Question #1:How can I properly prepare and submit my writing to a publisher?I'm an aspiring writer who writes poetry and currently short stories. After time I plan to write full novels. I would like to know the smartest and safest way to prepare and submit my writing to a publisher without having to worry about my ideas being stolen.Key Answers I'm Looking For: - How do I know my work is properly prepared? - How do I submit my work to a publisher? - What precautions do I take to ensure my work is safe? All relevant responses are welcome. Thank you to all who offer your input. Question #2:Could anyone in Indian subcontinent translate Amir Khusro's 500 riddles in English?Amir Khusro's riddles are extremely good ones using enough brain power having no match. All are in simple language & in poetries too.If anyone has translated them in English, I'd like to know the book & publisher's name & address. It is a difficult but not an impossible work. Question #3:i have to get my father's book published. He writes poetry in hindi. What is the process for the same ?need to know about some publishers in delhi/gurgaon. Also what will be the total cost for getting His first book published.Question #4:I want to publish some poetry and or novels, who's the best publisher for a 15 year old?Question #5:Are there publishers that will take a first time author's submission?I am in the process of typing up my manuscript, for a book of poetry. I have two published authors that have offered to write forwards for the book. Where can i find a list of publishers (not online publishers)that will accept manuscripts from a first time author, preferably publishers that actually pay?Is it possible to use original photography in the book, to enhance the poetry? thanks for any suggestions... Question #6:Have you heard about Young Albert?YOUNG ALBERTPoor Albert was a shy young lad, who didn't mix too well, And when he started his new school, his classmates made life hell. He liked to draw, he liked to write, he liked to read and think - The others liked football and sports, so he was "out-of-sync". The other pupils thought him "odd", they mocked his speech, his looks. He had no friends amongst his peers; his only friends were books. But there was one to whom he dearly wished he could relate - A girl he hoped to find the nerve to ask out on a date. A mere three desks away from him sat lovely Lucy Brown - At last the lad dared ask her out - she flatly turned him down! "I don't go out with geeks or freaks", she had so cruelly said, In his humiliation Albert wished that he was dead. A bitter lesson Albert learned on that most fateful day, At times the "game of life" is one that's very hard to play. So he withdrew into himself - he set his face like stone, And where he walked, fate had decreed that he should walk alone. In school one day the teacher said "a poem all shall write - Profundity should be your aim, avoid the bland or trite". Young Albert set to work and, lo - at his endeavour's end, He'd far exceeded teacher's goal - a mighty work he'd penned. His poem spoke of life and love, of all its hopes and fears - And all who read the poignant work could scarce hold back their tears. In stately rhyme, young Albert's words had struck a common cord, With phrase so keen he proved the pen cuts deeper than the sword! Word of his poem spread beyond the confines of the class. Some said his verse would wring a tear from eyes made out of glass. It didn't take too long 'til it was known throughout the school, They hailed it as a "masterpiece" - regarded it as "cool". "Best ode we've ever read", they said, "such first-class poetry, It should be printed in a book - for all posterity!". At last a publisher was sought to set the work in print - "Should write some more", their spokesman said, "you'd make yourself a mint". But Albert never wrote again - he'd hit "creator's slump". The fact was that, in truth, he was a "spring" and not a "pump". In that one burst of brilliance he'd said all he had to say, And what he'd said could not be said in any better way. Young Albert died at seventeen - struck down by some "malaise" - But God, we're told, often moves in such mysterious ways. In years to come when his school "chums" have fallen prey to time, They'll be forgot - but Albert's name will live on through his rhym Shucks, guys. It's a slightly revised re-post. Lemme go - don't call the cops. Sorry, the last word should be rhyme. Full stop. Question #7:Reliable poetry publishers?I know this question has been asked alot and i know to stay away from poetry.com, but I am really interested in publishing a few of my poems to either magazines or books. I also know that they pay like $5 or less after submission but i really just want people to see my work and let it affect them. Money isn't really important to me; but it would be nice to have a little profit from my poem. I just don't want any publishers that will rip me off. I also didn't know if there were any young adult magazines that would take my poetry; but im not limiting myself to just young adult magazines. Thank you very much!!Question #8:What is the best way to get a Publisher for a Christian Book?I am an Author, I have one self-published book. It is of encouraging and inspirational poetry. What are the best Christian publishers to get in contact with? How should I go about doing it? Any information you have is very appreciated, Thank you.Question #9:Is their a free way of creating a chapbook of one's poetry/writing thru like a free program (Publisher?) etc.?If so, what program(s)Question #10:Am I missing something? Is this good poetry?Do I need more coffee? I'm having trouble understanding why this is good poetry.A poem found on Mars, by Richard Brotbeck, author and publisher for Tangled Web Press. On the