Billyt Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I was telling my wife about a book idea i have and she thinks it is a great story. Now i was thinking has anyone on the Adams forum done this and got it published and if yes how hard was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmacdonald50 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Having a novel published - actually published by a known publisher not self-published - is harder than you might think. The hardest part of course is getting the story on "paper." Once that's done, the real work begins. A friend of mine has published several NY Best Sellers and as he would say, "it ain't for the faint of heart!" Having said that, if it's a good idea and worth doing, you have a couple options: One, write the novel, a query letter and begin sending it to publishers. Another is to get a chapter or two on "paper", write your query letter, and begin sending it to publishers to see if any are interested in publishing your idea. Of course, all of that assumes you have a strong grasp of the English language, grammar and the ability to develop plot, characters and dialogue. If so, go for it. If not, get those skills then go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 great advice Norm.. my sister-in-law's brother-in-law is a writer.. he has published stuff under his own name, as well as writes children's stories under another author's name.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyt Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Thanks I know it will be a long hard slog. Getting it published i am sure will be the hardest challenge really what i need is someone i can trust that i can tell the story and see what they think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Billy, you can do anything you want. It all depends on how determined you are. Anything is possible Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redvenm Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Billy, you can do anything you want. It all depends on how determined you are. Anything is possible Good luck Absolutely agree, go for it. This is America my friend. Just don't give up. If it was easy everyone would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyt Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Thanks Curtis but i live in Ireland and here things like this can be a lot harder to achieve:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyt Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Billy, you can do anything you want. It all depends on how determined you are. Anything is possible Good luck Cheers Anthony i will try everything to get this to work on the plus side just think of all those lovely Adams product i could buy with the money:pc: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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