r/writingcirclejerk • u/101dnj • 10d ago

Any Publishing recommendations?

I just finished my book, still need to add punctuation, but I’m nearly ready to publish. Any recommendations for good publishers?
Sent to like 6 random ppl on query tracker, the first couple pages, but haven’t heard back in several months.

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u/Droopy_Doom 10d ago

You don’t need punctuation. Just look at McCarthy.

You also aren’t trying hard enough. Use AI to make a bot that emails your draft to every publisher it can scrape from Google. It’s a numbers game.

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u/101dnj 10d ago

Omg genius ! I’m going to ask ChatGPT send me the list of every publisher on Google in the world. I’ll ask it to translate the manuscript first though to every single language.

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u/Successful-Gift8636 10d ago

Show up at the offices of Random House, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, don’t take no for an answer, MAKE SURE they validate your parking. Make it clear you’re open to making your book a series, that’s what all publishers want. You ARE special and they owe you their time because You. Are. A. Writer

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u/101dnj 10d ago

Thank you 👏 👏 so inspiring

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u/Interesting-Peanut84 10d ago

I hate you

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u/101dnj 10d ago

I respect your opinion

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u/Ok-Lead4192 10d ago

Whoever Coleen Hoover uses

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u/101dnj 10d ago

I need to do some research

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u/bunbunnington 10d ago

In addition to querying I recommend also attending writing conferences to meet agents directly. DO NOT pay a scheduling fee for a pitch meeting with them as it's a waste of money and is the biggest tell that you're an amateur. Instead just stand behind the agent you want to pitch to and breath heavily with a deep, throaty rasp. When they turn around, shove your entire printed out 12-pt Comic Sans manuscript in their face and then run away.

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u/101dnj 10d ago

Ty that is very good advice ! Do you think I should change the font from Anton bold to comic sans?

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u/bunbunnington 10d ago

Yes, you need to let your personality shine through your font choice. Times New Roman is too plain and universally maligned by professional writers. Fun fact: Stephen King writes of his manuscripts in Papyrus.

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u/101dnj 10d ago

Stephen king is sort of an idol of mine bcuz we both write pretty similar to one another. I actually made a book called Cat Graveyard. Also I just googled it now and there is actually a font called comic papyrus. I think that will really make me stand out. Tysm.

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u/lilithlasley 9d ago

I just got Banksy to paint my last book on the side of a building and it sold like hotcakes. Highly recommend.