Writer rejection is always a part of a writer’s life. If you are a writer, rejections are not only unavoidable but somewhat a fact of life-related in your writing career.

In spite of that, it is quite comforting that even the most famous writers in the world have faced rejections at some point in their lives. Take J.K. Rowling, for example, a best-selling author, she posted her rejection letter in Twitter, even after the success of her Harry Potter series to encourage aspiring to writers to never give up on their dreams.
When You Experience Writer Rejection

If you’ve ever had your manuscript submissions rejected by a publisher, you’re in good company. As mentioned before, even authors of Times best-seller books and all other greatest writers have been rejected at least once. If you have a dream of one day becoming a published author, the best thing is to not take it personally. Overcome your fear of rejection.

Don’t stop writing, just because a certain publisher does not want to take it on doesn’t mean that your writing is not worth sending out again. A person’s opinion is not a true reflection of your work, but you should pay attention to it.

Publishers have extremely high standards. They put all their money, time, and effort into publishing and marketing books. Manuscripts red flags that publishers normally noticed include overly use of flowery words, bad grammar, and spelling. If yours isn’t up to par, they have no qualms about rejecting you right off the bat. So, rather than letting it turn you away from writing, learn from the process. Recognize that there are numerous avenues for getting your writing published.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/writer-rejection-7-reasons-why-publishers-reject-manuscripts/

Are you wondering why your short stories keep coming back with polite rejection letters? It could be that one of these ten “fatal errors” is standing between you and publication!

Lack of Editing.The best writers re-write and re-write. New writers tend to think that editing merely means a brief read through for typos and spelling errors. That’s the very last thing to do. The first draft of a short story is like a lump of wood. Removing unnecessary waffle, sharpening up images and choosing the exact word will reveal the beauty of the grain.

Dull Writing.Too many new writers don’t give their imagination full rein. They seem afraid look beyond and beneath the surface. Their characters are dull and lead dull lives. Above all, fiction must intrigue and entertain. Avoid stereotyped characters and situations. Why can’t a rich business man be kind and compassionate? Why are unemployed men always lazy and sit around in their vests swigging out of cans? Why can’t one or two learn Latin or take up line-dancing?

Too Much Irrelevant Detail.In short fiction especially, include information only if it furthers the plot, aids characterization and provides a sense of place and time. Too much background information makes a story all tell and no show. Don’t go into detail about characters if they have no significant part to play in the fiction. Never give bit part players a name. If all a postman has to do is deliver the all-important letter, don’t say he’s Stan, the postman whose wife nags him and has a bad back after falling off his bike in 1976. His function is just to be a postman. Don’t lead up to an event. Jump in straight away. Drip-feed vital information subtly. Don’t drop in heavy indigestible chunks of history or description. Make it a central part of the current action.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/the-top-ten-mistakes-new-fiction-authors-make/


How to Get Funding for Your Book

Being an author is not an easy task; because you need money for different aspects of the book aside from writing. You need money to hire a professional editor to edit the book and you also need money to get the book published, especially if you intend to do self-publishing as opposed to traditional publishing.

So, to that effect, here are some ways you can get funding for your book:

Through donations: You can ask for donations from your friends and family, by telling them about your book (the theme and some other interesting details) and the amount you would need to get it published.
Crowdsourcing: This seems to be one of the most effective ways to get funding for any project. It is basically a platform where you pitch your idea to the public and you get people to support you financially to launch your idea. There are several platforms you can join where you can set up a campaign to get such funds. They include: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Unbound, Rockethub, and Patreon
Grants: Although it is quite rare for new authors to get grants for their books, you could still give it a try. So all you have to do is apply for grants online in your state.
Get a sponsor: Sponsors are not only meant for entertainment projects, you can also get a sponsor for your book, although you would need to be creative about the benefits the sponsor would get, such as speaking at the book launch, a page advert in the book amongst others.
Enter a Contest: As a writer, you could also search for a contest such as the commonwealth writing contest, and participate in it. If you win, you can use the cash prize to get your book publish.
Freelancing: You can also write for people as a freelance and save some earnings from the service until you get the required amount you need to get your book published.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/how-to-get-funding-for-your-book/

Years ago, when I still worked for a traditional publisher, I wrote a blog post about the No. 1 disappointment of all published authors: the lack of marketing support from their publisher. This was back when social media was still a fringe pastime, limited mostly to MySpace. So if your publisher wasn’t investing in marketing or publicity, you probably had few available tools to market and publicize your work outside your community—unless you had funds to hire a publicist or a national platform of some kind.

