Someone told me they heard of different publishers paying people who read their books and give reviews. Does anyone know of any publishers who are doing this?
Interesting. Most publishing houses have in-house readers, who will read a manuscript, vet it and either recommend it for acceptance or reject it. These are often people who have [...]
So i was wondering how much do publishers pay authors to write a non-fiction book?
For example, how much authors receive for writing books for "For Dummies" series?
Do they pay them up-front like $20,000 or just royalties?
They get paid upfront via an advance, but it depends on the contract. Once the advance is paid back (through [...]
I know a lot of teenagers try to write books, and I know a lot of them get bored and don’t finish or never do anything with it. But how many actually submit their work to publishers? And do they ever get published?
I’m not sure but i have been thinking about writing a novel for [...]
I like a sort of dystopian, futuristic, or medieval fantasy kind of setting.
Yes I’ve read Hunger Games series, however I was very put off by all her stupid boy trouble so I’m kinda looking for books with a similar setting minus (or with just less of) the romances that are just more of a bother [...]
I like a lot of fantasy books and right now I can’t find a good one. I’ve read The Hunger Games and Percy Jackson. And please don’t put Harry Potter, don’t get mad at me but the Harry Potter books have never interested me. I’ve tried to read them but never really [...]
Never read a sci fi/ fantasy book before. Always read books on medicine,science and nature and horror novels. Also greatly enjoy biography’s. Whom are your favorite sci fi/fantasy writers? Which books do you recommend ?
NPR is running a contest on this now. They have a list of 100 favorites.
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/02/138894873/vote-for-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-titles
Also metafilter had a [...]
I watched in the early nineties, do not remember even one time say, two people (maybe wrong) are in the desert of some buildings, remember that above all etitmi buildings is some force field through which they can not pass, they still chtoli some demon has there. It seems there are more electrical wires to [...]
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How much should i sell my 1/16 scale traxxas slash 4wd brushless for? hardly ever drive it. Would sell with upgraded battery and a charger i bought for $70 new. The car itself new is $250. any suggestions?
Depends on the condition.Where you putting it ebay?That’s your best bet.My Jato 3.3 is on the bay right [...]
I saw the music video on 100 greatest hard rock songs and i cant remeber the name of the song but slash is playing a solo in the middle on nowhere infround of a church then they show him on a fake street corner? anyone know? thanks!
The fake street corner is probably from Come On, [...]
