I’ve been searching for some help on this a for about four, five years. I’m 16 years old and I’ve been writing novels since I was about eleven. Everyone thinks that i could be the next J.K. Rowling. I even have a pen name L.G. Kelly. I Just don’t know how to get published. So how do i get publsihed and fast without getting ripped off? Or having to get an agent?
I’m writing an instructional book (almost done) and I would like it to be “for dummies”. My question is about using the “for dummies” thing in my book title (and also this geek on every “for dummies book…) Can I just do it or do I need to ask permission from someone or pay someone? I understand that you went through this process and I would like to hear what you have to say about it. I really appreciate your response.
I would like your opinion regarding a book contract: I currently have a contract with “Publisher X” to publish a book on search applications. I have been very happy with the editors at Publisher X, but have run into a problem with no compete.
Specifically, I wrote a book about Text Mining with “Publisher Y” and even though there is minimal overlap between the two books, the no compete is an issue. Publisher Y uses a broad interpretation of “similar subject matter” to claim that the proposed book overlaps and therefore cannot be published with Publisher X. My question is whether I should try to get the contract with Publisher X terminated and go back to Publisher Y. I doubt Y will give anything in writing to let me publish the new book and don’t want to spend too much time in legal battles…
My friend and I are writing a fictional book, it is directed towards teenagers. We are in the very beginning of writing the book. We have just finished laying down the plot and we did tons of research for different characters. We’re hoping to get it published but are very confused on actually how to get it published. We were hoping for it to be published by Scholastic but we don’t even know how to offer the idea to them. I would very much appreciate if you would tell us how to get a suitable publisher and how to actually confront them with our book.
I am looking to write a book for the first time. i need a publisher, but need some direction as to how to select one. first, how do i protect my writings until they are published? do i pay a retainer or does the publisher issue me an advancement? should i retain an attorney before i go to a publisher? my book is a collection of personal anecdotes on life. thank you for your help.
It’s one of the most common questions that I hear as a writer, and just about every group of writers endlessly debates the topic: what’s the purpose of an agent? Different agents have different views of what they do, and certainly authors vary in their ability to work with an agent or agency, but fundamentally, it can be a tricky business to pin down exactly how an agent should be helping a writer succeed.
This debate came up again on a popular writer’s mailing list and with the permission of all parties involved, I am reproducing the original question and the thoughtful and informative answers. The discussion took place on a list sponsored by an agency, but I believe that these are candid answers and comments, not influenced by the sponsor in any way. I have also deliberately not associated individual authors with their comments to protect their views.
Okay, I just saw that the new Harry Potter book’s title has been announced, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but I’m a bit baffled: what’s a “hallow”?
I’m only 9 years old but me and my friends, we wrote a book so we wanted to know if a publisher could look at it and maybe type it up!