Today, some form of online marketing by both author and publisher is essential for all titles, and while traditional forms of marketing and publicity are still key—everyone wants a mix of online and offline exposure to maximize word of mouth—publishers’ launch efforts may be focused primarily or entirely on online channels. It tends to be more efficient, targeted, and cost effective.

Yet authors still have very traditional ideas of what their publisher ought to do to demonstrate support for their book, even though where and how books get sold has changed dramatically in the last decade. Here are three things that you may want or expect your publisher to do—but are very unlikely to happen.
1. Send you on a national book tour

This is probably the biggest author disappointment by far, judging from the message boards and discussion groups where I see new authors unleashing their anxieties and questions.

Here’s why publishers won’t send you on a tour: book events are among the least cost-effective ways to sell books. You may get very low turnout at multiple venues and sell not more than a handful of copies at each event.

The big reason to tour across many cities is usually to secure media coverage and reach the many more people who don’t attend the event—the more times and more places that people hear about your book, the better. Unfortunately, as most of us are too well aware, local media isn’t what it used to be and the opportunities for book coverage have diminished, which further deteriorates the value of touring.

That said, events help authors network and build relationships with booksellers that pay off over the long term. But the benefit is rarely tied to selling books in the short term unless you have a marquee name that can draw a crowd.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/3-things-your-traditional-publisher-is-unlikely-to-do/


How to Get Funding for Your Book

Being an author is not an easy task; because you need money for different aspects of the book aside from writing. You need money to hire a professional editor to edit the book and you also need money to get the book published, especially if you intend to do self-publishing as opposed to traditional publishing.

So, to that effect, here are some ways you can get funding for your book:

Through donations: You can ask for donations from your friends and family, by telling them about your book (the theme and some other interesting details) and the amount you would need to get it published.
Crowdsourcing: This seems to be one of the most effective ways to get funding for any project. It is basically a platform where you pitch your idea to the public and you get people to support you financially to launch your idea. There are several platforms you can join where you can set up a campaign to get such funds. They include: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Unbound, Rockethub, and Patreon
Grants: Although it is quite rare for new authors to get grants for their books, you could still give it a try. So all you have to do is apply for grants online in your state.
Get a sponsor: Sponsors are not only meant for entertainment projects, you can also get a sponsor for your book, although you would need to be creative about the benefits the sponsor would get, such as speaking at the book launch, a page advert in the book amongst others.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/how-to-get-funding-for-your-book/

My name is Jamilah Corbitt, and I have publishing anxiety.

Publishing anxiety is the feeling of fear that occurs before you hit the publish button on that piece of content you’ve poured yourself into. It’s the sudden stress that overtakes you and makes you question your writing: Does this suck? Did I clearly articulate my thoughts? Are there any grammatical errors? Will anyone read this?

ou’ve spent hours creating the perfect blog post and now you’re nervous about revealing it to the world. If you’ve ever published anything, I’m sure these feelings are all too familiar to you. The great news is, you’re not alone.

The first step to dealing with this problem is admitting you have one.

I’ve written many blog posts that have been shelved in a folder on my computer marked “Tomb of the Forgotten.” Sometimes I felt the pieces I wrote weren’t good enough to see the light of day. Other times, I felt vulnerable. I revisit the tomb folder periodically and stumble across forgotten gems that I decide to resurrect.

This post is actually one of those gems. How fitting!

Common fears of publishing

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5 Fantastic Book Ideas that You Can Sell to the World

Coming up with a book idea can be quite challenging even if you have been writing for years. However, that shouldn’t stop you from writing one. Below are five book ideas you can consider:

Write about your personal experience: Chances are that you have gone through some amazing experiences, either good or bad, and there is no point letting those experiences go to waste when you can cash-in on them by writing about the experiences, and turning them into a book. So, even if it is about your most recent adventure and how you feel about it, or a heart break, you can write about it.

Write about your opinions: Chances are there are subjects you are most probably passionate about –such as feminism, gay rights, politics, adventures and the likes. You can write a book about your opinion on any of such subject matters and sell it to the world.

