My wife wants to get a book published

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Zach

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She's sent it to multiple places and got no call backs. Think this would be a good place to get feedback if she posts an excerpt? Her confidence is shaken. I'm completely illiterate and unable to help her.

Im hoping she'll get enough encouragement to make a login.

Otherwise, any suggestions for writing forums she could try instead? I figured ATOT is better since the members are so diverse.
 
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I'm completely illiterate and unable to help her.
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Then this thread won't help you too much, will it. :p

Of course, me saying this is also pointless. ;)
 
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DeadByDawn

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Try and find a writers forum or something. I wouldn't trust ATOT to critique my wife's grocery list.
 
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Zach

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Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Try and find a writers forum or something. I wouldn't trust ATOT to critique my wife's grocery list.
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She said she tried and mentioned something about the productive ones requiring membership.
 
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Zach

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Originally posted by: CollectiveUnconscious
What type of writing? I'll give it a read and review as long as it is non-fiction.
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I think it would be fantacy.
 
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Lonyo

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Originally posted by: Zach

She's sent it to multiple places and got no call backs. Think this would be a good place to get feedback if she posts an excerpt? Her confidence is shaken. I'm completely illiterate and unable to help her.

Im hoping she'll get enough encouragement to make a login.

Otherwise, any suggestions for writing forums she could try instead? I figured ATOT is better since the members are so diverse.
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Harry Potter books

In 1995, Rowling completed her manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on an old manual typewriter.Upon the enthusiastic response of Bryony Evans, a reader who had been asked to review the book's first three chapters, the Fulham-based Christopher Little Literary Agents agreed to represent Rowling in her quest for a publisher. The book was handed to twelve publishing houses, all of which rejected it.
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Now maybe you can stop her being so unhappy/shaken by being rejected.
It's what happens in the publishing world, it doesn't mean she can't become a success.
 
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You have to develop a tough skin with writing. I am starting my own publishing company in order to get my book published. The way the system works is like this: you send your book off, if the editor likes it, it takes ~2 years to get published. If it's a hot book like Harry Potter, it gets bumped up to 6 months. The editor is swamped with book submissions. You can't call yourself a writer if you don't get at least a few rejections ;)
 
moshquerade

moshquerade

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It's not that easy to get a book published unless you are a known author or pay for the publishing yourself.
 
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ATLien247

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Anyone know if XMan (formerly Xeroxman) ever published his novel he posted here years ago?
 
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Good luck to her, regardless of which path she takes with getting the book published.

Post an Amazon link or something when it does so we can check it out.
 
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djheater

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AFAIK - there are community college classes avaialable to prepare a manuscript for submission.. You could end up sending a book out over several years, in several different formulations, before it sells...

found a course description at my CC:

ENGLISH 2261
Writing for Publication
3 credit hours
This course offers instruction in analyzing the publishing market including such publications as educational journals, business and industrial journals, general interest magazines, and book-length publications. Students will aim their writing projects toward a particular market. (3 lecture hours)
 
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Syringer

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Originally posted by: Lonyo
Originally posted by: lokiju
Originally posted by: Zach
I'm completely illiterate and unable to help her.
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Um...


How did you write this then?

:confused:
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Originally posted by: Zach
Originally posted by: CollectiveUnconscious
What type of writing? I'll give it a read and review as long as it is non-fiction.
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I think it would be fantacy.
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Badly
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Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Try and find a writers forum or something. I wouldn't trust ATOT to critique my wife's grocery list.
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I would trust ATOT more than a bunch of wannabe writers having a circle-jerk. We are readers, we know what we like to read.

The only problem with ATOT is that we'll be TOO brutal as txrandom implied.
 
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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Try and find a writers forum or something. I wouldn't trust ATOT to critique my wife's grocery list.
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I would trust ATOT more than a bunch of wannabe writers having a circle-jerk. We are readers, we know what we like to read.

The only problem with ATOT is that we'll be TOO brutal as txrandom implied.
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Indeed. Not the place to come for criticism if you're feeling anything less than confident :)
 
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beyonddc

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I heard that there're some self-publishing type companies.
You pay for a package, and then they will do rest of the work for you such as advertise it on amazon.com, get you an ISBN and they'll provide a print-by-demand service where they get certain % of profit from each book you sell.
 
pontifex

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Try and find a writers forum or something. I wouldn't trust ATOT to critique my wife's grocery list.
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I would trust ATOT more than a bunch of wannabe writers having a circle-jerk. We are readers, we know what we like to read.

The only problem with ATOT is that we'll be TOO brutal as txrandom implied.
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no, the problem will not be being too brutal but just plain being jackasses. people bash stuff just for the hell of it.
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Try and find a writers forum or something. I wouldn't trust ATOT to critique my wife's grocery list.
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I would trust ATOT more than a bunch of wannabe writers having a circle-jerk. We are readers, we know what we like to read.

The only problem with ATOT is that we'll be TOO brutal as txrandom implied.
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no, the problem will not be being too brutal but just plain being jackasses. people bash stuff just for the hell of it.
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The OP's wife is a writer, she can read the criticism she receives and decide if she thinks its applicable.

It can't hurt to throw out ideas from the (asshole) reader's perspective.

Well, it might hurt her feelings, but I'm sure the OP will warn her that we're all terrible, juvenile people here.
 
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Originally posted by: Kaido
You have to develop a tough skin with writing. I am starting my own publishing company in order to get my book published. The way the system works is like this: you send your book off, if the editor likes it, it takes ~2 years to get published. If it's a hot book like Harry Potter, it gets bumped up to 6 months. The editor is swamped with book submissions. You can't call yourself a writer if you don't get at least a few rejections ;)
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And kaido, you STILL have not sent me anything on when it will be published.
 
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