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  • 02-06-2018 8:25pm
    #1
    winnik
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Ok, after a lot of toiling, I'm just about finished my book. Any one know where to go now? Agent? Publisher? Self publish? Anyone? Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Airyfairy12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭Airyfairy12


    You can publish the book yourself but you have to pay do it. The problem with it though is if you do get it published, for every book you sell, you'll only make about 50 cent from each book, unless you sell it through Amazon or something yourself. Theres an option to sell it on Amazon, you upload your manuscript and choose a cover or sell it as a kindle.


  • #3
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Moved to Creative Writing

    dudara


  • #4
    km85264
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭km85264


    Congratulations on finishing your book. It's a marvellous achievement and knowing that you did it will stay with you for life, even if nothing further comes of it.
    The world of publishing is very competitive and the fact that you ask about next steps suggests your next step is to do a bit of research to prepare yourself. Check out the courses and seminars available on writers' sites like writing.ie, irishwriterscentre.ie and creativewriting.ie. There's plenty of good books out there also but nothing beats hearing it from an industry expert.


  • #5
    Fuzzytrooper
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 896 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fuzzytrooper


    winnik wrote: »
    Ok, after a lot of toiling, I'm just about finished my book. Any one know where to go now? Agent? Publisher? Self publish? Anyone? Thanks in advance

    Well done first of all.

    Have you gone through some form of editing process yet. There's some members here that have gone through the traditional publishing process and others that have self-published that can advise better than me on that end of things though.


  • #6
    Livvie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 714 ✭✭✭Livvie


    What genre is it?


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  • #7
    Robert J Power
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Robert J Power


    Hi, congratulations on finishing your first book!

    I would suggest you don't even consider self publishing unless you can commit to having a structural edit and proofread done on your manuscript - which can be a costly process. There's a lot to learn about the self publishing world. I'd suggest listening to a few podcasts (Creative Penn is very good) and doing some reading.

    As suggested below, attending a course with Writing.ie, Irish Writes Center or Big Smoke might help you decide what path is best for you :)


  • #8
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    What genre is your book? What length? What's your target market?

    Some genres can be submitted straight to a publisher, some should go to an agent.

    How much work have you done on your novel? Has it had a structural edit? Has it been beta read?

    Typically, it takes three months to write a first novel, and a year to polish it to where it might be suitable for publication.

    You can self-publish, but if you do, you are responsible for all costs, including editing and cover art and promotion. However, the chances are that your book needs more work than you will give it, and you'll end up with a book that will only sell to friends and family, which means that if you approach a publisher later, you have a sales record, a bad one.


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