The door to traditional publishing just slammed shut in my face. Officially, that is. I had been expecting it for a while as the response time kept increasing. Oscillating between anxiety and positivity, I never forgot to give myself a hard time. “No news is good news.” Ha!
Well, at least now I know where I stand. As shitty as this feels, it’s not me that’s been rejected, it’s my book. Anyway, here’s to escaping the deafening silence.
Well good on you for sending it in to the publishers! I’m too nervous to do that, so I’m just going to self-publish :)
I hear you! Call me crazy, but there’s one last publisher I’m pitching to. If it doesn’t work out, I’m self publishing too! Do send me a link when your book’s up. Good luck :)
That’s great Mahevash! Good luck and let us all know how it goes! And thanks, I’m aiming to publish by end of Feb :)
Thanks! Awesome! Good luck to you too :)
All the best Mahevash. You will definitely get the help you require. Stay positive.
Thank you :)
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Never let others judge your performance. It is your job and personal responsibility to do this. If you are happy and satisfied, you have succeeded regardless of anyone else and their opinions. Hold your head high and experience the pride you deserve..
Agreed! Wish more people thought this way. Thanks for sharing your wonderful thoughts :)
The bad news Door is an opportunity to test the limits of oneself, whether the person gives up or Takes a step to try more harder, I Developed this skill recently during my work profession that giving up is never an option for me.
The point of view of The person defines whether the news is a Problem or an opportunity.
Hope the best for you.
True, true. Thanks for sharing :)
Yr Welcome.
From my extremely limited experiences, it would appear that the publishing culture works on 3 principles:
If you are a well known author – they are interested.
If you are a celebrity – they are interested.
If you are prepared to cover all costs incurred – they are interested.
If you cannot meet one of the above criteria……. forget it! Not much help to you, but thought it might offer an insight.
Thanks for your input. I agree. Self-publishing all the way!
There is a compromise. Self publish but contract with a publisher to step you through the process. It will cost (obviously) but you get professional expertise in editing, design, printing, distribution, marketing / promotion support. I would suggest that the decision will depend on whether your book is intended for “local” distribution, or whether you have dreams of world wide distribution. Just some thoughts. :)
I am doing just that :)
I see you have opted for self-publishing too, but have wisely outsourced the non-writing stuff…smart move!
I think (hope) so. The problem with self publishing is that anybody can publish anything. Inevitably there is a lot of crap out there and Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc know that. You need to find a way for those distributors to take your book seriously, and getting a professional publisher in to assist will (I hope) provide that credibility. :)
Right you are. I hope so too!
And don’t worry, there’s a lot of publisher backed books that are below average.
Hey Mahevash! What are your choices now?
Hey McKing! Self-publishing…consulting a marketer friend on the same.
Very nice! Good luck with it :)
Thank you :)
Know just how you feel, going through this now too, so took another course of action sent off my manuscript to an author advisory service waiting for their response, thereafter will edit using whatever advice they give me and most probably self publish.
Thanks for sharing this :)
That sounds like a good option! May I know the name?
I have just received my detailed report back from Hilary Johnson Author Advisory Service and found it to be extremely helpful. I shall be working on making the relevant changes to my manuscript this weekend. You can find Hilary via this link: http://www.hilaryjohnson.com/
I telephoned her in the first instance to get some advice about costs, how they help etc… Good luck.
Thanks for the info, Marje. Really appreciate it. Good luck to you too :)
You’re welcome. :)
Do not give up. Just stand and try again and again!
Thanks for the support :)
I’m opting for self-publishing though. And now back to some good old-fashioned moping…
You can easily use kdf service on Amazon.
Yeah…just like Jarod Kintz!
Yup;)