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Wherever you are in the process, whatever you need - I'll help you make this dream come true.
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Newsletter
All writers,
The January Newsletter is ready! I hope you enjoy!
http://acappela.com/c-newsletter%20hyperlinks_files/10_Jan.pdf
The January Newsletter is ready! I hope you enjoy!
http://acappela.com/c-newsletter%20hyperlinks_files/10_Jan.pdf
Monday, November 30, 2009
Publishing Standards
I know from experience that it is not easy to write a book and even harder to get published.
I also know that once you’ve achieved publication, it gets easier and easier to get published again.
This happens for two reasons:
First, you will have honed your skills and be writing up to publishable standards by the time this happens..
Second, agents and editors recognize your skill through your published credits.
So the big questions are, how can you know when you’ve arrived at a publishable level, and how do you then determine the best publishing route for your works?
A critique of your work by a knowledgeable professional in publishing will answer your questions. A good critique will tell you if your work is up to publishable standards, and will even inform you about the size of the market for your work -which will, in turn, point you to either a large publishing company, a midsize to small niche publisher, or self-publishing. This information will save you immeasurable time, expense and heartache. It will help you avoid pointless submissions and the pain and discouragement of rejection letters.
We at A Cappela Publishing aim at helping you over all these hurdles - through books, CDs and classes to hone your skills; through professional critiques, and through book packaging (designing, printing and marketing of your work)----------------------------Where are you in your efforts to get published? Check out our website (www.acappela.com) and learn more about how we can help.
I also know that once you’ve achieved publication, it gets easier and easier to get published again.
This happens for two reasons:
First, you will have honed your skills and be writing up to publishable standards by the time this happens..
Second, agents and editors recognize your skill through your published credits.
So the big questions are, how can you know when you’ve arrived at a publishable level, and how do you then determine the best publishing route for your works?
A critique of your work by a knowledgeable professional in publishing will answer your questions. A good critique will tell you if your work is up to publishable standards, and will even inform you about the size of the market for your work -which will, in turn, point you to either a large publishing company, a midsize to small niche publisher, or self-publishing. This information will save you immeasurable time, expense and heartache. It will help you avoid pointless submissions and the pain and discouragement of rejection letters.
We at A Cappela Publishing aim at helping you over all these hurdles - through books, CDs and classes to hone your skills; through professional critiques, and through book packaging (designing, printing and marketing of your work)----------------------------Where are you in your efforts to get published? Check out our website (www.acappela.com) and learn more about how we can help.
Road To Publishing
Writing well enough to get published is a skill, an art – something that requires perseverance hard work. Saying that everyone is good enough is like saying that everyone can compete in the Olympics. Those that get published have reached a skill level that is derived from taking classes; many many hours of writing and then submitting their writings to a qualified person for a critique. This doesn’t mean that those friendly folks in your writing group are qualified
A qualified person will be someone within the publishing industry who understands what editors
(and ultimately readers) are looking for. This someone will understand the current tastes of the market as well as the size of the market for your particular offering.
Getting such a critique can inform you of your chances of being accepted by a publishing house
and whether your best bet is one of the larger houses or a midsize to small house. A qualified assessor of your works can also tell you if your material is good but only for a niche market - in which case your best option is to self-publish.
In today’s publishing world, self-publishing is no longer the same as vanity publishing, which ignores quality of writing in favor of getting your work out there, between the covers of a printed book . And it makes sense, since publishing houses now expect authors to provide much of the marketing for their books. Self-publishers also have the advantage of being able to keep 80% of their books’ profits, as opposed to the typical 10% advance on royalties of the first printing offered by publishing houses. There are many roads to being a published author, and it makes good sense to get an expert opinion on your work to move you in the right direction with your works.
Our goal at A Capela Publishing is to help authors achieve successful publication We can work with you at any stage of the writing process to steer you in the right direction. Get in touch. acappub@aol.com
A qualified person will be someone within the publishing industry who understands what editors
(and ultimately readers) are looking for. This someone will understand the current tastes of the market as well as the size of the market for your particular offering.
Getting such a critique can inform you of your chances of being accepted by a publishing house
and whether your best bet is one of the larger houses or a midsize to small house. A qualified assessor of your works can also tell you if your material is good but only for a niche market - in which case your best option is to self-publish.
In today’s publishing world, self-publishing is no longer the same as vanity publishing, which ignores quality of writing in favor of getting your work out there, between the covers of a printed book . And it makes sense, since publishing houses now expect authors to provide much of the marketing for their books. Self-publishers also have the advantage of being able to keep 80% of their books’ profits, as opposed to the typical 10% advance on royalties of the first printing offered by publishing houses. There are many roads to being a published author, and it makes good sense to get an expert opinion on your work to move you in the right direction with your works.
Our goal at A Capela Publishing is to help authors achieve successful publication We can work with you at any stage of the writing process to steer you in the right direction. Get in touch. acappub@aol.com
Thursday, October 1, 2009
New Services!
