Posted by gregg parmentier on March 08, 1999 at 10:18:37:
In Reply to: Re: What other authors do you like? posted by Tim Stretton on March 02, 1999 at 05:57:33:
: Your points gave me some wry amusement. I have written a novel
: which owes a great deal to Vance (closer to the Demon Princes
: than anything else). I think it's better than much of the
: tosh I see on bookshelves.
:
: Sadly I am not a publisher with vast largesse to assist
: struggling authors; and I cannot convince any such person to
: publish my book.
Tim,
When it comes to publishing your book, keep in mind that Tom Clancy tried literally hundreds of publishers before the Naval Intitute Press agreed to publish his first novel, _The Hunt for _Red October_, a book which spent about a year on the New York Times Bestseller List.
A suggestion I had heard was to specifically send a manuscript to editors who work with authors you believe your writing to be similar to. I wouldn't send a Vancian book to
the person who is editor for Connie Willis, for instance. If you just send the book to the publishing house generically, there's no telling what the tastes of the editor who reads it will be.
If you are interested in another opinion on the book, I'd be happy read it.
Ggg