[authorme] PUBLISHING EMERGING WRITERS - SEPTEMBER, 2011

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*In this issue...*


*Rejection from Publishers: What to do Now, by Keith Henry
**Best Length for your Novel,** by Bruce L. Cook
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*Rejection from Publishers: What to do Now*
*by Keith Henry**
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So you’ve written a book and now, you want to share this work of art with
the world; publishers are the only people standing in your way. It doesn’t
really matter what genre you specialize in, the fact of the matter is, when
you send your work to editors or publishing houses, you can get rejected.

Nothing can be more frustrating than getting rejected by publishers and
here’s how you can deal with the rejection. Instead of sulking at home,
refusing to write another word, you can try sending your manuscript to
another editor. When that’s done, you can sit back, relax and spend your
time doing other things besides thinking about your book. More often than
not, publishing houses and editors work under strict guidelines with
manuscript submission and you’ll be putting yourself in danger by sending
your manuscript to other editors at the same time.

Meanwhile, you can keep a close eye on your email for a letter from the
publishers. When you receive a letter, expect a no. Expecting the worst will
be easier for you when you do get the worst. For this particular
circumstance, you can scream and shout, rant and rave for a few minutes
about how these people just let a good thing pass them by. You then get back
to reading the rest of the rejection letter. Here, you’ll be given a number
of tips how you make your work better. When all these tips have sunk in, you
can start submitting your manuscript to another editor.

Simply repeat the process of sitting and waiting, keeping an eye out for a
letter from the publisher, etc. For the first rejection slip you’ve
received, you can file this letter away or you can simply throw it out.
Remember that that was just one publisher’s opinion. You have a long list of
publishers to go through. In the meantime, you can continue revising and
editing your manuscript. When you think you’ve made it even more perfect,
you can send this out to another editor. Rejection from publishers is just a
part of the process for becoming a successful writer.



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Article Source:
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*Best Length for your Novel*

*by Bruce L. Cook*



How long should a novel be to constitute a book? At what point do publishers
simply say the length is too short or too long? Many writers are baffled by
this question. And, actually, the question is unfair.

Be forewarned - you will weaken your story if you simply add content to
reach a number-of-words goal. There’s nothing more obvious than “fluff” you
might pour in just to make the story longer.

Other than that, the answer is 80,000 words minimum – maybe 150,000 maximum.
 Anything less and the agent will say – it’s just too short for me to waste
my time. Conversely, many books are 70,000 words, and others even less. If
80,000 words is the rule, how did those books get into the marketplace?

Anymore agents’ guidelines are becoming “old school” and publishers are
experimenting with 80-page novels. Why? Well, when you read a book on your
smartphone or ipad, etc., you don’t really want to tangle with a 550-page
monster.

Recently a publisher offered to convert books from our Cook Communication
booklist into e-book form. How did they select the 8 or so books that wanted
to convert? They selected the short ones! That way a reader will be able to
afford the book and it won’t take too much time to read. The publisher
wanted shorter books because they are easier to sell.

Further, think of this. If your masterpiece is 590 pages and you are asking
$23.95 after discount, you must realize that some potential readers are
scared away by the price or even the book’s thickness. In that case, it’s
possible to split your book into two or more parts and sell each one
separately.

In sum, there no longer is a single “best length” for a manuscript. Just use
enough words to get your story told properly and deal with length later.



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    Publishing Emerging Writers

    September, 2011 (No. 1209)

    Publisher: Cookcomm - Bruce L. Cook, 6086 Dunes Drive,

    Sanford, NC 27332 USA.



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