I own a publishing company. I established Matilija Press in 1983 in order to produce my own books. I do not publish books for others. Yet, I receive inquiries every once in a while from people asking me to publish their works.<\/p>\n
Folks, when you decide to publish a book, you are entering into a professional industry and you should always try to come across as a professional. One way to come across as a professional is in the thoroughness of your research. If you contact me asking if Matilija Press will publish your science fiction novel, your memoir, or your self-help book for breaking into the movies, you have not done your research. First, as I said, I don\u2019t publish other people\u2019s books. Second, I have nothing in my list of books on these topics\/genres.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ll read the publisher listings in Writer\u2019s Market<\/i> and\/or the publishers\u2019 submission guidelines at their websites, you\u2019ll often see in bold lettering, \u201cStudy our catalog before submitting,\u201d or \u201cWe publish only children\u2019s books (young adult novels, recipe books,) etc.\u201d Obviously, way too many hopeful authors send their query, proposal, or manuscript to the WRONG publishers. Stop it! It diminishes your credibility within the industry.<\/p>\n
Likewise, I notice that book reviewers receive many review requests for types of books they do not review. They, too, use bold print, all caps, and other techniques to educate the author and stop the inundation of review requests for books they absolutely do not review.<\/p>\n
Do your research! Before contacting any publisher, agent, or book reviewer, for example, take the time to find out what their requirements are; what type of books they publish\/represent\/review. How?<\/p>\n
What do you look for in this research?<\/p>\n
If you want to experience some level of success as a published author, you really must know the rules and follow them. A major rule is to look at each publisher, agent, and\/or reviewer as an individual, because they are. They each come with certain needs, requirements, and policies. Find out what they are and follow them. This is the quickest and slickest way to become a successful published author.<\/p>\n
Learn more about the publishing industry and how to navigate it by ordering Publish Your Book<\/i>, http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/PublishYourBook.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I own a publishing company. I established Matilija Press in 1983 in order to produce my own books. I do not publish books for others. Yet, I receive inquiries every once in a while from people asking me to publish their works. Folks, when you decide to publish a book, you are entering into a […]<\/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