HOW TO GET PUBLISHED
I usually start off the blog by saying "so much has happened" but it really has.
I'm going through some troublesome things and my mind is trying its best to catch up with everything. I've taken two weeks off work to try and gather things together and my passion has remained evident. Writing.
I am submitting my second piece of writing, Edge of Demons to various agents now and with fingers crossed and aiming to get it published. The trick is not to stop. In the past I would have sent a piece of work out to six agents or so, recieved rejections and waited at least another six months before I even attempted again. The trick is not to take anything personally, which is incredibly difficult at times.
Don't stop trying. As soon as you lose hope, that's it. It's ok to have lapses of motivation at times- my biggest one was probably about a year. But the thing is, I started again. I learnt things- valuable experience gained from published Tartarus- details of which can be found on this site and on www.eearle.com
Never be pushy with an agent. Get straight to the point with your letter. Don't point out any negatives. Who it's going to sell to, what age range, what genre, which author owuld your book be sitting next to, and so on.
Why are you different? Why will you sell? With your writing, I cannot say it enough, but if you've read it, don't write it. Be something different. Don't use cliché terms. Write how you talk. One of my favourite authors is Danny King, because he uses such real dialogue, puts real characters into his storyline, whether their are disgusting, unpolitically correct or downright wrong.
Do your research. Don't send your piece of writing to an agent who only represents romance if you're selling thrillers. Make sure your writing is perfect- send it to a couple of friends to see if they notice any mistakes. Bad editing is abysmal is this business.
Every year you write, you improve, your writer voice develops and experience and confidence grows.
Knowledge is power, armour yourself with is and throw yourself out there with your work until you finally are picked. Don't be dismayed- an agent will sometimes take on only two new writers a year.
It is very difficult to get published without an agent, but sometimes it's good to self publish at least once in your career, to arm yourself with the knowledge of what goes into successfully promoting a book, and I can tell you, it is exhausting, time consuming and stretches your knowledge.
If your book was inspired by a significant event, contact magazines with your story- Tartarus was inspired by my Night Terrors, and papers soon started writing stories about the sleep paralysis that created my first novel. It has now given me a standing to get my second novel published.
Try your best, and never, never, never give up.
I'm going through some troublesome things and my mind is trying its best to catch up with everything. I've taken two weeks off work to try and gather things together and my passion has remained evident. Writing.
I am submitting my second piece of writing, Edge of Demons to various agents now and with fingers crossed and aiming to get it published. The trick is not to stop. In the past I would have sent a piece of work out to six agents or so, recieved rejections and waited at least another six months before I even attempted again. The trick is not to take anything personally, which is incredibly difficult at times.
Don't stop trying. As soon as you lose hope, that's it. It's ok to have lapses of motivation at times- my biggest one was probably about a year. But the thing is, I started again. I learnt things- valuable experience gained from published Tartarus- details of which can be found on this site and on www.eearle.com
Never be pushy with an agent. Get straight to the point with your letter. Don't point out any negatives. Who it's going to sell to, what age range, what genre, which author owuld your book be sitting next to, and so on.
Why are you different? Why will you sell? With your writing, I cannot say it enough, but if you've read it, don't write it. Be something different. Don't use cliché terms. Write how you talk. One of my favourite authors is Danny King, because he uses such real dialogue, puts real characters into his storyline, whether their are disgusting, unpolitically correct or downright wrong.
Do your research. Don't send your piece of writing to an agent who only represents romance if you're selling thrillers. Make sure your writing is perfect- send it to a couple of friends to see if they notice any mistakes. Bad editing is abysmal is this business.
Every year you write, you improve, your writer voice develops and experience and confidence grows.
Knowledge is power, armour yourself with is and throw yourself out there with your work until you finally are picked. Don't be dismayed- an agent will sometimes take on only two new writers a year.
It is very difficult to get published without an agent, but sometimes it's good to self publish at least once in your career, to arm yourself with the knowledge of what goes into successfully promoting a book, and I can tell you, it is exhausting, time consuming and stretches your knowledge.
If your book was inspired by a significant event, contact magazines with your story- Tartarus was inspired by my Night Terrors, and papers soon started writing stories about the sleep paralysis that created my first novel. It has now given me a standing to get my second novel published.
Try your best, and never, never, never give up.
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