Yes, it's very difficult to get published. Approximately one out of fifty is published, and only about 10% of those could be deemed successful. I've been well aware of that from the start. But I'm a writer by trade, and I've worked in almost every other format, so a novel was inevitable. First person novels are particularly tough sells, so I have a long way to go. But I'm pleased to have gotten this far. Paul On Oct 21, 2006, at 1:29 PM, Bob W wrote:
>> >> I don't know a lot about it, but I think getting a book >> published when one is >> not an already established fiction writer is very tough. I >> have read though, >> that persistence is the key. No matter how many rejection >> slips you get, keep >> sending it off again and again and again. >> >> Nothing will take away your sense of accomplishment, though. >> >> Good luck! >> > > Not wishing to discourage Paul (or anybody else) because my hat is off > to anyone who even finishes the first draft, but even when you've been > published there's still no guarantee of sales. Several of my friends > are published authors, but their books tend to end up in £1- book > shops as publishers' remainders before being pulped for toilet paper. > One friend buys all the £1- copies of his books so that when he's a > Nobel laureate and finally has a readership in more than double > figures he can make a killing by selling them at a profit. > > Bob > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
