The manuscript is about 80,000 to120,000 words, which is different from the requirements of various publishing houses.
Whether it is a computer Yin Gao or a handwritten manuscript, the word count algorithm is words x lines x pages. Please do not use the word count function in Word.
It's better to send it by registered mail or by hand, but don't forget to leave a copy.
Please indicate your real name and contact information, and it is best to leave a convenient contact time.
At present, Dai Xi, Xinyue, Morningstar and heming Publishing House accept e-mail submissions.
Note: Before submitting a manuscript, you'd better call to inquire about the submission requirements and determine the mailing address.
_ _ _ Looking for a publishing house with a similar style
Look through the literary novel series of different publishing houses in the market extensively, and find a few books with similar styles.
One of the reasons for choosing a publishing house with a similar style is that the thinking mode and viewpoint of the editor of the publishing house are similar to yours, and the manuscript is more likely to be accepted. Another reason is that if you are very dissatisfied with the book selection direction, copywriting, typography and even cover painting style of this publishing house, the finished product is likely to become a nightmare for your life.
_ _ _ Each publishing house has different characteristics, such as Wansheng's remuneration for newcomers is relatively rich, Dai Xi's writers' packaging is relatively large, Hema's cover level is relatively high, Lindbergh can contribute across series, and the rejection rate of Feixiang is relatively low ... You can decide which publishing houses to contribute to according to your own characteristics. However, for small-scale publishing houses, it is best to consult the writers of several publishing houses and inquire about the boss's style and integrity, so as to avoid the kidnapping of works or the disappearance of manuscript fees.
If every publishing house is similar to you, you might as well change your mind and choose a publishing house with many authors you like. Because once your manuscript is accepted, you can enjoy a 60% discount on your own work and a 30% discount on the works of fellow writers, and it will be easier to find that writer's signature in the future. ……^-^
_ _ _ When you submit your manuscript for the first time, unless you decide to vote for a publishing house (such as Dai Xi), you can try to send it to a more desirable publishing house, and then decide which one to choose according to the conditions of the publishing house.
Of course, from the standpoint of the publishing house, the author is very reluctant to contribute more than one manuscript, which will increase the unnecessary burden on the editor. But from the author's point of view, if you contribute to several publishing houses, you can better understand whether the operation forms or communication methods of different publishing houses are suitable for you.
However, newcomers had better not rely on one publishing house to negotiate terms with another. This attitude will only make people hate! In addition, it should be noted that one manuscript can be submitted more, but it must not be sold more!
_ _ _ Wrap the manuscript and send it.
According to the specific requirements of each publishing house, the completed manuscript will be packaged and sent to the publishing house.
Every publishing house has different requirements for manuscripts. As long as you look for more books from this publishing house, you can definitely see their specific requirements in the attached page at the back of the book (Dell collected the addresses, telephone numbers and published books of most publishing houses in the Press Information Contact Book). In addition, Qiao Feng's website "Wordless Pavilion" also lists the solicitation requirements of various publishing houses). It should be noted that publishing houses will also move, unfortunately, they will close down, so it is best not to look for too old books for reference. It's a good idea to call the publishing house before sending it.
Generally speaking, publishing houses accept manuscript paper or computer-printed works. Although handwriting is an impression when writing a manuscript, the key to deciding whether to accept it is the content, so the handwriting of the manuscript can be clearly recognized by people.
People who type with a computer will not recognize it. Computers can read fine print clearly, but they are printing in dense numbers to save postage or paper. Remember, at least leave room for the publisher to edit and modify the manuscript.
Disks, composition books and notebooks are all taboos for submission, unless you think you are a child prodigy, you can make the editor unable to stop once he opens them (if you are in a good mood and willing to open them).
Real name, contact number and address are all necessary, and it is best to indicate the time when it is easy to find you. Self introduction is optional. If you don't like wordiness, you can clip a business card coolly. If you think you can introduce yourself well, you might as well attach an autobiography. The precautions for writing this kind of autobiography are the same as those for writing a resume autobiography-it is best not to exceed two pages, otherwise the reader will be impatient. As for the pen name you want to use or the content of the preface and postscript of the novel, you can wait until you sign the contract.
No matter whether you attach a reply or not, most publishers will send back inappropriate manuscripts, but some publishing societies with poor efficiency or huge institutions will make you see your hard work after a year or so, and you can only go home and cry if you lose your manuscripts. So don't forget to leave a manuscript before sending it.
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Telephone tracking after mailing.
-About one to half a month after mailing (the review time of different publishing houses is slightly different), you can ask by phone.
Generally speaking, there are three results when making a phone call: being processed, being returned and being hired.
If the publishing house is still processing it, please ask, call back in a few days to know the result, and then follow up as scheduled.
Some publishers move quickly, but some publishers will have a long process. You might as well calm down, appreciate the faces of big publishers and have a chat as an increase in social experience.
The author should do a good job in psychological construction before publishing and tell himself that it is not too serious that the manuscript is returned. Take Dai Xi Book Edition as an example, hundreds of manuscripts are sent back to the author every month.
The general publishing house will indicate the shortcomings in the manuscript when rejecting it, and you can rewrite it before submitting it. However, most of this rewriting process is very huge, because if it is only a small place that is not applicable, the publishing house will generally inform them to modify the manuscript after employment and will not send it back directly. Of course, if we can take the trouble to seriously revise the manuscript according to the requirements of the editor, there will still be a turning point one day.
