Crime Publishers - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:56:47Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/crime-publishers?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A246457&feed=yes&xn_auth=nodigital pub is about the digi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-20:537324:Comment:2469952010-08-20T01:48:02.092ZVichttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Vic
digital pub is about the digital rights only, IMO that doesn't cheapen the product, it enhances the product. It gets it out there and if you get sales, then you've got something to go to a hardcopy pub with, esp if it's long and that's the genuine hurdle sales would prove that wrong.<br />
If your previous editors aren't being helpful, take that as = not interested so take on the advice that it needs work and find your own prof editor to help you identify issues with it. That will give you some…
digital pub is about the digital rights only, IMO that doesn't cheapen the product, it enhances the product. It gets it out there and if you get sales, then you've got something to go to a hardcopy pub with, esp if it's long and that's the genuine hurdle sales would prove that wrong.<br />
If your previous editors aren't being helpful, take that as = not interested so take on the advice that it needs work and find your own prof editor to help you identify issues with it. That will give you some direction and then you can redraft it. After all if a pub does take it on as it is, it's going to be essentially redrafted anyway, you might just be saving them some effort and make the project more attractive for them to take the risk - it's all about sales for them. Good luck with it. Vic, it is true that many peo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-19:537324:Comment:2468662010-08-19T08:00:22.133ZJason Lewis / Garrett Alexanderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JasonLewis
Vic, it is true that many people probably feel the same way I do about not going further with my work. One of the notes I was sent from a publisher said that the story itself was captivating but needed some work. I have no idea what else could be done to the project to make it better than it already is, and I honestly believe the main reason it was turned down was the length. I'm from an old school line of thought, coming in where I believe a good book or story is one that takes several days,…
Vic, it is true that many people probably feel the same way I do about not going further with my work. One of the notes I was sent from a publisher said that the story itself was captivating but needed some work. I have no idea what else could be done to the project to make it better than it already is, and I honestly believe the main reason it was turned down was the length. I'm from an old school line of thought, coming in where I believe a good book or story is one that takes several days, maybe a week for the reader to go through. The ones that are read in a day or less are often just done for the money, not the love of the game. I have read some pieces by Clive Barker and even Dean Koontz that I blasted through and felt like I had been had in the process.<br />
While I can try the digital route, I feel as if I'm shorting myself somehow. I could easily make the piece available as a .pdf file for anyone interested, but I'm not. I'm going to keep on trying and hope that one of the places I submitted to will take it. The editors I know aren't being helpful in this endeavor at all, and in fact I really haven't spoken to either of them due to their own sechdules. I wish I could sit down with them and make something good happen, but I just don't see that happening. sadly this is how too many of…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-18:537324:Comment:2467762010-08-18T08:01:25.534ZVichttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Vic
sadly this is how too many of us end up feeling. What happened to the editors you knew? I suggest you get it edited and then publish it yourself digitally and see what the marketplace thinks. If it sells you've got something to go to the publishers with.<br />
<br />
And I wonder if it's rational to chase publishers of very similar material. My experience is that they've got one good writer covering that scene, do they need another which will split the vote? Prob not. Keep punching though!
sadly this is how too many of us end up feeling. What happened to the editors you knew? I suggest you get it edited and then publish it yourself digitally and see what the marketplace thinks. If it sells you've got something to go to the publishers with.<br />
<br />
And I wonder if it's rational to chase publishers of very similar material. My experience is that they've got one good writer covering that scene, do they need another which will split the vote? Prob not. Keep punching though! Wish I had one to share. It's…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-15:537324:Comment:2464582010-08-15T23:17:49.368ZJason Lewis / Garrett Alexanderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JasonLewis
Wish I had one to share. It's been seven weeks since I submitted, and the only places I've heard from are vanity pubs. I'm done.
Wish I had one to share. It's been seven weeks since I submitted, and the only places I've heard from are vanity pubs. I'm done. Yeah, this mission is close t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-15:537324:Comment:2464572010-08-15T23:16:36.385ZJason Lewis / Garrett Alexanderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JasonLewis
Yeah, this mission is close to being aborted and put into the "Not Happening" folder in my life. I got a response from two publishers, but they were both vanity pubs that wanted me to pay out like $975-1400 to get my work published. I'm done trying to break into this scene and am going back to writing just for fun. If anyone is interested in my work, let me know and we'll work something out.
Yeah, this mission is close to being aborted and put into the "Not Happening" folder in my life. I got a response from two publishers, but they were both vanity pubs that wanted me to pay out like $975-1400 to get my work published. I'm done trying to break into this scene and am going back to writing just for fun. If anyone is interested in my work, let me know and we'll work something out. The best advice I've heard, a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-24:537324:Comment:2434232010-07-24T20:01:52.630ZJim Thomsenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesRobertThomsenJr
The best advice I've heard, and this could give, is to look at all the in-print books you admire in your genre (Amazon.com makes this easy). Take note of the publisher; take note of the dedication (usually authors thanks their agents). If you've read those books, you can make some very informed queries that will get more attention than if you wrote a formal stab-in-the-dark query.
The best advice I've heard, and this could give, is to look at all the in-print books you admire in your genre (Amazon.com makes this easy). Take note of the publisher; take note of the dedication (usually authors thanks their agents). If you've read those books, you can make some very informed queries that will get more attention than if you wrote a formal stab-in-the-dark query. Best of luck with this! Looki…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-06-30:537324:Comment:2401452010-06-30T16:22:29.590ZJ W Nelsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JWNelson
Best of luck with this! Looking forward to a future success story.
Best of luck with this! Looking forward to a future success story. Thanks for this excellent adv…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-06-30:537324:Comment:2401432010-06-30T16:21:24.808ZJ W Nelsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JWNelson
Thanks for this excellent advice!
Thanks for this excellent advice! excellent! so you know the ro…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-06-30:537324:Comment:2400842010-06-30T01:03:50.933ZVichttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Vic
excellent! so you know the ropes. Good luck with this project and hopefully your editors will recommend you asap!
excellent! so you know the ropes. Good luck with this project and hopefully your editors will recommend you asap! Everyone is making the mistak…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-06-29:537324:Comment:2400732010-06-29T23:14:19.259ZJason Lewis / Garrett Alexanderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JasonLewis
Everyone is making the mistake of thinking this is my first project. I have another non-crime book out that was published earlier this year that followed my life while I was homeless seven years ago. Even that piece was not exactly short, it came in at about 90K, and I was able to get the done with much less hassle than this one. Look up Garrett Alexander on Amazon.com, and the book with the upside down blue house on a black background is mine. ISBN 1*59654*832**0
Everyone is making the mistake of thinking this is my first project. I have another non-crime book out that was published earlier this year that followed my life while I was homeless seven years ago. Even that piece was not exactly short, it came in at about 90K, and I was able to get the done with much less hassle than this one. Look up Garrett Alexander on Amazon.com, and the book with the upside down blue house on a black background is mine. ISBN 1*59654*832**0