Write about your industry: Writing a book about your career, or an industry you function in, is also a fantastic idea for a bestselling book.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/5-fantastic-book-ideas-that-you-can-sell-to-the-world-2/


How to Turn Your Idea into Reality

Every product was once an idea in someone’s mind. It might be a product like a bag, or a service like writing, or even a software; it became a reality because someone thought about it. And although having an idea can be easy sometimes, turning it into reality can be very difficult and challenging. However, with the right information, turning your idea into a reality can be really easy. So, here are 5 steps you can use to turn your idea into reality:

Extensive research: Once you have an idea, it is important you do an extensive and in-depth research on the product you intend to sell. Research if the idea exists, what are the challenges that surround it, as well as who your competitors are. Basically, know all there is to know about your product and its market.

Ask for expert opinions: Chances are that there are experts in the field you want to run your idea, so try to seek the opinion of experts in that field, and use it to guide the implementation of your idea.

Sell your vision: Every idea usually needs people to help implement it successfully, so sell the vision of your idea to people that would be of help in turning your idea into reality. It might be investors, work force or friends.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/how-to-turn-your-idea-into-reality/

In a recent posting to this blog, Emily Gillingham reported on some of what she and her colleagues learned from a recent meeting of Wiley Blackwell’s North American Customer Advisory Board—specifically, she listed ten of the challenges currently faced by librarians, which were discussed at the meeting.

In the same spirit and at Emily’s invitation, I have polled some of my colleagues who work for publishers, vendors, consultants, and other service providers on the commercial side of the scholarly communication equation. Here, based on the input I received (and with gratitude to my anonymous interlocutors), are ten of the biggest challenges publishers are currently facing, presented in no particular order:

Government involvement in the industry. Governments shape copyright (both by defining the law and by establishing patterns of enforcement or non-enforcement) and are increasingly involved in Open Access (OA) initiatives, about which more below.
Emergence of altmetrics. What gets measured is going to drive what gets produced. Academia’s confusion and disagreement over what should be measured and how measurement should be done creates radical ambiguity in the publishing marketplace.
Lack of respect and appreciation for what publishers do beyond simply adding value to content and making it available.
Customer budgets are flat or declining. Scholarly publishers’ traditional customer base—academic libraries—is working in an increasingly difficult budget environment. (This leads to the next issue…)
Limited growth opportunities. Business must generally grow or die, particularly if they answer to shareholders. When your customers’ budgets are tight and getting tighter, where will the money come from to invest in the transition from an old business to a new one? (This leads to the next issue…)
Maintaining a legacy business while simultaneously building a new business. This goes beyond just the (considerable) problems and expense of maintaining print while creating an online platform. The new publishing business may in fact turn out to be multiple businesses, and it’s not at all clear what those will be.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/10-challenges-scholarly-publishers-are-facing/


5 Ways Small Press Publishers Offer Opportunities for New Authors
When I queried my first novel, I was looking for an agent, with the intent of pitching the “Big Five” publishers, and maybe some of the bigger small presses, if necessary.

I got some bites for partial and full manuscripts, as well as some encouraging comments, but no contracts.

Then, a small press approached me through #Adpit–a Twitter event where authors try to entice agents and editors with 140-character pitches. My first thought was that if this small press wanted me, surely they were no good. (Or as Groucho Marx said, “I refuse to be part of any club that would have me as a member.”)

What can I say, I’m cynical by nature.

There are plenty of horror stories out there to justify my cynicism. So many small presses turn out to be scams or vanity presses in disguise, with business models based on profiting off authors instead of readers. Others’ simply fail and disappear into a black hole, taking authors’ story rights with them.

But I didn’t want to miss out on a legitimate opportunity, either. So I took two weeks and vetted the small press — hard.

Ultimately, I decided I’d rather fail by action than by inaction, and I took the plunge.

A year later, I’m so glad I took the risk. My small press has been an incredible partner in this whole publication journey. In fact, I think working with a small press for my first release was better for me than working with a Big Five publisher.

Why? Five big reasons.
1. They give me generous attention and support

As a newbie to publishing, this was major.

My publisher was very understanding of my questions and nerves, and especially helpful when I had questions. In fact, I feel welcome to shoot an email to the chief marketing officer and the chief operating officer (the co-founders) any time a question pops up — and of course, my editor too. They don’t just tolerate this; they have been supportive and excited for me every step of the way, and have tipped me off to some opportunities I would not have found on my own.

