Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
Scouting the Market for a Publisher
A course by João Tordo , Author
About the video: Scouting the Market for a Publisher
Overview
“This lesson will uncover how to find a publisher and not get (too) anxious about it! Then, I will explain how to prepare an email or a submission letter together with a manuscript. ”
In this video lesson João Tordo addresses the topic: Scouting the Market for a Publisher, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel. Develop an original idea into a compelling manuscript that’s ready to share with publishers by exploring story structure, characters, perspective, and editing.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Scouting the Market for a Publisher In this lesson, I'll talk about what so many people are anxious to hear. How do I get my book published? How do I get my manuscript out there? How do I find an editor? An editor will lead you to publishing. An agent will lead you to an editor. Agents are few and far between the easiest way to get published in some places. In other places, you go directly to the source. You go to the editor himself or herself. Let's talk about the second option. The first rule of thumb is do not let anxiety get in the way, which is usually what happens. You finished the ...”
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Course summary for: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
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Category
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
João Tordo
A course by João Tordo
João Tordo is an award-winning author based in Lisbon, Portugal. As a child, he was obsessed with books and knew from an early age he wanted to be a storyteller. He went on to study writing in New York and published his first book, The Book of Lightless Men in 2004.
He’s since published 18 books and won multiple awards including the José Saramago Literary Prize, the Fernando Namora Prize, and the GQ Prize. His books are published around the world in countries like France, Hungary, Spain, Brazi, and Mexico. He has also worked on shows for Netflix, including Until Life Do Us Part.
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