How to Write and Sell Your Novel,

Say you have decided to follow the direct route to work on securing a book deal without an agent. Is this an impossible task?
No, not at all.
PUBLISHERS
The Big Boys
We talked a little about the "big seven" houses in the development section of this chapter. Most writers dream of snagging a significant advance and a publishing contract with a multi-product large house in New York. Visions of the "author" New York Times best-seller dance "of the lights in your head.
If you, as David Baldacci, and decide to send unsolicited manuscripts can take a look at the submission guidelines before sending in your work. You can find these guidelines online or in guidebooks such as writers and the book market by Jeff Herman.
Always send your letter to a specific person - never a generic "Dear Editor". Make sure the person you write is still working for the publisher. A quick call to solve this problem. In addition, if the publisher has a unisex name like "Pat" whether a man or a woman. This way you will always address your letter properly.
Try the exact amount of material submitted by the submission guidelines to send. Some publishers only want to start a letter of request for a letter as outline and three chapters, and some want the whole enchilada.
A SASE or envelope self-addressed, stamped housing is a must if you want to receive a response from an editor or agent. You'd be surprised how many new writers, the art of presentation of new password, which include SASE. You are different as a professional who knows the basics.
Small Houses
Often small houses medium-sized enterprises are the best way in order to be published. No, this is progress to see what you can on Madison Avenue (see sometimes in advance that you will see that one can free copies of your book), but these costs may be higher than the usual 10%, and the relationship better.
John Grisham look like a perfect example. His first book, A Time to Kill ... and a number of critics still feel the book ... was released through a small house in Mississippi.
So how do you find the right house for small to medium for you? Switch back to the writers, the Internet and bookstores.
Writers Market published the list every year, which includes a section on the book publishers large and small. There is even a section on the Canadian and international book publishers, and each listing gives you the coordinates, the number of books they publish each year, as the fee is and do not use the percentage of the writer.
Pay particular attention to looking for this type of book publishers. For example, you do not want to send to your romance in a house that specializes in science fiction.
There are even instructions for publishers in certain genres. An excellent guide for authors in the Juvenile Fiction authors and illustrators interested in is to guide children's book publishers and agents. This guide includes sections on how to break into the publishing industry and examples of letters of request for good and bad. Guides like this are filled with tons of useful information. You can order online or go to bookstores like Barnes & Noble or borders. These guides average about $ 25 - $ 30 each.
There is also the International Directory of little magazines and small presses. They are two and a half inches thick (literally!) And crammed with hundreds of ads. Unlike other leaders, but there are no objects or specimens. Only ads.
Building a relationship
As we discussed in the previous section, the relationship is essential. But how do you begin a relationship with a publisher for books? You can with small and medium-sized houses to check to see if they make use of independent publishers. It is a good way to build a relationship that you may be an insider to publish your work must be based.
A different way is a writer conferences to participate. Often the conference sessions with agents and publishers. It is also a good way to meet fellow writers and discover more information on good editors.
Print-on-Demand (POD) Publishing
Print publishing-on-demand is more common to be for beginners and experienced writers. This is a version of the Self-publishing is not necessary to throw thousands of dollars for a draw. You pay a setup fee that could range anywhere from $ 500 - $ 1,000 depending on the POD publisher.
The books are printed as they are classified and thus are the printing costs minimized. Many POD publishers offer assistance covers the design and security of your ISBN number and listed in online databases such as amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.
This type of disclosure is a good option for a writer who must offer a product, rather than a rough manuscript will.
Vanity Press
This is the kind of editor you want to avoid. A vanity press may require as much as several thousand dollars to print your book. You can put in a certain drawing (usually 2500-5000 copies) and can not get your money back if they do not sell copies.
The next time we discuss these dreaded words in Novel Writing is all: Marketing.