tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post8867292287183010542..comments2024-03-29T07:43:01.003+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: DEAR CRABBIT - what should I pay for in order to become published?Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-4492837761618137512012-07-27T17:01:44.745+01:002012-07-27T17:01:44.745+01:00Cameron - I agree that it' essential to read s...Cameron - I agree that it' essential to read some of the book a publisher publishes, but I would hate to see a publisher looking for the same "grammar tics". <br /><br />Penny - thanks. I'm trying!<br /><br />Julian and Ebony - I think in theory there is room for someone who facilitates the process, whether by advising or offering some of the services. In theory, it's Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-38032419118324137612012-07-27T06:17:22.450+01:002012-07-27T06:17:22.450+01:00Yes, have come across people like this and sometim...Yes, have come across people like this and sometimes they are very difficult to get rid of. One company rang me from America twice to try to persuade me to shell out cash to be published. I'm afraid I was quite rude to them in the end.<br />I think buying a copy of a book already published by a house is a good idea to get a sense of their requirements, style, even their particular grammar Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745199648604340657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-7996016208514865412012-07-27T03:25:28.593+01:002012-07-27T03:25:28.593+01:00Yikes!
Self-pubbling = you pay for everything.
Th...Yikes!<br /><br />Self-pubbling = you pay for everything.<br />They-pubbing = they pay for everything.<br /><br />Anything in between rings alarm bells for me.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-79616427314364610792012-07-26T19:27:01.122+01:002012-07-26T19:27:01.122+01:00The great thing these days is that if you are desp...The great thing these days is that if you are desperate to see your work in print, you can have it printed and sold, without any outlay. If your work is so marketable that thousands of people will want to buy it, you may attract the attention of an old-fashioned publisher prepared to sink 20k into promoting it at risk. Both services are great, from Lulu and CreateSpace to Harper-Collins and Julian Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264011240312605626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-29721553393026783132012-07-26T16:05:37.006+01:002012-07-26T16:05:37.006+01:00So pleased that you are telling hopeful writers th...So pleased that you are telling hopeful writers the truth about such cruel and sneaky con-agents, Nicola. <br /><br />It can be so very hard to know what's the right thing to do when you are desperate to see your work in print. Thanks!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.com