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Sandra, you are so welcome. I think I may have found a good publisher for your particular book project. You should check out and familiarize yourself with Sounds True Publishing.

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You can find their submissions guidelines here:This publisher specializes in health and fitness books, and has published some yoga books for kids as well. Check it out.Another possibility is Holiday House, which is mentioned above. They publish all sorts of health oriented books for kids, and a yoga book might be of interest to them.The most highly reviewed yoga book for kids is a self published one. You should definitely read this book (if you haven’t already) and get to know the author – contact her. Check out “Go Go Yoga Kids: empower kids for life through yoga. It’s written by Sara Weis.

Just Google her and see if you can send her an email. 🙂 Too, I imagine she’s on Facebook.Also: no, it doesn’t matter that you’re in Italy, not with these particular publishers. When you think you’ve found a publisher you might want to work with, it’s important to just make sure that they do accept writers outside their region.

It really depends. Some publishers are only interested in looking at manuscripts from their specific location – sometimes, even state-specific. The publishers I’ve mentioned here for you are open to international submissions.Good luck and keep me posted!Warmly,Chazda. Hi Diane, Thanks so much! 🙂 The memoir market in particular is really tough.

It’s so hard to break into, there are self-publishing services that specialize JUST in memoirs – and they charge a good fee for everything they do.To be traditionally published, you absolutely MUST have a platform and a following. Too, your writing style has to be.distinctive. (very, very key) and your spelling/grammar perfect. So you should definitely work with an editor here, before you contact any agents or publishers.Most publishers will only accept a memoir manuscript from a literary agent. Crown Publishing Group is known for publishing memoirs, but no longer accepts manuscripts from authors.However, I do know of one indie press who accepts from authors directly and who also publishes memoirs.

WiDo Publishing. Here’s their website:Best of luck to you and keep me informed on how you do!Warmly,Chazda. Hi Echiegina,I’m so sorry this difficulty has befallen you. I can’t really be certain what your situation is given what I know at the moment, but I highly recommend that you get an attorney to look at these papers. It’s of course very important that you never sign something that you haven’t read or perhaps didn’t understand.

Contracts are often written in a difficult and confusing manner.I hope you’ll be able to get out of this situation. I hope my response doesn’t reach you too late – I’ve been absent due to great illness. But I’m back now.

Please keep me informed and let me know what happens next.Warmly,Chazda. Hello Chazda and thank you for taking the time to read this message. I have a book of poetry that is unique and unusual. It is only one finished but not yet professionally edited. It contains poems on humanity, spirituality, nature, politics, romance. I’m considering doing some narrative with it.I have 4 other non poetry books in mind too. They would be along the same lines but completely different structurally as well as non fiction.Current book title is: God, Man & II also have a page on FaceBook, that appears to be doing well.

I began it in January 2017The title and contents of current book are copyrighted now but I wanted to ask what reputable literary agent would be best for me?I’m in Jacksonville, FLPlease and thank you. Hi Cindy,Thanks for writing me! (Sorry for the late reply; I was very sick.

But I’m back now.)It’s very difficult for me to say who would best represent you. The nonfiction you’re currently writing is along the same lines of your poetry – but your poetry has a very broad range.Can you be more specific? Maybe give me an idea of what one of your nonfiction books is about. Are these primarily autobiographical? Inspirational guides? How you would categorize these books you’re writing?Warmly,Chazda.

Hi Gavin,Nice to hear from you. It sounds to me like you’ve been writing a fictionalized story inspired by your personal life. Is that right?When you pitch this to publishers or agents, you’ll need to be very clear about what it is you have written. Is this a true story or is it a fictionalized story inspired by true events? You’ll have to decide.I’ve spoken to several agents about this, and the general feeling is that it’s best to write the story as an autobiography.

The screenplay can then be fictionalized.Have you ever thought about approaching an agent who represents both screenwriters and novelists? That may be the best approach for this kind of story.Warmly,Chazda. Yes, the author must already have some kind of following, people who will have a strong interest in their memoir once it’s published. This can be on social media, or in “real life”– like in the case where the author already has a platform and done speaking engagements.Recent examples of this are the book Against Doctor’s Orders, where the author Ali Weinberg Barton had over 1000 Facebook followers who knew about her heart condition and subsequent pregnancy and were eager for her book release.

