What Are Publishers Looking For? - WritersLife.org

What Are Publishers Looking For? - WritersLife.org   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there its peter here again from WritersLife.org and today what are publishers looking for getting published is hard all writers know it yet so many of us keep on trying to get our work published we keep going through the long drawn-out process of writing perfecting and sending off her manuscripts we keep writing synopsis and coverlets of searching agents and editors to try and find the best match and painfully excruciating me sitting around I'm waiting to hear any news we do all this for the TV tiny one-in-a-million chance that we might hear back from them and that they might tell us they liked our work and that they want to take it forward it's a lot of effort for such a small chance so how can we make it more worth our while the truth is that we can do everything right we can polish our manuscripts to perfection we can write a dazzling covering letter we can research our audience and prove that there is a readership out there but still we don't get the response we are hoping for it leaves us tearing our hair out staring at our gradually thickening pile of rejection letters and screaming what do you want well we don't have a crystal ball often it's because writers aren't really honestly pay attention to or accepting what it is that publishers want that they see their work rejected time and time again if we close our eyes and ears to what they are asking we naturally can't expect to get very far so just what is it that publishers are looking for they want to be dazzled by your idea your story must be unique but not so out there it has no mass appeal it needs to be mainstream enough that a lot of people will buy or have a specific unique audience that is hungry for it but also needs to be strong enough to stand out from the competition it needs to be on trend or good enough to stand the test of time they want the whole package being great at writing books is no longer enough publishers want someone who they can rely on to get out there and be a powerhouse of promotion - if you are personable presentable and passionate throughout your work you need to make sure that comes across every time you pitch authors can no longer just let their work do the talking or hide behind their stories they need to be marketable as people - next they want a business partner the more skills you can bring to the table the better publishers no longer want to take a punt on a new author no matter how promising they don't like risks they want to know that by going into partnership with you that you can produce resource and by resource we mean book sales showing that you have a significant social media following they want marketing savvy that you are passionate hard-working and already have more books in the pipeline this all helps publishers recognize you as a safe bet your credentials and the author platform will help them see this if you can prove you already have a creative and detailed promotional plan and are willing to put the working this can help you seem more appealing - so if you want to land a traditional publishing deal think about how you can mold yourself and your work into these things we've already mentioned these days a writer needs to be so much more than just a writer so if you can prove you have the business know-how as well as the skill go for it and don't forget if he's struggling to write or for this your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now   be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter I'll see you again soon bye for now