tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post6045345960951705762..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: More About the Publishing ProcessStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71191722029491241182012-10-16T21:54:53.686-05:002012-10-16T21:54:53.686-05:00Not really. If people don't know you, they lik...Not really. If people don't know you, they likely won't come out to buy your book and have you sign it. But it's always a good idea to try and do a booksigning in your hometown so that people start to know you as a local author.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91688650533382840032012-10-16T21:53:50.528-05:002012-10-16T21:53:50.528-05:00Sorry! Just saw this comment!
Yes, they can change...Sorry! Just saw this comment!<br />Yes, they can change it. It's in most contracts that the publisher has final say over cover and title and final edits. Publishers want the author to be happy, though, and usually inform them when a title is being changed. This is when it's good to have an agent battle for you if you're unhappy.<br /><br />Cover art depends on the publisher. Most will ask you for your ideas up front, then they'll show you the final cover. If you hate it, you can get your agent involved.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-88163859057417231072012-07-06T13:41:54.104-05:002012-07-06T13:41:54.104-05:00Way cool post! The Crowl! LOLWay cool post! The Crowl! LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63458098948042055252012-07-02T18:36:17.052-05:002012-07-02T18:36:17.052-05:00I'd actually really like to know about this to...I'd actually really like to know about this to. Is it important to do booksigning's when your first book is released?Jazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56196825046343647752012-07-02T18:35:43.703-05:002012-07-02T18:35:43.703-05:00Super helpful, thanks for posting this Jill. :)
I...Super helpful, thanks for posting this Jill. :) <br />I am very picky about what my title is like, but I'm also good at compromising too haha. Though sometimes I welcome title suggestions because I can't come up with one myself to say what my story is about right on the front cover... I'm horrible at that. <br />Love this post.Jazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25792898680885430962012-07-01T16:18:51.241-05:002012-07-01T16:18:51.241-05:00I have to ask...once you sign your contract, can t...I have to ask...once you sign your contract, can the publishing comapny do things like change your title and stuff without asking you? And besides complaining really loudly, is there anything you can do about it? And how much influence does the author have on the cover art? (I'm really bad about being picky with cover art...particularly when it's depicting my charries.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-76804740898292380592012-06-26T19:10:55.722-05:002012-06-26T19:10:55.722-05:00Thanks, Jill!
Holding the ARC sounds awesome! Som...Thanks, Jill!<br /><br />Holding the ARC sounds awesome! Someday, I hope to hold my first ARC. :) just not right now. :PAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433338978586263492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16670834011442722872012-06-26T17:52:21.917-05:002012-06-26T17:52:21.917-05:00These posts are SO helpful. I've been writing ...These posts are SO helpful. I've been writing for 3 years...but I still don't know much about the "inside" publishing world. These posts are real eye-openers. Thank you!!<br /><br />Just a small question... :) How important is it to do things like book signings when you're a first-time-author and your book has just come out??CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61281185408081774892012-06-26T17:39:00.839-05:002012-06-26T17:39:00.839-05:00Thank you sooooooo much! :)Thank you sooooooo much! :)Savannah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06562859812451513471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-62022364013662682012012-06-26T16:10:51.417-05:002012-06-26T16:10:51.417-05:00That is something you say verbally when you pitch ...That is something you say verbally when you pitch to an agent or editor, "The Crowl is the first in a series of four books about a crowls journey to becoming a master crowl." (That's pretty horrible, but fill in the crowl parts with your story and that should help. LOL)<br /><br />You would also but this on your book proposal and at the end of your synopsis. For my new series with Marcher Lord Press I think I wrote: The New Recruit is the first of four novels about Spencer's experiences in The Mission League.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34230943960657628502012-06-26T16:07:56.753-05:002012-06-26T16:07:56.753-05:00Yeah, I met my agent (Amanda Luedeke) before I sig...Yeah, I met my agent (Amanda Luedeke) before I signed with her, which was SO VERY NICE!!! (Try to do that if you can.) But I only see her once or twice a year. But we talk on the phone, and that's good. And she will fight for me if she needs to in the area of cover or title if I'm extremely unhappy. It hasn't happened yet.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54002464280400515552012-06-26T16:05:53.455-05:002012-06-26T16:05:53.455-05:00Do not stress over writing a bio! Worst-case scena...Do not stress over writing a bio! Worst-case scenario you can ask your publisher or agent to help you. For now, just work on making that book the abso-smurfely best book it can be!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-77130545790458462912012-06-26T16:04:51.313-05:002012-06-26T16:04:51.313-05:00Yeah... that's called procrastination at its w...Yeah... that's called procrastination at its worst! I should have been writing. But that was way more fun at the time. Ha ha.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65324707635314089362012-06-26T16:04:08.333-05:002012-06-26T16:04:08.333-05:00Yeah... Good thing there is no crowl story...Yeah... Good thing there is no crowl story...Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56803412090205265212012-06-26T16:03:29.187-05:002012-06-26T16:03:29.187-05:00LOL!
