I am a new writer as well, and like most was searching through Google days and nights to find publishers to work with my new book. Well, I very well see what you mean, but now I have a question... where to look for publishers that will not scam you? Please, advice me since I know little about this industry.
Publishers for fiction.
- Thread starter Iryna
- Start date
Can anyone advice good publishers that want fiction?
I am new writer and do not want my first book writing experience turn into miserable regret and wasted time.
I have been searching in Google but this is all I know to do. Of course, the big publishers do not accept any e-mails and queries, only through the agent... well, it is understandable. It does not have to be a big publisher, but who is real. PLEASE!!!
I am new writer and do not want my first book writing experience turn into miserable regret and wasted time.
I have been searching in Google but this is all I know to do. Of course, the big publishers do not accept any e-mails and queries, only through the agent... well, it is understandable. It does not have to be a big publisher, but who is real. PLEASE!!!
Welcome to AW Iryna! I had my first book tied up for seven years with a scam publisher, so I applaud you doing your homework before you get into anything.
But you have gotten a good start by getting involved here. Look on websites like Query Tracker to find agents who represent the types of book you have written, visit the agent's website for more details, and see if anyone here has any experience with them.
That's the very basics of getting started anyway! You might want to ask a moderator to move this to a better forum, so it will get the attention it needs.
But you have gotten a good start by getting involved here. Look on websites like Query Tracker to find agents who represent the types of book you have written, visit the agent's website for more details, and see if anyone here has any experience with them.
That's the very basics of getting started anyway! You might want to ask a moderator to move this to a better forum, so it will get the attention it needs.
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2013
- Messages
- 11,733
- Reaction score
- 10,523
- Location
- In my head
- Website
- thewanderingquille.blogspot.com
I'm gonna contact a mod about your question getting separated from this post ad into its own thread or moved to a related thread. Don't want it to get buried without giving you the best answers possible, and people might not be checking an old thread.
Your local bookstore is the best place to research publishers. Go find books similar to what you write, and check who published it. If it's in a store, on the shelf, then you know you've got a publisher who can get you there too. Most scam publishers won't.
You can also look up your genre's writer's association (RWA, SFWA, MWA). They may have a list of publishers.
And, of course, right here in BRBC. Give the Index a look.
Unimportant
No COVID yet. Still masking.
Staff member
Moderator
Kind Benefactor
Super Member
Registered
There are heaps of publishers looking for fiction.
As you said, large presses tend to work with agents. Small presses are more likely to work directly with authors.
Small presses tend to specialise by genre. So you need to check out each small press individually to see if they are interested in the type of fiction you write.
Good small presses are just as selective as large presses, as they need to ensure that every title they publish will not be a money-sink, so they reject the vast majority of submissions they receive. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones whose first novel is really awesome. But be aware that 99% of new authors end up getting nothing but rejection letters. Writing is a craft that takes most people a long time and a lot of practice to learn, so most people need to write a novel or two or ten before they get good enough to write something good enough for trade publishers.