Another way is to transfer to other publishing houses, but the peer review standards of first-line publishing houses are similar. In other words, the manuscript returned by Wansheng is likely to be returned by Dai Xi and then forwarded to Lindbergh, Hema or Xinyue, and the probability of rejection is still quite high. Of course, interested people can try room by room. After all, there are still differences in the style positioning of various publishing houses. It is not without opportunities, but it will consume a lot of time and postage.
A relatively simple method is to send it to second-tier publishing houses or unknown first-tier publishing houses. Due to the limited resources of manuscript sources and remuneration, there will be some flexibility in reviewing manuscripts.
But from another perspective, it is normal for people who are writing, especially those who are trying to write for the first time, to have one or two or even five or six scrap manuscripts, and there is no need to sell them at a low price. After all, there are many floating works on the market now, so there is no need to add another one. If you want your published works to have a certain quality, you'd better not put immature works on the market casually.
Save the unsuitable manuscript first, and you should be able to evaluate it objectively in a year or so. It may be much better to revise the manuscript at this time. For writing ability, it is also a great progress. And if the quality of the manuscript can be improved, the remuneration can also be improved accordingly!
If the publishing house contacts you to hire your work, it will send you a contract letter for you to see, and some publishing houses will also attach a check as part of the deposit.
Every publishing house will have its own fixed contract format. Of course, the contents of these contracts can be changed, which means that you can ask the publishing house to change some terms according to your own situation, such as whether the copyright belongs to the author or the publishing house, and when the publishing house will publish the book (if the publishing house does not publish the book, it will also be a kind of pressure on the author who can only get the manuscript fee after publishing the book).
For publishers who do not intend to sign a contract, they must call in advance and return the contract and prepaid cheque (if any) intact. It's best to call after the event to confirm whether the publishing house has received it.
By the way, when choosing a publishing house, the attitude of contacting your editor is of course important, but the management style of a publishing house is more important (the management style of a publishing house can be seen from the comments of company writers and whether the contents of its contract are reasonable and humanized). Editors who hit it off with you can jump ship at any time, only the publishing house has a stable system.
_ _ _ How to choose the form of remuneration
-What are the forms of payment? What effect does it have on the author? How long will it take to get it?
Generally speaking, newcomers have no room to discuss the amount of contract manuscript fees and their payment methods. They can only choose whether to collect royalties (generally 10% of the book price) or let the publishing house buy them out (ranging from 30,000 to 70,000). Whether the author should use royalties or buyout to collect fees depends on the regulations of the publishing house (a few publishing houses stipulate that newcomers can only buy out) and the remuneration of the buyout.
Because it is unlikely that the newcomer's first book will be reprinted, the simplest way to consider it is to directly compare the total amount of royalties for the first time (print run x book price X 10%) with the remuneration for buyout, and choose the best one. With a certain number of works, we will discuss with the publishing house to increase the remuneration. (PS。 The average print run of literary and artistic writers is 2~3 thousand)
Dell doesn't know because different publishers buy out and increase their remuneration (which requires the author to negotiate with the publisher himself). Let's briefly talk about the general market of royalties:
The general price of royalties is 10%. If the publishing house adopts the cumulative tax rate method commonly used in Europe and America, the greater the sales volume, the edition tax rate can follow suit. For example, it can be increased to 12% after 5000 copies, and to 10000 copies. If the publishing house adopts the practice of international exchange, the cumulative tax rate will be lower, but after the two parties sign the publishing contract, the licensor can get a considerable advance payment within one month.
So, when can the author get the remuneration?
Some publishing societies pay the manuscript fee after submitting the manuscript (that is, signing the contract).
However, there are also publishing societies that pay an advance payment of about 10,000 yuan (that is, the deposit mentioned above) after signing the contract. Four to eight months after the new book went on the market, the rest of the manuscript fee was sent out.
The market in Taiwan Province Province is limited, and it is difficult to support professional writers for tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if possible, the author had better not choose a publishing house with too harsh payment conditions (for example, when collecting royalties, it will be settled annually, and only after selling several books will the royalties be paid to several books-considering that the manuscript fee is not the main cost in publishing, large and medium-sized publications in publishing channels will settle books with the publishing house first, so it is really unreasonable for the publishing house to share the author's inventory pressure).
_ _ _ Maintain long-term cooperation with publishing houses.
-try to maintain a long-term and stable cooperative relationship with the publishing house.
It is ideal for the author to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with a publishing house.
On the one hand, publishing houses are willing to spend time and money on packaging and promotion for you, on the other hand, concentration is conducive to shaping the style and image of their works and helping to establish a stable readership.
Although readers of general art novels have the habit of reading across publishers and series, some publishers stipulate in their contracts that pen names cannot be used in other publishers, so readers can easily find books by changing publishers frequently.
There are many reasons for the author's job-hopping, sometimes because it is different from the publishing house, and sometimes because the author's remuneration or packaging methods are different. If it is only for remuneration or packaging, you can actually discuss it with the original publishing house before deciding whether to leave.
Most authors will be influenced by the new editors when they arrive at the new publishing house. Taking Chen Yuhua, Ling Shufen and Zuo Qingwen as examples, we can regard the changes of publishing houses as a classification period of their work styles.
Of course, changing publishing houses is not necessarily a bad thing, sometimes it will be a new opportunity, such as Chen Yuhua is a successful example. But before deciding to change careers, we must carefully evaluate and consider it and focus on the long-term development in the future. Otherwise, from the first line to the second line, it will lose its original beauty. (The above is reproduced from online literature)