How to Get Published

By: Printer’s Devil

I recently reviewed a manuscript by a fellow who has some very good thoughts on our energy problem. But it’s boooooring!

What happened?

He let his “backers” water it down to pabulum. It seems they have an agenda that doesn’t fit with what he discovered in his research, so they kept after him to “tone it down”. When he finished, it still didn’t fit all of their pre-conceived notions, so they dropped him and his project. (more…)

By: Printers Devil

The non-fiction world can have some of the same pitfalls as writing good fiction. If you write either, you can learn from the mistakes of others.

We received an inquiry from a fellow who is obviously intelligent and has something to say. He’s written a book on his experiences with a local governmental body and the corruption that goes on.

This sort of thing is a potential top seller for a local market, but he started the thing with what looks like a biography that almost put me to sleep. Now, I’ve only seen the first 1000 words of his book and I’m not “sold” on it. Nor would a customer be sold unless s/he had a high boredom threshhold.

What should he do? (more…)

We have posted our deadlines for manuscripts that address a particular holiday theme. If you are working on such a mss, it needs to be negotiated and ready for conversion by the appropriate deadline.