Post by account_disabled on Jan 6, 2024 2:07:59 GMT -5
Who did you send your manuscript to? How did you select the publishing house you sent it to? Were you satisfied with the publication? If the answers to these questions brought back bad memories, then you should have thought about it first. Choosing a publishing house is an important step, like choosing a place of work or a wife or husband. Observe the catalog of published works I think a big mistake is to send your manuscript to all publishing houses without distinction. The first step to follow is therefore to carefully observe what the publisher publishes , which literary genres, but also what type of novels within those genres. Another important element is the quantity of books present in the catalogue . It's a bit difficult, if you don't know the publisher, to send a work to someone who has only 4 or 5 books published.
Check if and how it is present in the library At Christmas I popped into two bookstores to take a look at some books from a publishing house. They are not small bookstores, I'm talking about IBS and Feltrinelli, but neither of them had books from that publisher. How come? If we have to publish, we have to be present in bookstores, not just online ones. And if we are not Special Data present in large bookstores, who will ever find us? Read at least one book from the publisher I talked about it some time ago. Our book must become a product and therefore must be cared for. It is not enough to take a quick look in the bookshop at the books by Longanesi, Mursia, Mondadori, Einaudi, but you have to read them. The same goes for small and medium publishing books. I will not send manuscripts to a publishing house whose book I have not read.
I want to see as a reader how he creates literary works, before seeing it as an author. Observe how he communicates on social media Especially if it is present, it must be said. Anything happens on social media, there is professionalism and there is also a lot of ignorance. Follow the editor on Twitter and Facebook, at least, and see what he's up to, how he talks, what he shares. The 21st century writer is a kind of 007: he must observe from the shadows, but not limit himself to this. I say that he must interact with the publisher, because it is the only way to know him and to know his behavior. I stay away from publishers who engage in politics or participate in social battles. A publishing house is first of all a company and, in my opinion, it must stay out of certain topics. But this is just my thought.
Check if and how it is present in the library At Christmas I popped into two bookstores to take a look at some books from a publishing house. They are not small bookstores, I'm talking about IBS and Feltrinelli, but neither of them had books from that publisher. How come? If we have to publish, we have to be present in bookstores, not just online ones. And if we are not Special Data present in large bookstores, who will ever find us? Read at least one book from the publisher I talked about it some time ago. Our book must become a product and therefore must be cared for. It is not enough to take a quick look in the bookshop at the books by Longanesi, Mursia, Mondadori, Einaudi, but you have to read them. The same goes for small and medium publishing books. I will not send manuscripts to a publishing house whose book I have not read.
I want to see as a reader how he creates literary works, before seeing it as an author. Observe how he communicates on social media Especially if it is present, it must be said. Anything happens on social media, there is professionalism and there is also a lot of ignorance. Follow the editor on Twitter and Facebook, at least, and see what he's up to, how he talks, what he shares. The 21st century writer is a kind of 007: he must observe from the shadows, but not limit himself to this. I say that he must interact with the publisher, because it is the only way to know him and to know his behavior. I stay away from publishers who engage in politics or participate in social battles. A publishing house is first of all a company and, in my opinion, it must stay out of certain topics. But this is just my thought.