She had also done public speaking on the topics of heart transplants and organ donors. I wasn’t clear on the platform situation. Believe me, as far as writing is concerned-I can’t get this baby-walker off of me to grab a hammer and start building my platform. I refuse to give up.

I have been writing Book 1-3 for almost 50 years. I began at age 9 when I climbed a water tower to jump to my death. 4 Generations tried to destroy me and they couldn’t do it.

My Readers love my story and they pay the bills. Publishers are really missing out on some fabulous Books by requiring agents. Attention the same time, it is probably hard to deal with some Authors. I am somewhat defensive about my story because I bled through each section of my life. Anyway, I am rambling amuck or amok.

Lol Susie Quickened. Hi Carol,Yes, you are allowed to use any printer or publishing service you want. Since you are self-published, no one can tell you what to do there. It’s entirely up to you.If you want to just go with a POD, I do recommend Lulu.com. Their service is reliable and so is their print quality. If you want to do a print run with a more traditional printer, then you should probably go with a local printer.

That way, you can establish a relationship with the people there.Hope this helps – and please keep us informed!. Hi Shari,Thanks for sharing about your book. I don’t know of any publishers who specialize in books about mourning, but MANY publishers of children’s books do publish this kind of material.

First step: familiarize yourself with the books that are in your niche. I found a good list here for you:This is a solid and reliable list of children’s books. It’s created by WYG – What’s Your Grief.

As a writer, you MUST check this out and get to know these people. They’re mental health professionals and they will want to know about your project.Look at the list of books and find out who published each of these books. I know that Abbey Books did some of these. Sadly, they just went out of business.

But there are many others.In fact, I’m really glad you wrote in because it reminded me of another publisher who should be on this list: Barron’s. I’ll add them shortly.Let me know how it goes with WYG and your book. Hi Chazda,Thanks for this amazing list. I’m writing to you from India.

Would the publishers in your list accept online submissions from India?My inspiration comes from telling a short bed time story every night to my 6 year old daughter. Its about Jack the kangaroo who is sort of like an 8 year old boy and is very naughty. Stories are filled with humour and sprinkled with morality so as to help guide her between right and wrong.I’ve decided to compile all these stories as one book – Jack at school, at the park, playground etc.Do let me know what you think of this as an idea for a children’s story book and if publishers would accept such sumissions from India?

Thanks in advance.Best,Saurabh. Hello Chazda, thank you for all the footwork you’ve done! I too am on the same boat as Alexis! But, I’ve convinced myself it’s time! I’ve written about respect with a fun take on it.

I was a preschool teacher and used this technique in my classroom. I’m a bit overwhelmed by the publishers list.can you direct me to which firm(s) would be interested in this? Also, I’m still not clear on the 3 manuscript dealdo you mean simply print 3 copies or actually edit the book in 3 different ways. Hi Maria,Thanks! 🙂 Here is an article about how to write a query letter. The focus is in approaching an agent, but it works just as well for contacting publishers.Is your current manuscript nonfiction or fiction?

It sounds like it might be an educational book, one that other teachers could use and share with students. If that’s the case, you should check out Boys Town Press.Be sure you’re savvy on the top storybooks for kids that are about Respect. The top ten titles or so.

I’ve no doubt you’ll find something in a Google search. It’s a hot topic, so a lot of bloggers have written about it.

You might even reach out to some of those bloggers and make a connection there.Hope this helps! And if I took the wrong tack with your manuscript, just let me know. Hello Chazda, I just recently had my first book in a Childrens series (designed to help kids fight off bullies), and am finishing work on my second one, with more in the works. My books each have adventure, chaos, and life lessons for kids ages 4-8. So far each book is right around 4K words. That is the age group I was directed to.

Can you help guide me to what category would best suit my books and what publishers would be more interested? Thanks so much for all the information you have shared with us. Much appreciated. Hi Kat,For word count questions, I’ve created a comprehensive list of manuscript types. I’m pretty proud of this because it’s something you can refer back to as a writer – just to be sure you’re aiming for the right package size, essentially. It’s got every type of manuscript.It sounds to me like you’ve been asked to write a chapter book for kids, and I have a great piece on that for you.

