how do i get someone to publish a book?

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yui Rank : 1932	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 14 14:51 - im gonna write a book but i don't necessarily know how to get it to a publisher. how can i accomplish this?
doudouce55 VIP Rank : 7	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 14 14:57 - once you've written the book, you can get a few copies (blurbs) to print (check out www.blurb.com), and hand a copy out to different publishers = you can do a search online depending on what type of books you're writing, to find a bunch of publishers and their rules for submitting material. hope this helps.
Wolf-Paw Rank : 99	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 14 18:16 - Yep, make sure you read about the publishers though, there are some places that don't like certain things so you have to read all their stuff When you get the story back, don't expect to be perfect, publishers are just like art viewers, they can find flaws in an instant, so your paper will probably be COVERED with mistakes, don't let that get you down though because some of the great authors have to send theres in like 3 or 4(or even 10 or so) times to get it to where the publisher accepts it Basically, expect the first send in to the publisher to come back covered with small mistakes that you should fix first, if you expect it will be published then you'll probably get hurt because they send it back a lot of the times Also, that doesn't mean it never happens, you CAN get a book published in one try, but it's pretty hard, you'd need 100% flawless writing, spelling and have a well in depth plot, and when you write a book, people tend to make small msitakes the further they go through it(Such as missing punctuation, spelling or kind of choppy sentences) I suspect you'll be fine without this advice, but take it if you want
yui Rank : 1932	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 15 14:08 - thankyou so very much^^
Moz La Punk Rank : 119	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 15 16:05 - Another option is to publish it yourself. This can be done by hiring a personal manager (I wouldn't do it without one) and invest a lot of time and money in marketing, going from store to store to promote it and sign copies. It's very hard but if you hit jackpot, you truly hit it hard. Also, I would just try to not keep your hopes up too much. It's good to be ambitious but if you go to publishers as a beginner, 49 out of 50 times you're going to be rejected. It's a hard world. May I know what you are writing and what your experience in this sector is?
Wolf-Paw Rank : 99	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 15 16:30 - Ooo, there is the personal manager, though I don't know ANYTHING about that XD I basically know you get more money that way and that's about all I know about it lolz
Moz La Punk Rank : 119	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 15 16:58 - Well, it's so that a gigantic amount of stuff is taken away from you so you can focus on the actual writing. Which is good.
yui Rank : 1932	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 16 9:34 - im possibly gonna write about a series of murders that happen at a school. just a simple start.^^
Moz La Punk Rank : 119	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 16 12:32 - Yeah I just realized you were beginning with writing. Forget everything I said about publishing and what not. That's not important for you now! What you have to do is write a lot, a lot, a lot, keep writing even if you have bad days (or weeks) where you don't have any inspiration. The thing you have to do now is just practise. Thinking about publishing, especially at your age, is not a good idea. You just need the experience and developer your writing in your own style. Keep in mind a few things: - There are tons of courses you can follow on how to write well but truth is not everyone needs that. - Keep in mind that you are not writing for yourself, you are writing for your reader. So make it interesting for them, not for you. - It's important to consider the fact that settings, looks of characters and environments are in your head when you write something, but not in the heads of your readers. So you have to describe them for your readers. Beginning writers often forget this and it makes a story fall flat on its face. - It can be handy to plan an entire story beforehand. How it's going to begin, how it's going to end, and what happens in between. Also, the characters. Describe them beforehand, their looks, motives and behaviour. Have fun!
yui Rank : 1932	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 16 13:55 - ok thinks^^ ill keep that in mind. though i don't believe getting publishing out of my mind will work. see i have a goal to get a book published before i turn 18XP
Wolf-Paw Rank : 99	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 16 14:49 - But, an add on to moz la punk Don't describe the characters or places out and openly Make it flow within the story or you can have character introductions at the front of the book ^^ Such as this would be... not the best way to describe your character: Jack has brown hair and he is 14, he wears tan pants and a dark blue shirt, his brother, Paul, wears a pair of ripped jeans and a black hoodie If you put this inside the story, it's like a huge block is thrown in the way and it distracts the user, but say... maybe... Jack's shirt whipped about violently as the wind rushed past them, his pants were almost plastered to his legs, Paul on the other hand, was perfectly unphased with his hoodie allowing little air in. Thoug this is nowhere near the best way to fit a description into a story, it is better then the first; catch my drift?
yui Rank : 1932	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 16 14:59 - yah totally^^ thanks
Moz La Punk Rank : 119	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 17 6:53 - Yeah Wolf-Paw is def. right, you shouldn't describe people or places in an obvious way, it looks pretentious and kills the flow of the story, it's also plain boring. Just add little pieces and bits during the story to color in the characters.
Wolf-Paw Rank : 99	Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago at May 17 9:07 - Ooo, I like the way you said that moz, color in the characters, thats awesome
yui Rank : 1932	Posted : 1 month, 2 weeks ago at May 19 14:34 - yah^^ thats really cool
Moz La Punk Rank : 119	Posted : 1 month, 2 weeks ago at May 21 4:46 - Thanks ;)