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anyone know anything about finding publisher's for short collections, like 5 stories @ 75 pages total?
genre: satire, graphic novel, ficiton
genre: satire, graphic novel, ficiton
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Re: short collection of stories
Fri, June 19, 2009 - 1:50 PMnot offhand
maybe you could do some kind search through old Writer's Digest magazines...maybe there would be an article in there...
or just connect with a general fiction writer's group, in the real world...maybe some folks there could help you
congrats on the project!
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Re: short collection of stories
Fri, June 19, 2009 - 3:27 PMI may have a name for you. Give me a day or so, and I'll do some research on it.
A friend of mine from college had a collection of short stories published several years ago. Her husband had a friend who knew a book reviewer at a magazine in New York City. He had a link to an agent with an excellent track record, and an interest in collections of short fiction. The agent loved her work, and he found a publisher--a respected commercial house in NYC. I don't think she made much money on it, but she did get published, and it opened a lot of doors for her.
I don't know how good your work is, but if you have completed a project and you feel good about it, at the very least, you ought to have a professional with reliable judgment review it for its possibilities.
This was about 10 years ago, though, so I can't be sure the information is still current. But I can try.
p.s./for publishing creative work like yours, it's always best to go through an agent. I've been told that, with rare exception, none of the reputable publishers accept unsolicited submissions. -
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Re: short collection of stories
Fri, June 19, 2009 - 7:01 PMoh yeah, absolutely, an agent is always the way to go.
soliciting some publication cold is very very very difficult way to get in.
usually you have to network with other writers, know people who know people...or your stuff doesn't even get read...
but it is not all doom and gloom, you just have to write, get a few things published...and then as people become familiar with your writing, it becomes easier... -
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Re: short collection of stories
Sat, June 20, 2009 - 1:35 PMthanks for the feedback.
i've never considered an agent, despite knowing how difficult the industry is to manuver. I'll look into it more, thanks all!
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Re: short collection of stories
Sat, June 20, 2009 - 5:35 PM
You're welcome. If you're at all serious about getting your work published, finding an agent is a *must*. I have never heard of anyone getting a work like a collection or a novel published without an agent, except in the case of some who self-publish via the internet. But that is not easy to do, and you have to know exactly what you're doing to get anywhere w/ that.
You are wasting your time and energy if you plan on sending manuscripts in directly to a publisher. if you're going to put in the time and expense, you may as well shop around for an agent.
If you try one agent and get rebuffed, keep looking. There are thousands of them.
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Re: short collection of stories
Sun, June 21, 2009 - 12:58 PMfor now, you might just want to join some writer's groups in the real world, start interacting with other writers dealing with similar issues. Many writer's groups contain folks who have published and those who have not. It is a nice mix, you can learn what to do if you want to try to climb that ladder...and where you want to fit into the whole scheme.
Selling work is very much a job, complete with politics and the hustle. If you are writing for your heart and soul, you have to find out how to preserve that purity, while seeking to get published. I don't think there are going to be any easy answers in that realm.
best of luck,
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Re: short collection of stories
Sun, June 21, 2009 - 8:44 PMYah, there's not too much going on in the real world scene in my town, but this is a good idea too.
Cheers Jon
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