| Well, if worse comes to worse, you can always self-publish, which I read is becoming a big trend these days. The good thing about self-publishing is that it gives the writer much more control, and you don't have to worry about the publisher losing money on the book, as they only print new ones whenever someone orders it (the drawback to this, of course, is that you won't get as much exposure: YOU end up having to do most of the marketing yourself). I'm actually self-publishing a book through iUniverse right now and they've been great (I hear that Lulu.com is pretty good also). Part of my plan is to self-publish my first book, see if it does well (hopefully), so when I approach a major publisher I can show them how my first book did to prove there's a market for my writing style (wishful thinking, I know). Might be something to think about if you can't break in anywhere else. It's helpful to keep in mind how many books are written each year, how few of those books are published, and how even less of those published books are even purchased or read (I should know... I work at a bookstore, and so many new books just don't sell at all. It's very sad). |
