Let’s Get Published by Val Penny
At last, a book that is easy to read and tells it how it is!
The book was written to assist authors to maximise their success when submitting work to agents or publishers, to help authors consider their priorities and preferences for getting work into print. To advise authors on how to identify the agents and/or publishers they want to approach. It should also assist with editing their manuscript fully prior to submission.
The book offers advice about how to prepare a submission package to give an author the best chance of success. The road to becoming a successful author is not easy, but it is rewarding. Let this book take you on the journey.
Author Bio
Val Penny is an American author living in SW Scotland. She has two adult daughters of whom she is justly proud and lives with her husband and two cats. She has a Law degree from Edinburgh University and her MSc from Napier University. She has had many jobs including hairdresser, waitress, lawyer, banker, azalea farmer and lecturer. However, she has not yet achieved either of her childhood dreams of being a ballerina or owning a candy store. Until those dreams come true, she has turned her hand to writing poetry, short stories and novels.
Her crime novels, 'Hunter's Chase' Hunter's Revenge, Hunter's Force and Hunter’s Blood form the bestselling series The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries. They are set in Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Crooked Cat Books. The fifth novel in the series, Hunter's Secret, is published by darkstroke. Her first non-fiction book, Let’s Get Published is available now.
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Review
This is a wee gem of a book that has provided me with such great information. I’m currently in the process of completing a first draft of an idea and the thought of trying to get published always seemed like a mountain to climb. However, the information that Val presents breaks it down into great little components of knowledge and experience.
She talks about the traditional route of being published by the big houses like Harper Collins etc but also about the imprints of these houses and self publishing. I knew about getting beta readers as I am actually one for Simon McCleave but I wouldn’t have thought about getting a manuscript professional edited before submission. I thought that was a stage after you found a publisher. It’s tips like this that makes this book amazing. It contains so much great information but information that is invaluable.
It is definitely worth reading this book and what are you waiting for - let’s get that work of yours (and mine!) published!
