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Three Myths About New York Publishers

As I travel the country speaking totruth is that the big guys are
writer's groups in workshops andconstantly looking for product. If your
seminars, I'm struck by the amount ofbook, blog, or magazine article,
misinformation that is floating around.attracts the attention of an editor or
Having spent 25-years working for two ofpublisher, then you can save the 15% and
the largest publishers in the world, Isign without an agent. You do not have
thought it would be important to set theto have an agent to sign a publishing
record straight and write about three ofcontract with a big company. But you're
the most common myths.going to need plenty of patience, a
It's not about who published your book,whole bunch of perseverance, and lots of
but will it make moneymarketplace knowledge to make that
First, there seems to be this impressionhappen, but it can happen without an
that if an author publishes with aagent.
print-on-demand company - or god forbidThe contract is only the beginning of
self-publish their own manuscript - theyour work
big publishers will never be interestedThird, most authors that I encounter
in their book. This is wrong! The factthrough my consulting have the feeling
is that the biggest companies in thethat once they sign that big time
world are focused on making money. Ifpublishing contract, they will be taken
they discover a title they feel hascare of. In fact, this is the biggest
potential to gain widespreadwrong of all! The New York publishers
distribution and sell lots of copies,are in the business of making money; if
they don't care who published it, theyyou can help them, terrific, but if not,
want it. The big publishers rarely lookyou are as expendable as the next
at who published what, for them, it'sauthor. In fact once you sign a
about dollars and if they feel yourcontract, your work is just starting.
writing has the potential, they'llYou must help your publisher market your
publish it.book and that could many a number of
An agent is not requiredthings. So the contract is not the end,
Second, writers have the impression theybut the beginning. Your publisher is not
absolutely have to have an agent toin the business of taking care of
attract the attention of a big New Yorkauthors.
publisher. Again, this is wrong! If youThe next time you hear something foolish
have a book and a voice and a platformat your writer's group meeting, or
as an author, and a big company seesconference, send me an email. I answer
your potential, they will come to youthem all personally and I'll be more
without the need of an agent. Now,than happy to pass along my 25-years of
clearly more than 90% of the books theNew York experience and give you the
New York companies publish were boughtfacts.
with the assistance of an agent, but the



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