JILLY M. Hongkonger. Gemini. Rat. Born on 23rd May, 1984. Optimistic towards life. Cheerful. Happy. Compassionate. Sociable. Loves writing. My Fictionpress account. Loves Politics. Dreams to be a journalist. Believes in God.
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Music Playing Dido - Life for Rent
^^Lyrics I haven't really ever found a place that I call home I never stick around quite long enough to make it I apologize that once again I'm not in love But it's not as if I mind That your heart ain't exactly breaking
It's just a thought, only a thought
But if my life is for rent and I don't lean to buy Well I deserve nothing more than I get Cos nothing I have is truly mine
I've always thought That I would love to live by the sea To travel the world alone And live my life more simply I have no idea what's happened to that dream Cos there's really nothing left here to stop me
It's just a thought, only a thought
But if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy Well I deserve nothing more than I get Cos nothing I have is truly mine
While my heart is a shield and I won't let it down While I am so afraid to fail so I won't even try Well how can I say I'm alive
If my life is for rent...
Credits
This is my blogchalk: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Chinese, English, Jilly, Female, 16-20, Reading newspapers, Writing.
Well, this is an exciting game. I don't wanna work alone. I'm currently looking for buddies and work together on a team. I know writing can make myself happy, in terms of self-expression, healthy mind and wealth. So I'm sure I haven't made a mistake in the first place.
Is Self-Publishing For You?
In sum, you should be:
1. highly motivated
2. specific to serve a small group of people, for example children
3. willing to promote books individually
4. confident that the book can sell at least 500 copies except families and friends
It's easier to self-publish a book than to approach several publishers. Computer softwarers like Pagemaker, In-Design, Publisher or Quark-X-Press with a simple layout can be produced with MS Word.
Okay. Since I'm not sure whether it's feasible for self-publishing, with the fact that it's not popular in Hong Kong, the place where I live in, I am not going to self-publish.
Codepainter is ineterested in knowing the process of publishing. Well, I have a glimpse of knowledge in this field, since I have talked to one of the editors of that publishing company few weeks ago.
How does your book come out from the oven??
1. Enquiries from you, i.e the author
2. Filling in the form involved in personal details, size of the book, size of the paper, no. of copies...
3. You send in the form, the draft of the book, and content page of that book
4. The company will check and read the draft, then they will decide whether this book can be published or not.
5. If yes, luckily, some companies will reply together with the price of the draft within 7 days, but some may take longer.
6. You HAVE TO accept the price (in order to go on the process)
7. You and the company will sign a contract.
8. Typing
9. Editing
10. You proofread the draft of the work.
11. The company will proofread the work to avoid errors.
12. When it's ok, then it will be sent to some printing companies.
13. It's published and is saleable to any markets!
I hope it helps.
At the moment, I'm still thinking of some ideas for the book. First of all, I need to understand what children are mostly likely interested in. In other words, I have to do some market research. That's it for now. I'm exhausted.
Posted at 01:40 am by freud
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Codepainter June 6, 2004 12:59 AM PDT Thanks! I think I'm going to go ahead and work on my draft in my spare time. Once I have something written I will decide whether or not it is publishable. Thanks for the help!