There are plenty of those guys out there. :-P...LOL!<br />There are plenty of those guys out there. :-PJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-55776196678580950192012-06-26T16:03:01.770-05:002012-06-26T16:03:01.770-05:00Whoo hoo!Whoo hoo!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54277726063434085602012-06-26T16:02:38.098-05:002012-06-26T16:02:38.098-05:00Allison,
As to the other possible titles... that i...Allison,<br />As to the other possible titles... that is just a list of suggested alternate titles to the book you've submitted. For the book I recently sold to Zondervan, I called it Captives. But on the proposal, I suggested also: The Safe Lands and the Messengers as potential titles. Then Zondervan wanted to change the title to Pandemic and use The Safe Lands as the trilogy title. But Pandemic didn't fit my story, and when I explained that, they decided in the end to keep the title Captives. So you never know what will happen with your book title.<br /><br />For me, getting the ARC was the coolest because it was an actual book with my name on the cover! Super cool moment--every time!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-52664390419499850512012-06-26T15:58:44.870-05:002012-06-26T15:58:44.870-05:00You're welcome, Maddie!
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JillYou're welcome, Maddie!<br />:-)<br />JillJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91245605506887933512012-06-26T15:32:19.874-05:002012-06-26T15:32:19.874-05:00These have been VERY informative posts! :) Thank y...These have been VERY informative posts! :) Thank you so much!<br /><br />I do have one question though...<br />I'm writing a fantasy saga (four books!). At what point in the process would I sneak in the "and I'm planning three books after this one" conversation and with whom? :)Savannah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06562859812451513471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38934836948769752012012-06-26T13:55:15.989-05:002012-06-26T13:55:15.989-05:00Hehehe . . . you're gonna be that person somed...Hehehe . . . you're gonna be that person someday, Kataleen. The marketing director. ^_^Becki Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421459879883678878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34147586070451319492012-06-26T13:53:52.535-05:002012-06-26T13:53:52.535-05:00Haha . . . I didn't notice that! That's h...Haha . . . I didn't notice that! That's hilarious!!! ^_^Becki Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421459879883678878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30192326139432572892012-06-26T13:35:12.717-05:002012-06-26T13:35:12.717-05:00Jill's computer access this week is kinda spot...Jill's computer access this week is kinda spotty (she's a camp counselor to some lucky kids this week) so I'll answer from my experience.<br /><br />Most writers spend very little face-to-face time with their agents or editors. I've had my agent for a little over 2 years, and I've been face-to-face with her twice. And I've never met my editor from Revell. With everybody so spread out (agent in Oregon, editor in Michigan, me in Kansas) it's just tough to find many opportunities.<br /><br />That's one of the unique things about conferences, getting that face-to-face time. And that's true for agents and editors too. Writers conferences are some of the only times they see each other either.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84846142566354620592012-06-26T12:58:24.653-05:002012-06-26T12:58:24.653-05:00Awesome post! I never thought the author might get...Awesome post! I never thought the author might get a say in what goes on the cover, which is really important to me. (I'm so bad with judging books by their covers. I do it all the time.) This whole post makes the entire process seem more...human. :) I was wondering how often, or if at all, the author will meet their agent ad editor face to face? It seems like it's all done through emails and phone calls (which is not the end of the world for me, the introvert.)<br /><br />Thanks again for the post!jstarickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182648047265536102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25118782878135733732012-06-26T09:55:48.982-05:002012-06-26T09:55:48.982-05:00I am totally excited and scared now. AAH! I hate d...I am totally excited and scared now. AAH! I hate doing bio's, I never know what to write that sounds professional. Now I want to finish writing my story so I can get this whole process over with and have my books in stores, selling!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892179402650018597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4099581647623874822012-06-26T09:37:17.510-05:002012-06-26T09:37:17.510-05:00That is awesome. The wonders of photoshop. :)That is awesome. The wonders of photoshop. :)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433338978586263492noreply@blogger.com