publishing?

addicted to caffeine

Hi everyone,

quick question for you fellow writers, I'm working on a non fiction book currently, do I write the whole thing before sending it to a publisher or can you send a few sample chapters while I work on the rest of the book? thanks in advance

Geniass

addicted to caffeine wrote: »

Hi everyone,

quick question for you fellow writers, I'm working on a non fiction book currently, do I write the whole thing before sending it to a publisher or can you send a few sample chapters while I work on the rest of the book? thanks in advance

For Fiction I think it needs to be fully complete and the best as you can make it.

For non-fiction it's not as important to have it fully completed.

Other important factors...

Are you famous?
Do you have a unique take on the zeitgeist?
Do you have a kiss and tell story?
Do you have a niche story catered to by a specialist publisher?
Have you previous publishing history?

If you have a very interesting story the publisher might suggest a ghostwriter to help you.

You might want to research some publishers that are known for publishing in your non-fiction area and make contact with them.

addicted to caffeine

Geniass wrote: »

For Fiction I think it needs to be fully complete and the best as you can make it.

For non-fiction it's not as important to have it fully completed.

Other important factors...

Are you famous?
Do you have a unique take on the zeitgeist?
Do you have a kiss and tell story?
Do you have a niche story catered to by a specialist publisher?
Have you previous publishing history?

If you have a very interesting story the publisher might suggest a ghostwriter to help you.

You might want to research some publishers that are known for publishing in your non-fiction area and make contact with them.

cool, thanks for that

not famous
not sure what the zeitgest is
a bit, I have a disability that's well know but quite misunderstood, in the book I tell what life was like, some of the challenges I faced and how I overcame them
have round about half way of story done, haven't approached any publishers as of yet
no previous history of publishing, first time

thanks for that

Geniass

addicted to caffeine wrote: »

I have a disability that's well know but quite misunderstood, in the book I tell what life was like, some of the challenges I faced and how I overcame

So, your market would be those with the disability and their family members.

If it's a common enough disability then you could be onto a winner. Less so if it is rare.

Good luck!

addicted to caffeine

Geniass wrote: »

So, your market would be those with the disability and their family members.

If it's a common enough disability then you could be onto a winner. Less so if it is rare.

Good luck!

yep it would

thanks!