This blog is work in progress. So keep checking back for new definitions. =)
Royalties: When you get published you're going to love these. Royalties are lump-payments from the publisher to you depending on how many books you sell. Depending on the publisher, the royalties are paid either annually, twice-yearly, quarterly or the payments are negotiable. To find out what the publishers offer get the Writers Handbook and under each publisher at the bottom there will be a £ sign followed by how often they're paid.
No unsolicited mss: If it says this under a publishers name, it means that they don't want you to send any work unless they requested it. These publishers will most likely want a sypnosis or a sample chapter.
Sypnoses: This means the publisher wants you to send a summary of your book as opposed to a chapter or the whole thing.
Make sure you pay attention to their requests. Don't think they'll make an exception with you, follow their rules!!
Friday 2 July 2010
Thursday 1 July 2010
Word of warning to those who post plots/book excerpts online
One paticular user on Yahoo! (I'm not mentioning any names) has been taking parts of stories others have posted on the Books and Authors section and asked people to critique them as his own. For this reason I have to say be careful about how much you post!! If you post plots, many people will read them innocently but the same number of people may actually steal your idea. Be careful, if you want help with a story get advice on a little bit at a time. Don't post your whole plot and ask for criticsm. At the end of the day, YOU are your best critic. =)
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