June 3, 2015
There are hundreds of publishers: magazine publisher, book publishers. Fiction and non-fiction publishers. Big, well-know publishers. Medium-sized publishers. Small publishers. University publishers. One-man (or woman) publishers. Take a look at the list on Wikipedia. Book Publishers Finding the right publisher for your book isn’t always easy and can be a gamble. I’m sure most writers […]
July 10, 2013
Lately I’ve been seeing posts asking questions about when a particular publisher (one I’m associated with) will be paying royalties, how much needs to be earned to cover the advance (including confusion on what exactly they received as an advance), and what rights were retained. I just recently signed a contract with an agent to […]
June 12, 2013
Yesterday I attended a local writers’ meeting where one of the members mentioned her experience with an agency that had sounded promising until she received an e-mail mentioning that they wanted her to pay X number of dollars and they would help her get her ms into publishable form. Now, I’m aware that many agents […]