Self-publishing revolution helping equine authors
Bestselling Equus caballus books accept shown the public’s enormous fascination with the glamorous equestrian scene. Entertaining, good written fiction fix inwards the equestrian globe sells – together with sells well.
But getting published is no tardily feat, every bit many would-be authors who accept received a brusk rejection from publishers volition know.
Many well-known together with loved books accept been written past times authors who accept been rejected past times publishers at some phase of their career. The reality of the traditional publishing globe is that companies oftentimes have hundreds of manuscripts from writers, most of which volition never endure published. We all know the amazing success of the Harry Potter series, making fortunes for both J K Rowling, her agent, publisher together with the cinema world, but the showtime mass was rejected over together with over again.
As Lavender together with White Publishing Editorial Director Jacqueline Smalley explains: “Anyone who had written a mass would accept to approach a publisher together with persuade them to read the showtime 3 chapters of the book, along with a synopsis together with the author’s biography. Eventually they would larn merely about to looking at the mass together with inevitably spend upwardly it.”
But the human face upwardly of publishing is changing, with many talented authors turning to self-publishing.
E-book downloads revolutionised the mass publishing manufacture together with accept given rising to a multitude of e-publishing companies with multitudes of e-books of every genre.
There comes the side past times side work for a author – i time their e-book has been published, how do readers discovery it with the huge issue of e-book sites available? Currently these types of books are displayed with full general fiction titles, important that many sales opportunities are missed.
“This is where Lavender together with White Publishing comes in,” continues Smalley. “The e-book explosion of the terminal few years has meant huge changes; straight off to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than novel authors accept a vehicle which allows their go to endure seen. Publishers are no longer constrained past times the huge costs of producing a book, something which has been a please to me every bit I tin plow over rein to talent that would previously accept been overlooked.”
Smalley’s honey for her go shines through every bit she talks nigh her job. “I actually do know how lucky I am to accept a career inwards the publishing industry,” she says.
“We specialise inwards equestrian books, fiction together with non-fiction together with are actively looking for experienced together with novel writers to bring together us – both to house unpublished books on the society spider web site, or to allow us aid with the writing of a book. We accept a wonderful niche marketplace position inwards equestrian titles, both fiction together with non-fiction. I thrive on discovering novel talent. Reading a manuscript that sucks yous inwards together with makes the hairs on the dorsum of your cervix stand upwardly up is a feeling that is instant to none. I’m looking for books of every genre, crime, fantasy, contemporary, horror, anything merely every bit long every bit the backdrop is the equestrian world, or the storey features a horse.”
Smalley has a clear see of what she is looking for. “It may audio similar a platitude but I’m looking for compelling storytelling, character writing, strong key characters, practiced writing together with a narrative that hooks me inwards together with keeps my involvement correct to the end.
“I desire to read nigh horses I’d honey to ride, worlds I’d honey to belong to, characters who I experience I know, books which volition move across the globe together with endure bought past times readers worldwide. There is no formula to what volition brand a bestseller, but practiced storytelling never goes out of fashion. I honey stories nigh women overcoming overwhelming odds, strong characters that I tin admire together with long to meet. I never actually know what I desire to go with until it appears inwards my in-box,” Smalley says.
The society isn’t restricted to fiction titles; it’s every bit good opened upwardly to non-fiction together with how-to books, every bit long every bit they are “well written, from an author with a unique together with knowledgeable voice”.
But there is a downside to the novel publishing revolution, Smalley says. “Unfortunately, because of the ease of e-book publishing, many books are available online which should never accept seen the lite of day. Badly written together with total of errors, they do interminable harm to a potentially practiced author’s career.
“I’m fortunate to endure working with a fabulous team; nosotros all accept many years’ experience inwards their respective fields of editing, blueprint together with IT. All of the squad accept had a life fourth dimension of involvement with horses, every bit owners together with competitors together with accept a thorough cognition of both the publishing together with equestrian industries.
“Books are the alone affair nosotros honey to a greater extent than than our horses!”
Smalley, a author together with editor with to a greater extent than than xv years’ experience inwards the industry, says the novel society came nigh from the combination of a longing to part exceed character equestrian content with a world-wide audience together with every bit good to aid talented authors discovery a platform for their work.
“While most publishers are turning away nosotros are actively looking for talented equestrian authors, fifty-fifty novel writers. Our aim is to set together a superb collection of downloadable equestrian fiction together with non-fiction.
“We are every bit good looking forwards to nurturing the careers of talented authors together with hopefully finding the J K Rowling or due east L James of equestrian fiction.”
Prospective authors tin contact Lavender together with White Publishing at info@lavenderandwhite.co.uk or see www.lavenderandwhite.co.uk.
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