Watch out for publishing rumors. They can sabotage your success. <\/p>\n
Almost everyone who enters the publishing arena for the first time, has heard a rumor or two. They’ve listened to the publishing war stories of those in their writers’ groups. They’ve met disgruntled authors at conferences and book festivals with stories to tell. Or they talk to a neighbor who tried to get a book published in the ’80s. Some hopeful authors embrace the first or what seems to them the most logical\/reasonable testimonial and consider it publishing gospel. Here are a few examples that hopeful authors have shared with me:<\/p>\n
Rumor Fact Rumor Fact Rumor Fact Rumor Fact Rumor Fact Rumor Fact Rumor Fact Rumor Fact Rumor Fact Folks, don’t rely on rumors and the experiences of a few others when you are ready to enter into the world of publishing. Be proactive. Study the publishing industry so that you are completely informed and well-prepared to make the right decisions on behalf of your particular project.<\/p>\n I often say that one must put the puzzle pieces together in order to discover how to successfully manage the world of publishing. But now I think it is more like working with Tinker Toys. Everyone, who gets a set of these building pieces, will put them together in a different way\u2014to suit their specific publishing needs. <\/p>\n As part of your study of the publishing industry, be sure to read the book I wrote for newby and struggling authors. The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em>. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/rightway.html<\/a\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Watch out for publishing rumors. They can sabotage your success. Almost everyone who enters the publishing arena for the first time, has heard a rumor or two. They’ve listened to the publishing war stories of those in their writers’ groups. They’ve met disgruntled authors at conferences and book festivals with stories to tell. Or they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nA publisher will take your 500-page manuscript, throw away 450 pages and then tell you to rewrite the book.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nActually, this would be rare, indeed. Publishers get enough good manuscripts that they aren’t going to work from scratch with an unknown author. This is absurd. <\/p>\n
\nPublishers won’t even look at your manuscript if you don’t have an agent.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThere are hundreds and hundreds of small to medium-size publishers who prefer to work without the involvement of an agent.<\/p>\n
\nAll I have to do in order to get published is find an agent. <\/em><\/p>\n
\nSorry, an agent does not guarantee a publishing contract.<\/p>\n
\nIt’s impossible for a first-time author to land a traditional royalty publishing contract, so I might as well pay to have this book published.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThere are plenty of publishers who work with new authors\u2014some of them claim that 75 or even 100 percent of their books are from first-time authors.<\/p>\n
\nI don’t have to have my manuscript edited. If the publisher is interested, he’ll edit it.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYeah, right! But how are you going to get him interested in an inferior manuscript when there are so many others to choose from?<\/p>\n
\nI won’t need to promote my book because I’ve paid my POD publisher to do the promotion.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDon’t get me started. No matter what publishing option you choose, you WILL be responsible for promoting your book.<\/p>\n
\nBookstores won’t carry self-published books.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHave you contacted independent bookstores?<\/p>\n
\nNo one will review self-published and POD books.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThis describes most pre-publication reviewers. But there are numerous book review opportunities throughout the Internet and among print publications.<\/p>\n
\nWriting the book is the hardest part.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nNo, successfully navigating the publishing industry is harder and marketing is even harder, yet. <\/p>\n