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Getting Past the Publishing Gatekeepers
Winning the Hearts of Agents, Publishers, Editors, and Readers
Your Journey to Success Starts HERE!
Remember when Dorothy finally reached the Emerald City only to be halted by the Gatekeeper, blocking her hopes of seeing the Great and Powerful Wizard?
The path to publication is like that. Agents, and Editors, and Publishers, oh, my! Each one is a barrier between you and a publishing contract.
But what if you understood what agents, editors, publishers, and readers really want?
If you’re struggling to get past the publishing gatekeepers, this book will give you a behind-the-scenes peek at how to win the heart of each type of publishing professional. In fact, Getting Past the Publishing Gatekeepers doesn’t just give you a peek-it gives you a guided tour. In this book, four publishing professionals–an agent, a publisher, an editor, and an influencer–share what it takes to unlock each “gate” within the publishing industry.
Getting Past the Publishing Gatekeepers is a must-have resource for all aspiring authors, and it offers insights to help multi-published authors as well.
Meet the Gatekeepers!
These four co-authors have dozens of years of combined experience in the publishing world.
Agents
Hope Bolinger, Acquisitions Editor
End Game Press
Publishers
Linda Fulkerson, Owner
Scrivenings Press
Editors
Rowena Kuo, CEO
Brimstone Books
Readers
Carrie Schmidt, Influencer
Reading is My Super Power
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Patricia Bradley, author of the Natchez Trace Park Rangers series
Getting Past the Publishing Gatekeepers is a treasure trove of suggestions for authors on what to do and what not to do with that finished manuscript, and eventually the finished book.
Melony Teague, co-author of As the Ink Flows, Devotions for Writers & Speakers
Want to position yourself to break through the barriers you face in the game of publishing? Then, Getting Past the Publishing Gatekeepers is the honest, heart-to-heart you never knew you needed.
Susan Miura, author, speaker, editor
Seasoned and aspiring authors alike will appreciate these direct, simple answers to “who does what?” in the publishing industry.
Dani Pettrey, award-winning author of the Coastal Guardians series
I highly recommend this book for all authors. You’ll walk away with great insight and newfound appreciation for readers who put their hearts behind our books.
Toni Shiloh, author of In Search of a Prince
There are suggestions that can help the novice writer as well as the multi-published author. Be prepared to take notes!
Jacqueline F. Wheelock, author of God, Send Sunday
If you are looking for a clearly written, experience-backed summation of the too-often painful process of becoming a published author, Gatekeepers is your book.
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If you’ve ever looked at the vast landscape of the book world and wondered, “how can my story find its way to the readers it was written for?”—this book holds practical, do-able, and exciting steps to make it not only possible, but enjoyable.
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With practical tips and useful takeaways, each chapter packs a punch. A survival guide no author should miss.