Instruction
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Prepare your book to send to publishers. You will not have another chance to make a first impression on editors and publishers. So please make proofreading the text. If you are not confident in your literacy to 100%, ask someone from relatives or friends to edit your book. You can also pay professional proofreader so he brought the text to perfection.
Please note that the publisher every day comes a huge stream of manuscripts. Your book needs to stand out among others. To submit a book to a publisher, you need to make a synopsis and annotation.
A synopsis is a summary of the work described on 1-2 pages. It should contain all the major events outlined succinctly and clearly. Make your synopsis so that it's clear who the heroes of the book, the circumstances in which events unfold.
Write a brief summary, indicating what you think is the most striking and most important in my book. The abstract should arouse interest in the text, create the desire to read the book. The abstract should contain a hint or indication of the intrigue of your work.
Please note that the publisher every day comes a huge stream of manuscripts. Your book needs to stand out among others. To submit a book to a publisher, you need to make a synopsis and annotation.
A synopsis is a summary of the work described on 1-2 pages. It should contain all the major events outlined succinctly and clearly. Make your synopsis so that it's clear who the heroes of the book, the circumstances in which events unfold.
Write a brief summary, indicating what you think is the most striking and most important in my book. The abstract should arouse interest in the text, create the desire to read the book. The abstract should contain a hint or indication of the intrigue of your work.
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Make a template letter to send to publishers. The majority of modern publishers accept manuscripts for consideration via e-mail. So there is no need to bother with paper manuscripts and postal or courier shipments. In a letter to justify his appeal to the publisher.
Write why, in your opinion, the manuscript may be in demand by readers. Highlight the main idea of the book, its main advantages. Next, specify the genre in which the written piece, its volume.
If you had any publications (published stories, newspaper articles, publications in online contests), indicate this in writing. Also, provide brief information about yourself: age, education, occupation, etc. To email, attach your synopsis, the abstract and the text.
Write for yourself ' publishers are listed on their official websites on the Internet. Distribute your book through all available addresses. Fix what publishers and when you sent the book. This information will be useful to you in the future.
Write why, in your opinion, the manuscript may be in demand by readers. Highlight the main idea of the book, its main advantages. Next, specify the genre in which the written piece, its volume.
If you had any publications (published stories, newspaper articles, publications in online contests), indicate this in writing. Also, provide brief information about yourself: age, education, occupation, etc. To email, attach your synopsis, the abstract and the text.
Write for yourself ' publishers are listed on their official websites on the Internet. Distribute your book through all available addresses. Fix what publishers and when you sent the book. This information will be useful to you in the future.
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Don't wait for editors publishers begin to respond to your letter. Of course, some of the editors think it necessary to inform the author about his verdict. But in your interest, by the contact with publishers. Call the press, call them their name, then ask whether they received your manuscript. It is possible that you have sent a manuscript on the already non-existent address, or your letter got lost in the flow of spam, or desired direction is engaged in another editor. Ask to inform you the email address of the employee who is responsible for working with manuscripts, pertaining to your genre.
Also ask to tell his name and work phone number. After that re-send the letter at the specified address. Make sure that you need the editor received the manuscript. Check with the editor when it is better to contact to find out his verdict.
Also ask to tell his name and work phone number. After that re-send the letter at the specified address. Make sure that you need the editor received the manuscript. Check with the editor when it is better to contact to find out his verdict.
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Once you've sent your manuscript to all of our editors was convinced that the editors received them, wait for the agreed time. Then call all the editors. Specify, whether has interested them the manuscript. In the case of strong interest, the editor can contact you without waiting for your call. If your book is interested in, do not rush to accept the very first offer. First, make sure that this proposal is the only one. If your manuscript has interested several publishers, ask them to name the terms of publication. Ask that you send the author's contract. Carefully review the proposed contract. You must be clear in what form will the book come out, what will be your fee the terms on which you sell the publishing rights to the manuscript. Having studied the proposals, agree on something that satisfies you on all counts.