Badger! Sweepers, sweepers Man your brooms! Sweep the Badger Fore and aft! Sweep all ladders, Lower decks and passageways! On the Badger! Now sweepers! Question #11:I really enjoy writting poetry and wondering about some things a publisher may know?I write poetry that falls in the same genre as Poe, Yeats later works and the likes (only much less elegant.) I dont want to post anything on here because I want to get it copywritten and hopefully one day published. Been writting since I was little and enjoy it and am glad I feel I am improving. So does anyone know of a good way to get things copywritten for hopefully cheap. I had a few things get published in high school from winning contests and so on. But how about now. My life is also very busy. I am 20, married, have a 2 year old, trying to learn japanese and am in the military durning ait stage and will be in school (ait) for the next 7 months so maybe something online. ThanksQuestion #12:what can i do? i have a hard time finding a agent and a publisher.?every query letter i write i get rejected. I've change my letter four times and i still don't get a answer. or they are not what i'm looking for. i wanna get my book published. i write poetry,novels,short stories and erotica. what can i doQuestion #13:HEY, SELF IMPORTANT PUBLISHERS... Will you read my words and anoint me as one of the future "masters"?.. art galleries are remote places an offense to many and these hush tones mocking pretenses regret does not hide well here I want to go to a poetry gallery and see the words framed and clear dressed for scrutiny and listen to the voices protesting forms condemning structures proclaiming astuteness as if they had the balls to gut themselves I doubt they could fill a scratch pad with honesty as heavily indebted to their pathos, as they are writers have balls . . kahnefan...I was about to pay attention to you, but no....as you have never asked or answered a SINGLE post in poetry, get some weight and come back...in the mean time...my balls are here Question #14:I want to publish my poetry. Where can I found a publisher? Someone said I should find one, but how?I am in college, and maybe if i get my poetry published, maybe I can use this money to make college a little better. So if you know a website, or something. Please. I am desperate. Thanks for readingQuestion #15:I have a great idea for a book of modern poetry. How do I go about publishing?Let me explain..I was raped when I was younger, and Ive compiled tons of (ifI do say so myself, as I have gotten MANY great compliments) good poems...mostly dark romantic, about being in love with the boy who raped me, about losing my grandmother, about falling in love with another boy after that, about depression, andout getting over these struggles...I have also compiled a ton of paintings, sketches, collages...these, too, very modern type art and dark romantic. My dream is to publish this book. It will probably appeal more to teens, though I have been told it is great by adults as well. How do I go about finding a publisher, and publishing my work? Oh, Im sorry if I gave a bad impression..This isn't about victimization...I just wrote a lot of poems and I would love to publish them. My friends read them for fun, they nicknamed me Sylvia lol Question #16:Is it more cost-effective to print out a manuscript at home or at FedEx Kinko?I have a manuscript for a book about Polish Jewish poetry that works out to just shy of a hundred pages, double spaced, Times New Roman at 12 point. I have a Hewlett-Packard printer at home that takes 74 and 74XL ink cartridges, and I have more reams of paper than I need in the near future. I plan to send the manuscript to three different publishers more or less simultaneously.Question #17:Publishing poetry...who, where, when...help!!!?Ok.... I have a few questions, really.1. When do you think would be a good point to get a poetry collection published? I'm a teenager writer, and this will be my 1st time trying to get anything published. I have roughly 100 poems written and edited. 2. Where would I get it published? Does any ol' book publishing company publish poetry? Are there any that are more popular than others? I know some book publishers are more popular than others. Can you recommend any? 3. How would I get it published? Would I go to a publisher's webiste and contact them via email? Or would I do something else? I don't think many publishers would be in a phonebook... I feel really stupid not knowing any of this.... I'm a relatively popular poet online and I'd like to make my debut. I've sent one in to a newspaper and received positive feedback, as well as sent a few to magazines. So I think my debut should be coming around sooner or later. Thanks for your time! :] Question #18:best ways and places to expose my poetry?apart from submitting your work to competitions and publishers, are there any avenues for exposure [such as personal websites, blogging?] that anyone has used and could recommend?i ask as i wish to get my work out there but i am searching for an alternative to blind manuscript submission or competitions.. thank you! Question #19:Any poetry/story sites for the amateurs?I write a lot of poems and stories and have been told that they are really good (my proffesor suggested sending them to publishers).Anyway, I was wondering if there are any sites on the web that are purposely designed for amateur writers to submit their work? Question #20:How to contact a poetry publisher near me?Im in the process of making my own book but need to find out how to contact a poetry publisher over the phone or email. Just to see what's needed before I present my book.** Powered by Yahoo Answers Click link above for correct copyright license. |
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