James Arender
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Cynthia Robinson:
Hi! I am an author, but I never thought I would be. God gave me this gift a few years ago now I got two completed novels and working on more. Thing is, I have no idea about how to market these books. I am ignorant of the publishing game. I don't even really know how to use this web sight. So my question is... Got any ideas? James Arender- Author of-Traumatica: A True Work of Obsession and Progress
Cynthia Robinson
Hi, James,
Well, there is no easy answer to this. Time to start searching for an agent, figuring out which books are like yours so as to best describe your book in a query letter. There are some decent online resources for this. Or try googling around to find out who represents the author of the books you like. This is the second stage of climbing the novel mountain, and it's a hard one. Lots of fortitude is needed, best of luck! A writers' conference is not a bad idea, either -- Squaw Valley has a wonderful one, as does Slice Magazine - These are the ones I know but there are many others out there -- best of luck!
Well, there is no easy answer to this. Time to start searching for an agent, figuring out which books are like yours so as to best describe your book in a query letter. There are some decent online resources for this. Or try googling around to find out who represents the author of the books you like. This is the second stage of climbing the novel mountain, and it's a hard one. Lots of fortitude is needed, best of luck! A writers' conference is not a bad idea, either -- Squaw Valley has a wonderful one, as does Slice Magazine - These are the ones I know but there are many others out there -- best of luck!
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