Archive for the 'Agents, Publishers & Assessors' Category
Macmillan New Writing
Macmillan New Writing is a part of Pan Macmillan Publishers, a mainstream publisher. If you read the page I’ve linked to, you’ll discover that they now accept unsolicitored manuscripts. The contract will be different to what an agent would be able to negotiate for you, but I feel this is a way for […]
Posted by: Scribe on Monday, 23 Jun 2008
Russian Roulette or Author Guidelines
The last month has seen me increasingly busy over at Speculative Realm (which has now moved to its own website). The submissions are pouring in, which is great, but I’m seeing a pattern with the submissions which concerns me…yet also gives me (as a writer) hope.
I’m noticing that quite a few of the authors […]
Posted by: Scribe on Wednesday, 8 Aug 2007
Piers Anthony’s Internet Publishing
Piers Anthony’s Internet Publishing has a long, long list of publishers and services. He covers all genres and all types of publishing. I think this is a good resource for anyone interested in having something published. Piers Anthony has included his own thoughts on the publisher where appropriate, and has tried to include […]
Posted by: Scribe on Tuesday, 21 Nov 2006
Publishing with Lulu
Lulu is a self-publishing company. Anyone can use this service and this is where I have a problem with self-publishing. If anyone can use it, then there are bound to be badly written books out there. Let’s be honest, it’s a fact that there are.
But…if a book is badly written, or if […]
Posted by: Scribe on Sunday, 1 Oct 2006
Evil Editor
Evil Editor was recommended by a member of my message board. This is what they said:
Basically, he edits someone’s real query everyday and writes about how to make it better. Also, people send him the first page of their story for suggestions. The whole thing is extremely humorous and helpful at the same time.
Posted by: Scribe on Sunday, 30 Jul 2006
If I was an editor…
We hear horror stories about the slush pile all the time.
1. The great stories that have slipped through the fingers of an editor because they didn’t read it.
2. The dozens, more often hundreds, of rejection letters received by serious writers before they are accepted (if they are).
3. The gut feeling […]
Posted by: Scribe on Friday, 21 Apr 2006
First Rights
This is a promise the manuscript has not previously been published anywhere, through any media. Often this might read First Australian Rights, or First UK Rights and so on, which means that the work has not been published within the specified country or area before. Once you have sold a manuscript’s first rights in one […]
Posted by: Scribe on Wednesday, 1 Mar 2006
Manuscript Format
Benjamin Solah brought this website to my attention. It’s called William Shunn : Manuscript Format : Short Story and is naturally telling us how to format our manuscripts.
I’ve read through the page and agree totally with what he says. Do yourself a favour, if you want to be a professional, learn to set […]
Posted by: Scribe on Friday, 10 Feb 2006
Australian Writers’ Centres
Your local writers’ centre can be a useful resource. Not only can you find like minded people to talk to (if you live close enough to visit in person), but most centres also have a library, an assortment of workshops, regular talks by published writers and they can even provide advice on contracts, agents, […]
Posted by: Scribe on Monday, 16 Jan 2006
Set Out Your Manuscript Correctly
Thanks goes to Yzabel for sharing a link to Joe Konrath’s A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing. Although the other posts are informative too, the post I’ve link to struck a cord.
Unlike Joe, I have never tried to work my way through 2000+ short stories trying to find “winners” (the mere thought makes me shudder), […]
Posted by: Scribe on Tuesday, 10 Jan 2006