It covers the basics on that particular story form and explains the differences for different age groups.Hope this helps! Hello!I really do not know where I was, or where you were, that I did not find your blog before. It is wonderful! I spent hours here and it is already among my favorites.

Thank you for sharing such important information.Now, about my case: I’ve been writing since I was 9, and I really have a hard time getting my book out and just doing marketing – for both readers and publishers. I write a very specific genre, cyberpunk. You may have heard of it, but for information only, it’s a subgenre of science fiction that encompasses topics like philosophy, dystopia, and a hopeless future.After so much time reading and writing about it, I know it’s a fairly isolated genre. It does not belong to the great mass of readers and also does not hold much of publication percentage. The fact is, I do not know exactly which way to go. I do not know if I should self publish, or look for a publisher. Would you help me with this?.

Dear Chazda, thank you for all the work you did! I will be definitely using this list in near future.I wrote a novel in Russian and self-published it, sold about 1500 copies, got good reviews on Goodreads and in person. And now I had it translated to English.The story is partly LGBT-themed, also about Jewish community, a teaspoon of magic and a story about a young boy (so this line is read like young adult fiction).If Isaac Bashevis Singer met Michael Cunningham. 🙂Thank you once more for your work and advise.Do you think I can send this novel to publishers? Is there a chance they will accept it?.

Hi Mark, Thanks for writing in about this. It’s a big topic and it has a lot of writers confused about what to submit.

In answer to the question: well, it’s both yes and no. Yes, publishers do indeed prefer to choose who does the illustrations. If they’re going to foot the bill to put a product on the market (especially on an untested author), then you better believe they’ll want full control of the brand a.k.a. Look of the book. The sales will flop or fly based largely on the artwork – regardless of how strong the story. That said, publishers and agents alike also love working with author-illustrators, people who are able to get the product fully realized.Here’s what you should do: illustrate the book as you envision it.

However, when you submit the manuscript just be sure to let the publisher/agent know that you’ve created the illustrations in order to more clearly envision the story and to communicate it to them – that you are perfectly alright with them choosing another artist. This always goes over very well, because it shows that you have creative chops and that you’re not afraid to do the hard work necessary to create a great book.Hope this helps! Hi Thomas,This is a really good question. You’re right, most publishers today don’t have the resources to send out rejection letters anymore. They’ll typically only return with a “no” if they already have a working relationship with an author.If you try to submit a self-published title, the answer is going to be a no. The reason for this is that First Rights are off the table if you published your work. Most publishers are really only interested in purchasing First Rights, especially from authors who aren’t yet established.

Books that are re-published or picked-up by other publishing houses are typically for titles that have proven themselves on the market – in other words, proven big sellers.That’s why you do read sometimes about self-published authors hitting it big and getting offers from big publishing houses. While this can happen, it is extremely rare to self-publish to such success that you make enough sales to get a publisher’s attention.What I recommend you do is prepare your next manuscript and submit that instead. Your current publication can be what you provide as writing experience in your pitch. Self publishing is hard work, so if a publisher knows you have that experience and have made some sales, that will impress them.When you submit to a publisher, the trick is to pitch successfully enough that they’ll read your reading sample.

If your pitch is sloppy, they’ll simply hit delete. So make sure that your pitch is really solid.Chin up!Chazda. Wow Chazda, it is inspiring to see such an unselfish person in businessseeking to be helpful to those of us just emerging from our creativeobsession to try to market our work under the most discouraging odds.You are like an oasis in the Sahara.In any case I have spent my life trying to create a new kind of book andI wonder if you have a publisher to suggest. It is a dictionary of 40,000fresh coinages (words, memes, meanings, etc) listed by year of firstcitation and each given but a one-line definition so the eye can glidethrough the years like a bazaar stopping when warranted for illumination. Thus it is time travel through the key period of 1946-1980. It’s a literaryendeavor that doubles as a reference work but it has a narrativecomponent in that our new words reflect changes in America and the world. Hi Michelle, I don‘t personally know of any literary agents who handle children as clients – but that doesn‘t mean it doesn‘t exist.

