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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl
898 Posts
Krystle
MT
USA
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 Posted - Aug 13 2013 : 08:26:24 AM
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I've got 3 different ideas for 3 different types of books I've been wanting to write.
One is a fiction, basically it will be a series.
The other two are cookbooks. One is mostly photos with recipes in the back.
How do I get about to writing them and then trying to get them published?
Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee. ~Author Unknown
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Rustic Reb
True Blue Farmgirl
97 Posts
Rebecca
Pickford
Michigan
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Posted - Sep 17 2013 : 12:51:29 PM
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I have been setting aside recipes and ideas for writing a cookbook for years. I'd be interested in what you learn about the process.
Don't be sorry that it's over... Be glad that it happened. |
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
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Posted - Sep 17 2013 : 5:06:31 PM
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there are many small publishing companies out there- google!
Farmgirl # 2139
proud member of the Farmgirls of the Southwest Henhouse
~*~ counting my pennies; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2013 : 6:23:40 PM
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Kystle, it's best to hire a professional graphic designer to help you create a book that reflects your good taste but that is also printable. Often, people who write books and self-publish them run into trouble because they think what they put together in Word or Publisher or something will look great printed. It won't. Some printers won't even accept such files. And there are issues like getting an ISBN number and barcode that will allow you to sell your book more readily on sites like Amazon.com, copyright and other publishing conventions that a pro is best suited to deal with. Yes, it's going to cost you, but if you want a really great product that will print properly and sell, you need to budget for that. If you are planning to pitch your book to publishers, beware of "vanity press" operations that will be all too happy to take your job, get it printed on the cheap, promise to promote it but without really doing anything valuable for you, and then even have the nerve to make you buy copies for yourself (at exorbitant rates). I don't mean to scare you off. You can find a good printer that specializes in self-publishing and, with a good graphics person on your side, you can do well. I use these guys: http://www.bangprinting.com -- they do nice work at a reasonable price and offer lots of useful publishing-related advice. BTW, there's only one place to go for your ISBN number and bar code. Bang can fill you in on that. Do not be lead astray by websites originating outside the USA who say they can get you ISBN numbers and barcodes. They can, but they'll only be good in other countries.
Disclaimer: I'm a graphic designer. Among other types of design projects, I do book design. I would not take you on as a client after saying all this, just so you know I'm not trying to sell you my services. I've just seen too many people get burned. But I've also seen people (my clients among them), publish gorgeous books that really do sell -- maybe not like the latest Stephen King novel ;) but they do fine in their fields. You may find that cookbooks are in a class that could be called super-saturated. The key is to have one that stands out from its hundreds, if not thousands, of competitors. And, of course, a beautiful design that entices buyers is a must. If you have a way to publicize your book to a niche market, the way MaryJane does, you'll be ahead of the game.
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Edited by - Rosemary on Sep 18 2013 6:24:56 PM |
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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kem
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Posted - Oct 03 2013 : 12:06:49 PM
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| Look at morriscookbooks.com They are out of Kearney Ne. I wrote a small gluten free cookbook before celiac and gluten free really became known and popular. They were easy to work with and great,because you can choose from multiple amounts to order. I did it, you can too. I also know our bed and breakfast did it and have had great success selling them. They have a format you work with, they proof read and put it together for you and have a hard cover and spiral binding unless they have changed recently. |
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