publishers
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Obey YOG’S LAW: "Money flows TOWARD the writer."
This means NEVER pay to get published or to enter contests or to pay an agent. NEVER. Obey Yog’s Law and you won’t get ripped off.
Go to a bookstore. Find books like yours. Look inside the front pages to get the publishers’ websites. Follow their submission guidelines to the letter.
Look up websites of writers with work similar to your own. See if they mention who reps for them. A short polite mail asking if they can recommend an agent is not out of place. Do not tell them about your book, that’s seen as poor manners.
Go to the 808 section of your library which has all the books on writing. They will help you steer clear of the rips.
Writer’s Market 2010 will be in the reference section. It lists all the commercial publishers and what they’re looking for.
This site is a SAFE writer’s board run by pros. It is free and they can help you stay clear of the sharks in the publishing pool.
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/
You don’t start shopping your book around until you’ve gotten solid feedback on it first. AW has a Share Your Work forum where other writers can give constructive crits.
Feedback, beta readers, polished, and re-polished, a book has to be the best you can make it before you send it out. I thought my first was ready, but two years of rejections and rewrites taught me better.
(It did sell, I landed a multi-book contract.)
But you can’t be in a hurry, or assume you’ll get paid a fortune. The Brenda Hiatt link below will give you a general idea about book advances. Always assume you will get the lowest number. You’ll be the newbie on the block. It takes time to work up to getting the real money.
STAY AWAY FROM PUBLISHAMERICA. They are the BIGGEST ripoff site of them all. They say they’re free and don’t want your money, but that is a LIE. You end up buying overpriced copies of your own book!
They will not put your book into a store–but lie and say that you are supposed to do that. Most writers submit their book, and whether it is good or horrible, it’s quickly "accepted," (they take everything!) and then you never hear from the poor writer again. Your rights are tied up for seven years!
Just google "publish America" + "scam" and find all the writers who got ripped off by them. They are what is called a "print mill." you don’t want anything to do with them. They ruin lives and careers.
If any publisher or agent advertises on Google, it will only lead to a scammer or a vanity house. A real publisher or agent doesn’t advertise!
Get Strunk and White’s ELEMENTS OF STYLE. All writers have that book and use it.
Again–the 808 books at the library will help you on all this!
Helpful sites for writers:
http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubwarn.htm
http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/
http://www.sfwa.org/category/business-of-writing/
http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/
http://howpublishingreallyworks.blogspot.com/
http://www.brendahiatt.com/id2.html
And just because you’ve finished a book doesn’t mean it’s commercially viable. Pro writers finish a book and start writing another. It keeps your head from exploding while you’re waiting to hear back from agents and editors!
See you on Absolute Write! ;>)
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As far as getting a book published, the manuscript is not the biggest factor in the equation. You have to make the publisher aware of what extra you bring to the table. Is the book linked to some already famous person or event? Are you yourself already famous? How would you sell the book? Go to a public library, if it is large, and get the reference librarian to give you the publications that will direct you to the publishers and what they want.
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Send a bunch of copies of your book to publishers like Scholastic, Harper Collins, and stuff like that.
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read FOREST FOR THE TREES
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find out EVERYTHING you need to do from the Writers and Artists Yearbook 2009 – you will see it in the reference section of your local library or get your own copy from any good bookstore. good luck!
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It’s fun that you get to see your book published with the same expertise and professionalism as the regular books that you see in bookstores.
If you are looking for self-publishing companies to publish your book, I know of a few companies that practically holds court to everything a book needs from getting you your copyright, size preferences, book cover design customization, layout consultation, copyediting and even marketing – at affordable costs.
Good luck!
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How to get started with publishing:
http://editorinchic.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/how-to-self-publish-an-overview
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