You should contact Agent Kirsten Hall of Catbird. Her first book was traditionally published when she was a child, so she would have insight on that I think. You might also check in with Curtis Brown Creative. They are BOTH a literary and talent agency, so perhaps they represent child-authors (not just child actors). I wish you and your son luck – and please keep me informed!. Hello Chazda,Currently, I am a self-published writer/author in the realm of fiction. I have written my first e-book.

I am in the middle of writing my sequel. My books are filled with short stories. Usually, about two individuals in love.

With abit of horror in the stories.Each of the short stories has a scene that has been depicted in an artists drawing. The short stories are light, in the way that there is nothing rated R or X in them.Currently, I have several projects in the works. And in my search for additional information on Traditional Publishing.

I came across your article. The article gave me some additional information, but what do I look for in a traditional publisher? I mean, who should I trust? And what about an agent?

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Man, and I thought self-publishing was hard. Maybe you can at least point me in the right direction. Hi Lee,Looking for the right publisher is never easy. Same goes for agents too, for that matter. It’s always work and more than you expect.

But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to find the right match for your projects.In searching for traditional publishers, you need to be very sure of what it is you’re offering and how you’re going to present it. It has to fit the publisher’s catalogue, so that they as a company can present their brand – complete with an impressive listing of clever writers and artists that reflect that brand.

Don’t try to pitch any stories that are in a series unless they’re completely unpublished. Don’t pitch your self-published work, just mention that as writing experience.Also, don’t pitch your projects with any artwork unless you did the artwork yourself (unless it’s for an illustrated storybook and you’re sending them a mock-up, to give them an idea what you have in mind – but with the expectation that they will hire their own illustrator). The publisher will want to make that kind of decision – because again, it has to visually tie-into their brand.There’s a big demand for romance and horror ebooks, but print versions of that kind of reading material is waning at the moment (has been for the past few years, as I type – but that doesn’t mean it won’t swing back around to print in the future). If you love writing that kind of fiction (and it sounds like you do), you should look for a publisher that is really focused on pushing ebook titles.

That also means they should be a relatively new publisher.So for you, the trick will be in determining whether you can really trust a new publisher or not. That boils down to doing the hard research online about them – looking for comments from other authors – but even moreso, on finding articles written about those publishers by their professional peers. It’s really important that other professionals take them seriously.You can always come to me and ask me about a publisher.

If I’ve encountered one of their reps or interviewed them, I can give you my personal feedback. Otherwise, I can at least let you know what I’ve heard about them.Good luck – and never give up.

Your dreams are way too important. Hi Anshul,That you‘re getting written rejections is actually a good sign. Most of the time, publishers don‘t respond at all if they‘re uninterested.I‘d need to know more about what you‘ve done to really know how to guide you, but if YOU as the author are uncertain about whether you‘ve written a YA or MG novel, then that‘s probably the problem right there. You‘ve got to be the first one who is able to clearly identify what sort of product you‘re bringing readers.Research the books that are on the market, read about the differences, and then compare that to what you‘ve written. You‘ve got to clearly pitch your story as a certain type of THING, something easy to identify.

Publishers need to sell your book, but even more than that, most people decide whether or not they want to purchase a book inside of 30 seconds. If you can keep that in mind, it will probably help you to focus your pitch.Keep at it!.

Hi Richard,That’s an interesting question. There are some publishers who specialize in audiobooks, and you should do some research on who they are. But a publisher who publishes your manuscript for first publication rights should also include (if they’re equipped) a clause regarding the audiobook version – just as they would for the ebook or printed versions.In most cases, you as the author would not be the one to narrate your story. However, if you have a fabulous voice and the edge for a theatrical narrative sound, then it couldn’t hurt for you to record yourself and even submit that (in a link) along with whatever the publisher requests in a manuscript submission. You might want to pursue a literary agent, because if you really do have this talent in addition to writing (two VERY different abilities), then an agent will know how best to pitch you and your work to publishers.Good luck!. Hi Chazda,Thank you for putting together such a wonderfully helpful site.

