It depends on what you want. If you just want people to read your stories self-publishing is a good option, as the previous poster said. After...
It's really difficult to know when to start bringing in the backstory for characters. It's very frowned upon to give big chunks of backstory too...
Can I ask why you only send in snail mail queries? More and more agents / publishers are accepting e-queries only so you might be limiting...
If it's any consolation I sent my manuscript to 40 agents and have received 20 rejections. I received just one request from an agent for a...
Just wondering if anyone knows how e-publishers determine the best sellers on their websites. Many seems to have a list of books on their...
As for the "writing whatever he wants and not caring because his fans will buy it anyway"; that's bullshit. There's no way any publicist would...
From my understanding (and I'm very new at this) there is a lot of social networking involved... The onus is really on the writer to get out there...
I also thought the realness and camraderie between the men worked in the film ... It actually started off quite well and I found the relationships...
No advance. I think I get 50% percent of sales, which doesn't amount to much when books sell for $3, but if you sell enough I guess it adds up. At...
Stephen King is a perfect example of what happens when a writer becomes an industry. He just keeps churning out books that get published...
I have one novel forthcoming through a small e-publisher and I've had a few pieces published in newspapers over the years. I only started...
Thank mammamia, this gives me hope as the agent rejections continue to roll in.
Thanks for the replies, especially the list of publishers. I've been trying to find an agent rather than approach publishers, but not having much...
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