Getting Published?

[step_by_step]

So I'm currently writing a novel. I finished my first draft and I'm editing it right now. I know that getting published is a long way off from where I'm at, but I have no idea what the actual steps are to getting published. Where do I send my novel when I'm done with it? How do I get someone to pick it up? Where does an agent factor into all of this?

I know that as a writer, I should know this. But I'll admit I've always just focused more on the writing part

Any advice would be great!

 

[LaSorcia]

Pick up a copy of The Writer's Market by Robert Lee Brewer. It explains how to write query letters to publishers and lists many publishers and their contact person.

 

[maintenance man]

So I'm currently writing a novel. I finished my first draft and I'm editing it right now. I know that getting published is a long way off from where I'm at, but I have no idea what the actual steps are to getting published.

It will be very difficult to get any publisher or agent to read your novel unless you've been published somewhere else - in a magazine or prominent online source.

It's hard for a publisher to sell a novel by an author no one knows.

They like to consider writers who have an audience waiting. They want your novel to be pre-sold to your fan base.

If you do not yet have a large fan base you should focus on developing that first.

 

[Lazarus Short]

DO NOT FORGET - apply for a copyright before you submit your manuscript to anyone else.

 

[sfs]

DO NOT FORGET - apply for a copyright before you submit your manuscript to anyone else.

Anything the poster writes automatically has copyright protection. What he or she can do is register the work.

 

[SkyWriting]

So I'm currently writing a novel. I finished my first draft and I'm editing it right now. I know that getting published is a long way off from where I'm at, but I have no idea what the actual steps are to getting published. Where do I send my novel when I'm done with it? How do I get someone to pick it up? Where does an agent factor into all of this?

I know that as a writer, I should know this. But I'll admit I've always just focused more on the writing part

Any advice would be great!

How I Made $1,928 Last Month Self-Publishing on Amazon

 

[mama2one]

a relative wrote a book this past year and tried to get a publisher with no luck
he ended up self-publishing

he's now going around and doing book signings

best to you!

 

[step_by_step]

It will be very difficult to get any publisher or agent to read your novel unless you've been published somewhere else - in a magazine or prominent online source.

It's hard for a publisher to sell a novel by an author no one knows.

They like to consider writers who have an audience waiting. They want your novel to be pre-sold to your fan base.

If you do not yet have a large fan base you should focus on developing that first.

Hm, I haven't heard this before. I have no idea where to start when building a fan base for a book but I'll definitely look into it

 

[step_by_step]

DO NOT FORGET - apply for a copyright before you submit your manuscript to anyone else.

Good to know!

 

[veracious]

Anything the poster writes automatically has copyright protection. What he or she can do is register the work.

I don’t understand, how is anything you write already copyrighted?

 

[sfs]

I don’t understand, how is anything you write already copyrighted?

That's the law. If you write it, you own it. From here:

When is my work protected?
Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.


Do I have to register with your office to be protected?
No. In general, registration is voluntary. Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section “Copyright Registration.”

 

[RageOfAngels]

publish through amazon.

 

[xino]

So I'm currently writing a novel. I finished my first draft and I'm editing it right now. I know that getting published is a long way off from where I'm at, but I have no idea what the actual steps are to getting published. Where do I send my novel when I'm done with it? How do I get someone to pick it up? Where does an agent factor into all of this?

I know that as a writer, I should know this. But I'll admit I've always just focused more on the writing part

Any advice would be great!

Hey man, go to Discover the best new stories
And register, this allows you to promote your book just before release, it is very helpful for it generates awareness before your book is released. I should have done this for my book:/

Also you might want to go for Self Publishing!
If you have MONEY, then go for a publisher. If you want to know which good publishers are there, go through some best sellers, and you will see who the publishers are.
Also go here: Best and Worst Self-Publishing Services Rated by the Alliance of Independent Authors
They show you the good pubslihers to use and ones to avoid.
The mail I get from Xulu publisher, who claims to be a Christian book publication, actually have a bad review!

The good thing about publishers is they help market your book and sell your book. But they get many percentages of your sales.

I would recommend self publish, if you are tight on money or don't want to risk.
Amazon's Createspace is the best.
InGramspark How to Self Publish a Book | Self Publishing | Print on Demand | IngramSpark is good, because they distribute your book to so many platforms. But mind you, their manuscript uploading process is so ANNOYING!!!
they cost $50 for both ebook and paperback. I would recommend them ONLY if you want to expose your book to more platforms.