I would love you thoughts on a few things. I am a teacher and have always loved children’s literature. About 15 years ago I wrote several books and submitted two of them to publishers. I received 1 form letter rejection and 1 personal rejection, telling me to keep trying, they like the story just not a good fit at this time. Both of the stories are about accepting others differences and fitting in (in a round about way). Do you have any specific publishing houses you would recommend in this case?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.Kindest Regards,Carolyn. Hi Katherine,Do not bother sending your self-published book to any publishers. They will not consider it for re-publication. Don’t give up on your writing though, just start on a new manuscript. Be sure that your grammar is perfect, because if it isn’t, that’s an immediate disqualifier.Don’t give up, just move forward. This is all just part of learning how to be a writer, and also of learning what sort of writer you really want to be. Some can self-publish with great success.

Now you know that, you can just focus on winning the attention of publishers!Warmly,Chazda. Hi Alana,There are many. Do your research and get informed about your genre. You should build your industry knowledge so that you are able to answer that question better than any other writer you know. Remember: this is your chosen profession.

If you’re going to be taken as a pro, you need to know what the pros know. For that to happen, there is no shortcut. My absolute best advice is to attend a Romance Novelist Convention. That way you’ll be able to meet a lot of people in the business.Warmly,Chazda. Aloha Chazda!Thanks so much for all the great info! It is really appreciated!My name is Rita and I am new to the writing process.

I have always loved books. As a young girl, reading offered an escape from a somewhat difficult childhood. I wrote a few things over the years and as an adult I have taken a few writing classes.

More recently, I retired after 27 years and took my first colledge course. I loved it, and while attending class I wrote my first short story. I think it’s good and it has been received well by others. Can you please give advice as to where I should start if I wanted to try and get it published?Thanks so much for your time!Aloha, Rita. Over ten years ago I wrote a book which I felt was good and had E book times publish it.

The few books that sold some of the people wrote to me saying how much they enjoyed the book. A few of my friend brought the book and I knew I should be paid and was not. So it is with hope that maybe you will time my book The Infant Earth one you would like to publish with great hopes my book will do better under you.

I started other books but gave up do to the lack of sells on this book and none payment from E Book times.Thank You for your time. Hi Chazda,I really appreciate your blog it is full of information. I a new author, I have several books I would love to have published. I just invested a lot of time and money to have one of them illustrated and I want to send it out to a traditional publisher.Two problems I see are:1. I self published the book with just the text and cover art on Amazon, about 5 months ago. Since then I have had it illustrated, edited and revised. I will be taking it down off of KDP in about two weeks so that I can send it out to traditional publishers.

Is that possible? The book is not the same as it was when I first put it on KDP. I was anxious to publish and thought I could do both eBook and traditional. I have learned so much since then.2. My book is illustrated now and my illustrator has captured the vision of my story perfectly. I want to continue with her.

Are there publishers who accept author/illustrator collaborations?Thank you for your time and advice. Hi Abigail,I‘m so glad you find my website helpful!

If you‘ve tried to submit your previously published story to other publishers, you might be starting to realize that they‘re not so interested. But if you are keen to collaborate with a particular illustrator, just do that and publish the project yourself.

Traditional publishers do not like working with duos. They prefer to purchase a manuscript and choose their own artist. The reason is branding. They typically want a book to sort of look like they published it.

That said, you can hire that illustrator to create a mock-up for you and when you pitch the story to a publisher, you can explain that it is just a mock-up – to give them a good idea of your vision for the project. That way, the artist you know gets paid for their work (by you), you impress a traditional publisher with your professionalism – and with luck, you‘ll find a publisher for your story. Hi Prachi, off the top of my head, no. I don‘t know any historical fiction publishers that do not require an agent – per se. But that doesn‘t mean that there isn‘t one. That said, what you might want to do is think of all the ways a reader might think about your story. Is there another way it could be described other than (specifically) historical fiction?

I once met an author who had written a novel and she thought it was strictly historical fiction. But after talking about it, we realized that it was also about the LGBTQ culture. Take a stab at talking about your story with someone and see if perhaps another descriptor crops up for you.