Publisher Adds Ghostwriting Services
Publishing success today depends on a sophisticated meshing of writing skills, publishing know-how, and an awareness of today’s marketing realities – a combination few self-publishing authors possess. "The success of our book packaging has led to the expansion of our arsenal of book and manuscript development services for self-publishing authors," announces Patrika Vaughn, CEO of A Cappela Publishing.
Ghostwriting is finding a new niche in the growing self-publishing market . For self-publishing authors, ghostwriting can fulfill the role of acquisition editor, content developer and partner. Unlike traditional publishing, the self-publishing author will remain in the driver’s seat through the process with the ghostwriter working to develop direction, based on the best interest of the author.
Ghostwriting functions as a collaborative effort between the self-publishing author and an experienced professional ghostwriter. Ghostwriting services run the gamut from preliminary conceptualization to complete manuscript composition, to helping overcome writer’s block and putting the finishing touches on a nearly finished manuscript.
A Cappela’s ghostwriting services begin with the signing of the publishing contract, following an initial consultation between the author and ghostwriter to determine the project’s direction, timeframe and scope. Final cost estimation of ghostwriting services follow.
"Ghostwriting is just one of our initiatives to help authors become as successful as possible," says Vaughn. "Whether the book is a memoir or one that proves expertise in your profession, it needs the services of a publishing group that knows its way around today’s publishing realities.".
To learn how A Cappela Publishing can help make your book a reality, go to www.acappela.com/ah.htm
Publishing success today depends on a sophisticated meshing of writing skills, publishing know-how, and an awareness of today’s marketing realities – a combination few self-publishing authors possess. "The success of our book packaging has led to the expansion of our arsenal of book and manuscript development services for self-publishing authors," announces Patrika Vaughn, CEO of A Cappela Publishing.
Ghostwriting is finding a new niche in the growing self-publishing market . For self-publishing authors, ghostwriting can fulfill the role of acquisition editor, content developer and partner. Unlike traditional publishing, the self-publishing author will remain in the driver’s seat through the process with the ghostwriter working to develop direction, based on the best interest of the author.
Ghostwriting functions as a collaborative effort between the self-publishing author and an experienced professional ghostwriter. Ghostwriting services run the gamut from preliminary conceptualization to complete manuscript composition, to helping overcome writer’s block and putting the finishing touches on a nearly finished manuscript.
A Cappela’s ghostwriting services begin with the signing of the publishing contract, following an initial consultation between the author and ghostwriter to determine the project’s direction, timeframe and scope. Final cost estimation of ghostwriting services follow.
"Ghostwriting is just one of our initiatives to help authors become as successful as possible," says Vaughn. "Whether the book is a memoir or one that proves expertise in your profession, it needs the services of a publishing group that knows its way around today’s publishing realities.".
To learn how A Cappela Publishing can help make your book a reality, go to www.acappela.com/ah.htm
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Useful Info
Cutbacks in Traditional Publishing may mean good news for the author/publisher who dreams of being picked by a major publisher. Editors don't have the time, or the budgets, to develop a book the way they used to. The already published self/independent author has got the finished product in hand to do a "show and tell." With your self-published book in hand, get your foot in the door by having a good marketing plan that reflects all the fabulous things that you’ve done and/or could do to move the book: your platform ID, your competition. Editors routinely check out Amazon for competing books, so help them out. Your objective is to note shortcomings in competing books and to explain why your book fills the missing gap. For a sample analysis, see my listing for Write Publish & Market Your Book on www.elitagent.com (Click onto "search by genre").
Get into Barnes & Noble The process for contacting Barnes & Noble about whether or not they want to distribute your book in their stores is straightforward and simple. All you need to do is send a copy of the finished book to their Small Press Department, along with a cover letter letting them know how you're going to promote the title, what you're marketing and publishing plans are, when you plan to publish the book and what your credentials are for
Get into Barnes & Noble The process for contacting Barnes & Noble about whether or not they want to distribute your book in their stores is straightforward and simple. All you need to do is send a copy of the finished book to their Small Press Department, along with a cover letter letting them know how you're going to promote the title, what you're marketing and publishing plans are, when you plan to publish the book and what your credentials are for
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Tips!
MARKETING TIP Your job as your own publicist is to make things as easy as possible on your readers, editors, agents and others. Give them what they need to work quickly. First, indicate what you want: Endorsement? Review?A newsletter mention? Does the book contain a review label? For a review request, include a note or cover letter indicating what you want. Other things to include in your outgoing mailings: business card, email and/or web site address, phone number, contact person and that person’s title (if any), post cards for new releases Want to know more? Visit http://www.acappela.com/
WRITING TIP Don’t use dialogue to tell something that should be shown. It just makes the character who is speaking sound long winded. Putting quotation marks around exposition won’t draw readers into the scene or involve them more than if you’d left it part of the narrative. For more on Dialogue, see the class, Writing Dialogue, at www.acappela.com/classes.htm
WRITING TIP Don’t use dialogue to tell something that should be shown. It just makes the character who is speaking sound long winded. Putting quotation marks around exposition won’t draw readers into the scene or involve them more than if you’d left it part of the narrative. For more on Dialogue, see the class, Writing Dialogue, at www.acappela.com/classes.htm
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