{"id":908,"date":"2010-08-20T04:26:02","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T12:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=908"},"modified":"2010-08-20T04:26:02","modified_gmt":"2010-08-20T12:26:02","slug":"shopping-for-a-publisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=908","title":{"rendered":"Shopping for a Publisher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kudos for a Successful Author of a YA Fantasy<\/strong>
\nBefore I get into my topic for today\u2019s blog, I have to share with you the success of one of my clients. Diana Zimmerman, the author of a young adult novel, Kandide, Secret of the Mists<\/em>, just got her pay-to-publish book picked up by Scholastic Books and landed a major article in Publishers Weekly<\/em>. In case you think Diana is just lucky, let me tell you that for two years, she has been promoting hard. She says she has done around 350 live appearances throughout the US\u2014even selling 250 copies of her book once at a bookstore signing. She has sold 12,000 in all.<\/p>\n

Now, if anyone tells you that an unknown author cannot succeed today, that young adult books aren\u2019t selling, that a major publisher will not express interest in a pay-to-publish or self-published book, just remember Diana Zimmerman and Kandide. I am thrilled for this author and highly impressed by her efforts. <\/p>\n

Your Publisher Search<\/strong>
\nAre you seeking a publisher for your book? Do you ever launch a Google search to find a publisher? I notice that if I do a search using keywords, \u201cpublisher seeking manuscripts,\u201d or \u201cfind a publisher,\u201d or \u201cpublisher seeks manuscripts,\u201d quite a few options come up. You might also try, \u201cpublisher seeks novel,\u201d or \u201cyoung adult mystery publisher.\u201d <\/p>\n

But beware, just because a publisher has a listing related to your search doesn\u2019t mean he is legitimate or that the listing is current. The search is just the beginning. It is your responsibility to find out more about the publisher via his\/her website. Be thorough. Do further searches using this publisher\u2019s name and the word \u201cwarning\u201d or \u201cscam\u201d to see what comes up.<\/p>\n

Patricia Fry\u2019s online Courses<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ll be starting a new article-writing course session soon. If you want to take my article-writing course and learn how to earn a living through article-writing or promote your book using articles, you might want to sign up now. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/course_magarticles.htm<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Kudos for a Successful Author of a YA Fantasy Before I get into my topic for today\u2019s blog, I have to share with you the success of one of my clients. Diana Zimmerman, the author of a young adult novel, Kandide, Secret of the Mists, just got her pay-to-publish book picked up by Scholastic Books […]<\/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