A peek into publishing

[jomk]

This is the last step for an author in the production of a book. After I turn in the ms, I often get revisions, although not always. Sometimes the revisions are so minor, I do them in the next stage, which is called copy edits, but are combined with line edits by my publisher. Then I get galley proofs, which is the typeset ms on plain paper,

Comments

[inlaterdays]

I am fascinated by your writing process - it's so interesting to get an inside look at what publication is like.

[jomk]

I'm glad you found it interesting. I love discovering the inner workings of other peoples' lives. :)

[slightlyjillian]

aha! I had heard some of those words but wasn't sure exactly how it looked. thanks for sharing!

[jomk]

This is how it looks for my pub. Other publishers do things a little differently - each place has a house style, but the basics are pretty much the same. :)

[innerslytherin]

Ooh, thanks! I knew generally about galleys, but didn't know how this was done. Fascinating. :)

[jomk]

I'm glad I can share. It was very intimidating when I first started out, and it was all new. Of course that was about 15 years ago. Things have changed. For example, now we get galleys in a PDF file. Send our manuscripts via email. Revolutionary stuff.

[themkshrine]

Cool! A few years ago there was going to be a publication of slash rewritten with original character names, an anthology. Three of my stories were accepted, and we'd gotten to the galley stage when the editors pulled the plug. :-( Sad not to have my stories published, but I also never got to see what the fuck a galley was!! ;-)

Thanks!

[jomk]

That's stupid! It's a brilliant idea. You should pitch it to Samhain. They're doing a good job with ebooks. If ebooks don't excite you, try Kensington. And there are more and more M/M ebook publishers coming up.

Also, check out J.A. Konrath's blog about self publishing. It's a whole new world out there.

[themkshrine]

Thanks, Jo!!! For my Adv. Writing class I've started what seems to be a gay YA story/novella. It wouldn't be explicit for obvious reasons. And now that I've started it, I'm wondering if there is any kind of market for it. Is there a gay young adult market that you know of???

**appreciation!!!**

[jomk]

Quite a few. Here's a list that should get you started.
http://www.alexsanchez.com/gay_teen_books.htm

My suggestion, do blog searches and find agents who rep gay ya. That's a good place to start with the major houses. You can sub yourself to some editors, but only if their website says they accept subs on line. I'm pretty sure bradfordlit is looking for ya, but I'm not sure about GLBT. She's a good one to follow on twitter anyway.

Good luck!