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September 4, 2024 at 1:17 pm Leave a comment

UNWANTED INTERUPTIONS OF SEARCHES CONTINUED

As mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been bombarded with unwanted ads resulting from my search for publishers and agents.

I get ads from companies saying that they want to read my book. I have little doubt that after reading my book they would want to publish my book. Okay, they don’t know whether my book is fiction or nonfiction. For fiction they don’t know the genre. For nonfiction they don’t know the subject. They have no idea of the quality of my craft, but they want to read my book.

This company wants to spend time reading my book and may decide not to publish my book. Right! I have little doubt that after reading my book, if they read it at all, they will like to publish it.

I feel one of the major reasons these companies exit is to stroke the fragile egos of those who would like to say they have published a book and have money to burn.

Now it is possible to find success in self-publishing a book. Ever hear of the novel The Martian which became a bestseller and subsequently made into a movie? Self-published. So success can occur but you must have an exceptional manuscript and be willing to work you ass off, and the asses of close friends.

I’m posting this as a warning. Stay away from companies whose ads state that they want to publish your book.

And as far as agents are concerned, I can’t imagine a reputable agency of agents seeking clients with an ad.

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