When my book launched, I received a detailed calendar of ads and promotions that my book would be marketed through, and the book got a number of reviews — and all were positive, save one who was just clearly not my target audience.
2. I’m getting an education in the publishing business

I expected to be excited when my book was released, but I was not prepared for what it would actually do to me.

I completely lost my mind. For a full month. Seriously.

Read More: https://www.issacharprojects.com/5-ways-small-press-publishers-offer-opportunities-for-new-authors/


Book Editing As a Form of Creative Discovery

Good book editing ensures a book is credible for its market and has the best chance of pleasing its readers. But the editor’s contribution goes well beyond grammar, spelling, and house style. Self-publishers have the opportunity to use an editor to bring out their true talents and aptitudes.
Dare to Be Different

When you self-publish, you get to choose a book editor who most closely suits your style and vision. At a traditional publisher, the editor has to serve the imprint’s agenda. As an indie publisher, your book editor works directly for you and can advise you on how to suit your market and also nurture you according to your individual strengths and interests. An indie editor will discuss what you want the book to be, which can sometimes open up new options you didn’t suspect you had.

A good book editor can spot when a writer has instincts that are untapped, or is working against their natural inclinations. And the editor can help them find a niche where they are more likely to publish successfully.
Second Novels . . . And Beyond

In traditional publishing, your first book sets your style and seals your fate. If you write a second that appeals to a different audience, a traditional publisher might try to make you stick to what you did originally, as traditional publishers are less inclined to take “risks”. With your earliest books, you may only just be discovering your potential. The self-publishing world is full of traditionally published novelists who went indie because they developed in a different direction after their first published works.

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/book-editing-as-a-form-of-creative-discovery/

The hard part of writing a book isn’t getting published. It’s the actual writing. In this article, I offer 10 steps for writing a book along with 10 bonus steps. Click here to download a free guide with all 20 steps.
As the bestselling author of five books, I can tell you without hesitation that the hardest part of a writer’s job is sitting down to do the work. Books don’t just write themselves, after all. You have to invest everything you are into creating an important piece of work.

For years, I dreamed of being a professional writer. I believed I had important things to say that the world needed to hear. But as I look back on what it really takes to become an author, I realize how different the process was from my expectations.

To begin with, you don’t just sit down to write a book. That’s not how writing works. You write a sentence, then a paragraph, then maybe if you’re lucky, an entire chapter. Writing happens in fits and starts, in bits and pieces. It’s a process.

The way you get the work done is not complicated. You take one step at a time, then another and another. As I look back on the books I’ve written, I can see how the way they were made was not as glamorous as I once thought.

How to really write a book

Read more: https://www.issacharprojects.com/10-ridiculously-simple-steps-for-writing-a-book/

To many, writing an author profile is an enigma wrapped in a riddle buried with Blackbeard’s treasure. It’s hard to know what is and isn’t relevant. What sets one author bio apart from another? Does work experience count? Is it accolades that matter most? What about education – does that make a difference? How can you express who you really are while meeting readers’ expectations of you as an author?

The task of writing an author bio can be daunting because it is more than just information about the author. It is a crucial element in your branding strategy. How you present the information is as important as what you are presenting. Your bio is something many readers will see before ever reading your book, so its tone and verbiage may lead them to make assumptions about your book’s contents. The task of writing a bio isn’t daunting if you know where to start and how to finish. Let’s get started with some basic guidelines.

Read More: https://www.issacharprojects.com/how-to-write-an-author-profile/

10 Reasons You Should Write A Book

My first book isn’t even out yet and I’m already seeing the benefits. Here is just the latest example that popped into my inbox this morning:

Hi Josh, I host an event where each month I bring in an author to speak about their book and I invite local entrepreneurs to attend. There are no advisors, lawyers, CPAs, Bankers, etc. only owners of real businesses $5M – 100M+ in sales. I am a financial planner working exclusively with these people

I run this on a shoestring budget but I can pay for your travel, buy 50 copies of your book, and put you up a swanky hotel. The meeting is on a Friday. We have dinner on Thursday night in the hotel restaurant which is the nicest restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.

Please let me know if this sounds like something you want to do! I promise it is a lot of fun and you will make connections with some great people.

Read more at; https://www.issacharprojects.com/10-reasons-you-should-write-a-book/