stevehut
11-10-2006, 04:05 PM
What is it that inspires you to write? Is it history, or religion, or mystery? Do you enjoy writing sci-fi, or fantasy? Or perhaps you feel moved to write the Great American Novel.
No matter how good your writing is, we all have a blind spot when evaluating our own work. Writing a story is one skill; marketing yourself is another. You're better off to learn these lessons now, than to offer your work to a publisher who might turn you down and never explain why. (Frankly, they almost never do.) As kind and sympathetic as they might be, they simply don't have the time to coach every writer who comes along. And besides, it's not their job to teach you how to write.
Tens of thousands of manuscripts are submitted to publishers each year, and only a small percentage end up on bookstore shelves. Think of it as applying for a job: The Personnel Director may only scan your résumé for about ten seconds before moving on to the next one in the pile, so you've got to make those precious moments count. It's a buyer's market out there, and first impressions are important.
How will you spend your ten seconds? Will it lead to your proverbial fifteen minutes of fame? This is where we come in. We have assembled a team of editors, each of whom specializes in a particular genre and can help make your writing the best it can be.
Please visit our website at www.hutsonbooks.com/editorial.
No matter how good your writing is, we all have a blind spot when evaluating our own work. Writing a story is one skill; marketing yourself is another. You're better off to learn these lessons now, than to offer your work to a publisher who might turn you down and never explain why. (Frankly, they almost never do.) As kind and sympathetic as they might be, they simply don't have the time to coach every writer who comes along. And besides, it's not their job to teach you how to write.
Tens of thousands of manuscripts are submitted to publishers each year, and only a small percentage end up on bookstore shelves. Think of it as applying for a job: The Personnel Director may only scan your résumé for about ten seconds before moving on to the next one in the pile, so you've got to make those precious moments count. It's a buyer's market out there, and first impressions are important.
How will you spend your ten seconds? Will it lead to your proverbial fifteen minutes of fame? This is where we come in. We have assembled a team of editors, each of whom specializes in a particular genre and can help make your writing the best it can be.
Please visit our website at www.hutsonbooks.com/editorial.