Help (Ur Suggestions)

by Zohaib Ahmed
8th January 2013

okay here I go, after receiving rejections from 20+ agents, mostly just rejections and few like from good agents were sweet rejections, one from Madeleine a famous agent also part of this website wrote " I saw a lot of potential here and I really admired your introductory letter" however she is not interested in fantasy anymore, the situation i getting real frustrated

so i need ur views here as u guys are the best writer buddy i have :)

i am personally thinking of either to visit beat the rejection service here which will cost me more than 3000$ and i am thinking of publishing my book through Strategic Book Publishers, they actually ask for money legally which is bad but according to them they have a history and moreover they have been to big book's fair including Frankfurt book fair

so what did you guys recommend?

Thanks for ur time :)

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Okay Everybody Thanks for your kind views

don't be sorry for sharing ur harsh views, i really need them :)

about grammar as English is not my first language so there are lot of errors i knew it, i thought these fixes are done by publishing industry experts so i wasn't so focused on correcting them.

so Guys i trust u a lot all of u, so i am not publishing my book through that publisher anymore, u r right i must not publish my book out of desperation

and i decided as now i am student so i should complete my studies and wait for 4-5 years than think of this career :)

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Zohaib Ahmed
10/01/2013

Do not give money to anybody. Really. NEVER pay to have your novel published. Don't do it. Just don't. Really and truly.

Zohaib - I've had swing by your blog and wattpad and, in my opinion, you are not yet ready to submit your work. I don't think you'd benefit from spending money on review services. I'm sorry to be harsh.

As Adrian says, poor grammar and spelling mistakes are and instant rejection. For now, your language skills are simply not up to the standard needed to be a professional writer.

If you want to write in English, I suggest spending some time studying the language with native speakers to improve your basic skills.

Good luck :)

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Dor Armitage
09/01/2013

Hello Zohaib. I agree with Adrian. His advice is sound. There are too many stories of exploitation of authors desperate to be published.

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